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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Christ and the penitents

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Christ and the penitents

Sale Date: June 16, 1999

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Kopfstudie einer Madonna

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Kopfstudie einer Madonna

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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Heilige Katharina

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Heilige Katharina

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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A lion hunt

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A lion hunt

Sale Date: May 28, 1999

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Bataljscen, 1700–1799

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Bataljscen, 1700–1799

Sale Date: May 27, 1999

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The Massacre of the Innocents

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The Massacre of the Innocents

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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A portrait of a nobleman with his hand resting...

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A portrait of a nobleman with his hand resting...

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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Romulus och Remus

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Romulus och Remus

Sale Date: May 26, 1999

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La caridad romana

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La caridad romana

Sale Date: May 25, 1999

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Portrait of Antonius de Roore in monastic dress,

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Portrait of Antonius de Roore in monastic dress,

Sale Date: May 25, 1999

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Urteil des Paris

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Urteil des Paris

Sale Date: May 20, 1999

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Heliga familjen, 1870–1870

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Heliga familjen, 1870–1870

Sale Date: May 18, 1999

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Christus fällt unter dem Kreuz

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Christus fällt unter dem Kreuz

Sale Date: May 15, 1999

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Susannah und die Alten

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Susannah und die Alten

Sale Date: May 15, 1999

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: May 5, 1999

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Minerva uniting Mars and Venus, with...

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Minerva uniting Mars and Venus, with...

Sale Date: May 4, 1999

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St. Catherine, 1620–1620

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

St. Catherine, 1620–1620

Sale Date: May 3, 1999

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The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the...

Sale Date: April 16, 1999

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A procession of genii, putti and children with a

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A procession of genii, putti and children with a

Sale Date: April 16, 1999

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Samson and the Philistines, 1800–1899

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Samson and the Philistines, 1800–1899

Sale Date: April 15, 1999

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne, 1800–1800

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne, 1800–1800

Sale Date: April 15, 1999

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Roman charity

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Roman charity

Sale Date: April 14, 1999

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Portrait of a gentleman (Jan Wildens?) wearing a

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Portrait of a gentleman (Jan Wildens?) wearing a

Sale Date: April 14, 1999

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Bildnis des Peter Paul Rubens

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis des Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: March 27, 1999

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