Peter Paul Rubens

(Flemish, 1577–1640)

Peter Paul Rubens was a renowned Flemish artist considered one of the foremost Baroque painters in art history. He is best remembered for his buxom nudes rendered in lush brushstrokes and set amidst swirling compositions. “I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh,” the artist once said. Born on June 28, 1577 in Seigen, Westphalia (present-day Germany), he began his artistic apprenticeship with Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp. He spend the next eight years studying the works of Titian, Tintoretto, and Michelangelo in both Spain and Italy. The young artist received many prestigious portrait commissions, among them his famous Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria (1604), in which he depicted the young monarch wearing an intricately detailed neck ruff. After moving back to Antwerp in 1608, Rubens was appointed as the court painter of Archduke Albert and shortly thereafter completed one his most acclaimed works Raising of the Cross (1610), which brought widespread fame. In the years that followed, he acted as important diplomat between the Catholic southern Netherlands and the Protestants in the north of the country. Rubens died on May 30, 1640 in Antwerp, Belgium. Today, his works are held in the collections of Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the National Gallery in London, among several others.

Peter Paul Rubens News

Art & Exhibitions

Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing

by Vittoria Benzine
Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing
Pop Culture

Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life

by Verity Babbs
Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life
Law & Politics

Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

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La Sainte Famille

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La Sainte Famille

Sale Date: March 29, 2001

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Daniel in der Löwengrube

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Daniel in der Löwengrube

Sale Date: March 24, 2001

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Erzherzog Albrecht VII. von Österreich,...

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Erzherzog Albrecht VII. von Österreich,...

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Eine alte Frau, ein Mann und ein Knabe wärmen...

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Eine alte Frau, ein Mann und ein Knabe wärmen...

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Susanne und die beiden Alten

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Susanne und die beiden Alten

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Jagd des Meleager und der Atalante (?)

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Jagd des Meleager und der Atalante (?)

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Bildnis König Philipp IV. von Spanien

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Bildnis König Philipp IV. von Spanien

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Andromeda

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Andromeda

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Helene Fourment

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Helene Fourment

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Die Heilige Familie vor einer Landschaftskulisse

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Die Heilige Familie vor einer Landschaftskulisse

Sale Date: March 22, 2001

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Andromeda

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Andromeda

Sale Date: March 20, 2001

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Het Pelsken: Portrait of Hélène..., 1592–1592

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Het Pelsken: Portrait of Hélène..., 1592–1592

Sale Date: March 20, 2001

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La pêche miraculeuse

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

La pêche miraculeuse

Sale Date: March 18, 2001

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Alexandre couronnant Roxane

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Alexandre couronnant Roxane

Sale Date: March 18, 2001

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L'éducation de la Vierge

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L'éducation de la Vierge

Sale Date: March 1, 2001

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Two male nudes

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Two male nudes

Sale Date: January 26, 2001

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Queen Tomyris

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Queen Tomyris

Sale Date: January 25, 2001

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The Infant Christ and Saint John the Baptist in...

Peter Paul Rubens

The Infant Christ and Saint John the Baptist in...

Sale Date: January 25, 2001

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Head of a bearded man

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a bearded man

Sale Date: January 23, 2001

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A left arm and hand in two positions with part...

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A left arm and hand in two positions with part...

Sale Date: January 23, 2001

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The death of Seneca

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The death of Seneca

Sale Date: December 15, 2000

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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Sale Date: December 15, 2000

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The visitation

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The visitation

Sale Date: December 15, 2000

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Saint Paul

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Paul

Sale Date: December 15, 2000

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