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)
La Fuite de Loth

School of Peter Paul Rubens

La Fuite de Loth

Sale Date: December 15, 1998

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La Visitation

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

La Visitation

Sale Date: December 14, 1998

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Die heilige Cäcilie, in einem Notenheft blätternd

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Die heilige Cäcilie, in einem Notenheft blätternd

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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L'Adoration des Mages

After Peter Paul Rubens

L'Adoration des Mages

Sale Date: December 4, 1998

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Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Marie himmelsfärd

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Marie himmelsfärd

Sale Date: November 25, 1998

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Slaget med amazonerna

After Peter Paul Rubens

Slaget med amazonerna

Sale Date: November 24, 1998

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The Deposition

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Deposition

Sale Date: November 12, 1998

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A bacchanale

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A bacchanale

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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The Coronation of Maria de'Medici

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Coronation of Maria de'Medici

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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The miracles of Saint Francis Xavier

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The miracles of Saint Francis Xavier

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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A portrait of Nicolas Rockox, burgomaster of...

After Peter Paul Rubens

A portrait of Nicolas Rockox, burgomaster of...

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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Justice

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Justice

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Le voyage de la Reine au Pont de Cé, 1709–1709

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le voyage de la Reine au Pont de Cé, 1709–1709

Sale Date: November 2, 1998

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Hercules and Antaeus

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Hercules and Antaeus

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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The Holy Family

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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A moonlit landscape with a loaded cart crossing...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

A moonlit landscape with a loaded cart crossing...

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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The Judgment of Paris, 1700–1799

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgment of Paris, 1700–1799

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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Samson seized by the Philistines

After Peter Paul Rubens

Samson seized by the Philistines

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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The Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: October 29, 1998

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The Lamentation

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Lamentation

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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A satyr and a nymph with a basket of fruit

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

A satyr and a nymph with a basket of fruit

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus

Sale Date: October 14, 1998

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