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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
Sold price: 76,529,056 USD

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Diana and Actaeon

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Diana and Actaeon

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Saint John the Evangelist

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint John the Evangelist

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

Sale Date: April 16, 1997

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: April 16, 1997

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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: April 16, 1997

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Infantin Isabella Clara Eugenia,..., 1650–1700

After Peter Paul Rubens

Infantin Isabella Clara Eugenia,..., 1650–1700

Sale Date: April 15, 1997

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Bacchanalian festival, 1642

After Peter Paul Rubens

Bacchanalian festival, 1642

Sale Date: April 13, 1997

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Cherubs in the woods, 1900

After Peter Paul Rubens

Cherubs in the woods, 1900

Sale Date: March 23, 1997

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Leopards with a satyr and nymph

After Peter Paul Rubens

Leopards with a satyr and nymph

Sale Date: February 26, 1997

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The coronation of Maria de' Medici on 13th May...

After Peter Paul Rubens

The coronation of Maria de' Medici on 13th May...

Sale Date: February 19, 1997

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Head of a satyr

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a satyr

Sale Date: February 19, 1997

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Meleagro and Atlanta

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Meleagro and Atlanta

Sale Date: February 18, 1997

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The Garden of Love

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Garden of Love

Sale Date: February 18, 1997

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Bacchus and Ariadne

After Peter Paul Rubens

Bacchus and Ariadne

Sale Date: February 6, 1997

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Portrait of a man

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a man

Sale Date: February 6, 1997

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The trophy (the monument raised to Constantine)

Peter Paul Rubens

The trophy (the monument raised to Constantine)

Sale Date: January 30, 1997

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The Judgement of Solomon

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The Judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: January 29, 1997

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Portrait of a young woman (Susanna Fourment?)

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a young woman (Susanna Fourment?)

Sale Date: December 13, 1996

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: December 12, 1996

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

After Peter Paul Rubens

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

Sale Date: December 12, 1996

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The Judgement of Solomon

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: December 12, 1996

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A nymph seated on a triton

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A nymph seated on a triton

Sale Date: December 12, 1996

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Diana and her nymphs hunting deer

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Diana and her nymphs hunting deer

Sale Date: December 11, 1996

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Allégorie de l'été: l'abondance

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Allégorie de l'été: l'abondance

Sale Date: December 11, 1996

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