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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The Archangel Michael casting out the Rebel Angels

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Archangel Michael casting out the Rebel Angels

Sale Date: April 18, 2000

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A lion, tiger and leopard hunt

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A lion, tiger and leopard hunt

Sale Date: April 18, 2000

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Personajes bíblicos

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Personajes bíblicos

Sale Date: April 10, 2000

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Jagd des Meleager und der Atalante

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Jagd des Meleager und der Atalante

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Das Urteil des Paris

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Das Urteil des Paris

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Bildnis eines Kindes mit Kirschen

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Bildnis eines Kindes mit Kirschen

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Die Erziehung der Maria de Medici

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Die Erziehung der Maria de Medici

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Apotheose des Herzogs von Buckingham

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Apotheose des Herzogs von Buckingham

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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Tête de femme vue de trois quarts

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Tête de femme vue de trois quarts

Sale Date: March 29, 2000

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Samson et Dalila

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Samson et Dalila

Sale Date: March 24, 2000

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The garden of love

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The garden of love

Sale Date: March 23, 2000

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L'ivresse de Silène

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L'ivresse de Silène

Sale Date: February 23, 2000

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The Penitent Magdalene

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The Penitent Magdalene

Sale Date: January 28, 2000

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The abduction of Dejanira by Nessus, 1636–1636

Peter Paul Rubens

The abduction of Dejanira by Nessus, 1636–1636

Sale Date: January 28, 2000

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Portrait of a man as the god Mars, 1620–1625

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a man as the god Mars, 1620–1625

Sale Date: January 28, 2000

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Portrait of Queen Isabella of Spain

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Queen Isabella of Spain

Sale Date: January 26, 2000

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Portrait of a young woman

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Portrait of a young woman

Sale Date: January 26, 2000

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Lot and his Family fleeing Sodom

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Lot and his Family fleeing Sodom

Sale Date: January 26, 2000

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The heads of two young men, looking up

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The heads of two young men, looking up

Sale Date: January 26, 2000

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Democritus and Heraclitus, 1603–1603

Peter Paul Rubens

Democritus and Heraclitus, 1603–1603

Sale Date: December 17, 1999

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The four philosophers

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The four philosophers

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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The Finding of Erichthonius

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The Finding of Erichthonius

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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The Judgement of Paris

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The Judgement of Paris

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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Peasants fighting in a farmyard

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Peasants fighting in a farmyard

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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