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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Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)
The Rape of Persephone

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of Persephone

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Portrait of Albert, Archduke of Austria

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Albert, Archduke of Austria

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Rape of Proserpine

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Rape of Proserpine

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Mary Magdalene and Martha

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Mary Magdalene and Martha

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Andromeda

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Andromeda

Sale Date: October 4, 2000

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Die Kreuzigung Christi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Kreuzigung Christi

Sale Date: October 4, 2000

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Johannes der Täufer in einer Waldlandschaft

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Johannes der Täufer in einer Waldlandschaft

Sale Date: October 4, 2000

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Die Wildschweinjagd

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Wildschweinjagd

Sale Date: October 4, 2000

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Bildnis König Philipp IV von Spanien

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis König Philipp IV von Spanien

Sale Date: October 4, 2000

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Die Heilige Familie vor einer Landschaftkulisse

Peter Paul Rubens

Die Heilige Familie vor einer Landschaftkulisse

Sale Date: September 23, 2000

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Reading Sibyl with cow and donkey

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Reading Sibyl with cow and donkey

Sale Date: September 12, 2000

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The drunken Sylenus

After Peter Paul Rubens

The drunken Sylenus

Sale Date: September 6, 2000

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Andromeda

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Andromeda

Sale Date: September 6, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: September 6, 2000

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

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

Sale Date: September 6, 2000

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Personajes bíblicos

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Personajes bíblicos

Sale Date: July 11, 2000

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Madonna and Child

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Madonna and Child

Sale Date: July 6, 2000

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The Five Wise Virgins, 1630–1635

Peter Paul Rubens

The Five Wise Virgins, 1630–1635

Sale Date: July 6, 2000

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Die Madonna als Himmelskönigin mit segnendem...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Madonna als Himmelskönigin mit segnendem...

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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A wooded landscape at sunset with a cowherd at a

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A wooded landscape at sunset with a cowherd at a

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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The death of Seneca

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The death of Seneca

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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Portrait of a man, in black coat and white collar

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a man, in black coat and white collar

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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A lion

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A lion

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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Saint Peter

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Peter

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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