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.

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The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
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Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Christ on the Cross with the Magdalene

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Christ on the Cross with the Magdalene

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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Saint Cecilia

After Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: July 5, 2000

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The Drunken Silenus

Peter Paul Rubens

The Drunken Silenus

Sale Date: July 4, 2000

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Couple de bergers dans un paysage

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Couple de bergers dans un paysage

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Les trois Grâces, 1700–1799

After Peter Paul Rubens

Les trois Grâces, 1700–1799

Sale Date: June 22, 2000

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Juda et Tamar

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Juda et Tamar

Sale Date: June 16, 2000

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Bildnis des Malers Jan Wildens im Mühlsteinkragen

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis des Malers Jan Wildens im Mühlsteinkragen

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Die heilige Sippe mit einem Engel

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Die heilige Sippe mit einem Engel

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Das Urteil des Paris, 1800–1800

After Peter Paul Rubens

Das Urteil des Paris, 1800–1800

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Resurrección de Lázaro

After Peter Paul Rubens

Resurrección de Lázaro

Sale Date: May 30, 2000

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Ängeln Rafael och Tobias avfärd

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Ängeln Rafael och Tobias avfärd

Sale Date: May 29, 2000

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The Virgin and Child enthroned adored by eight...

Peter Paul Rubens

The Virgin and Child enthroned adored by eight...

Sale Date: May 26, 2000

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The Death of Achilles

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Death of Achilles

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Crucifixion

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Glorification of the Eucharist

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Glorification of the Eucharist

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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L'Assomption de la Vierge

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

L'Assomption de la Vierge

Sale Date: May 24, 2000

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Portrait of a bearded gentleman, in a white collar

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a bearded gentleman, in a white collar

Sale Date: May 23, 2000

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Das Dankopfer für die Rückkehr des Bundeslade

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Das Dankopfer für die Rückkehr des Bundeslade

Sale Date: May 20, 2000

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Fruktguirlanden

After Peter Paul Rubens

Fruktguirlanden

Sale Date: May 16, 2000

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Madonnan med barnet

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Madonnan med barnet

Sale Date: May 16, 2000

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Saint John the Evangelist

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint John the Evangelist

Sale Date: May 8, 2000

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Landscapes, 1638–1638

After Peter Paul Rubens

Landscapes, 1638–1638

Sale Date: May 4, 2000

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