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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DIE ANBETUNG DER KÖNIGE

Peter Paul Rubens

DIE ANBETUNG DER KÖNIGE

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GRISSAILLEGEMÄLDE MIT KREUZABNAHME CHRISTI

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

GRISSAILLEGEMÄLDE MIT KREUZABNAHME CHRISTI

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Peter Paul Rubens His school, Decius Mus...

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens His school, Decius Mus...

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Peter Paul Rubens His studio, Christ and the...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens His studio, Christ and the...

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ISABELLA VON BOURBON, UM 1635, 1635

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

ISABELLA VON BOURBON, UM 1635, 1635

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BILDNIS DES MICHAEL OPHOBIUS

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

BILDNIS DES MICHAEL OPHOBIUS

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Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633),...

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633),...

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The Battle of the Amazons

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Battle of the Amazons

Sale Date: December 19, 2022

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An idyllic concert in a landscape

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

An idyllic concert in a landscape

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Esther before Ahasuerus

Peter Paul Rubens

Esther before Ahasuerus

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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La Visitation de la Vierge Marie, 1601–1699

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La Visitation de la Vierge Marie, 1601–1699

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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The Garden of Love

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Garden of Love

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Job Tormented by Demons and Abused by..., 1600–1699

After Peter Paul Rubens

Job Tormented by Demons and Abused by..., 1600–1699

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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L'Élévation de la croix

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

L'Élévation de la croix

Sale Date: November 28, 2022

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Die Heilige Familie mit Joseph und Anna

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Heilige Familie mit Joseph und Anna

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Bildnis Anthony van Dyck (1599-151641)

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis Anthony van Dyck (1599-151641)

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The return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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Vierge à l'Enfant

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Vierge à l'Enfant

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Silène ivre

After Peter Paul Rubens

Silène ivre

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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L'Adoration des Bergers ; L'Adoration des Mages

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L'Adoration des Bergers ; L'Adoration des Mages

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Adoration of the Magi

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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DIANA & THE HUNT

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

DIANA & THE HUNT

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Allégorie de la naissance de Marie de Médicis, à

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Allégorie de la naissance de Marie de Médicis, à

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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