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
Sold price: 76,529,056 USD

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: July 4, 1996

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Meleagro and Atalanta

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Meleagro and Atalanta

Sale Date: July 2, 1996

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Portrait of Brother Alexien Jan van der Linden...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Brother Alexien Jan van der Linden...

Sale Date: July 2, 1996

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Die Krönung Mariae

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Krönung Mariae

Sale Date: June 26, 1996

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Kastor und Pollux rauben die Töcher des Leukippos

After Peter Paul Rubens

Kastor und Pollux rauben die Töcher des Leukippos

Sale Date: June 22, 1996

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Diane et Callisto

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Diane et Callisto

Sale Date: June 14, 1996

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Hl. Katharina

Peter Paul Rubens

Hl. Katharina

Sale Date: June 11, 1996

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Alte Frau und Knabe mit Kerze

Peter Paul Rubens

Alte Frau und Knabe mit Kerze

Sale Date: June 11, 1996

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Apolo y Dafne

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Apolo y Dafne

Sale Date: June 6, 1996

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Los desposorios místicos de Santa Catalina de...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Los desposorios místicos de Santa Catalina de...

Sale Date: June 6, 1996

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La oración de Jesús en el Huerto

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La oración de Jesús en el Huerto

Sale Date: June 6, 1996

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Kvinnor och amoriner

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Kvinnor och amoriner

Sale Date: May 29, 1996

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Decius mus berätter sin dröm för sina soldater

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Decius mus berätter sin dröm för sina soldater

Sale Date: May 29, 1996

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Putti med fackla

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Putti med fackla

Sale Date: May 29, 1996

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Allegori över Kristendomens seger

After Peter Paul Rubens

Allegori över Kristendomens seger

Sale Date: May 29, 1996

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Nedtagandet frän Korset

After Peter Paul Rubens

Nedtagandet frän Korset

Sale Date: May 29, 1996

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The Baby Jesus, St. John and Two Angels

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The Baby Jesus, St. John and Two Angels

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Portrait of Antonius de Roore in monastic dress...

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Antonius de Roore in monastic dress...

Sale Date: May 15, 1996

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Pietà

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: May 14, 1996

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Le Christ et La Femme Adultère

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Le Christ et La Femme Adultère

Sale Date: May 14, 1996

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Adoration of the Kings

After Peter Paul Rubens

Adoration of the Kings

Sale Date: April 21, 1996

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The Calydonian boar hunt

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Calydonian boar hunt

Sale Date: April 17, 1996

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Dido and Aeneas

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Dido and Aeneas

Sale Date: April 2, 1996

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Baccanale

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: March 26, 1996

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