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

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Sainte Famille, 1640

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Sainte Famille, 1640

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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The lion hunt

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The lion hunt

Sale Date: January 27, 2023

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Mystische Vermählung der Heiligen Katharina

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Mystische Vermählung der Heiligen Katharina

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Meleager and Atalante

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Meleager and Atalante

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Portrait of a lady, probably Isabella Brant...

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Portrait of a lady, probably Isabella Brant...

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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La Majorite du Roy Louis XIII

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La Majorite du Roy Louis XIII

Sale Date: January 22, 2023

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The lion hunt

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The lion hunt

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Hélène Fourment et deux de ses enfants

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Hélène Fourment et deux de ses enfants

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Susanna and the Elders

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Susanna and the Elders

Sale Date: January 28, 2023

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The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

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The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Sale Date: January 16, 2023

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Head of a girl

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Head of a girl

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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Supper at Emmaus

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Supper at Emmaus

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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The Crucifixion

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The Crucifixion

Sale Date: January 18, 2023

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Christ and the woman taken in adultery

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Christ and the woman taken in adultery

Sale Date: January 26, 2023

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Don Quijote mit den Truppen der Santa Hermandad...

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Don Quijote mit den Truppen der Santa Hermandad...

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Salome presented with the head of Saint John the

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Salome presented with the head of Saint John the

Sale Date: January 26, 2023

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DANIEL DANS LA FOSSE AUX LIONS, 1640

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DANIEL DANS LA FOSSE AUX LIONS, 1640

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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The Judgement of Paris

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The Judgement of Paris

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Thetis dipping the infant Achilles into the...

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Thetis dipping the infant Achilles into the...

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Christ carrying the cross

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Christ carrying the cross

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Head study of a nun

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Head study of a nun

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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The face of Christ

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The face of Christ

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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The head of a young man in armour

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The head of a young man in armour

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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