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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Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

La Visitation

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

La Visitation

Sale Date: July 10, 1995

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Mythological scene

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Mythological scene

Sale Date: July 7, 1995

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The Conversion of St. Paul

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Conversion of St. Paul

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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Portrait of Isabella Brandt, 1800

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Isabella Brandt, 1800

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist,...

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The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist,...

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The Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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The Education of the VIrgin

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Education of the VIrgin

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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Susanna and the Elders

After Peter Paul Rubens

Susanna and the Elders

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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Study of a woman wearing a gold silk dress and...

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Study of a woman wearing a gold silk dress and...

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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Hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion

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Hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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The Return of the Prodigal Son

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The Return of the Prodigal Son

Sale Date: July 6, 1995

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Landscape with Pan and Syrinx

Peter Paul Rubens

Landscape with Pan and Syrinx

Sale Date: July 5, 1995

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Jeremiah dictating the Word of God to Baruch the

Peter Paul Rubens

Jeremiah dictating the Word of God to Baruch the

Sale Date: July 4, 1995

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The Massacre of the Innocents

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The Massacre of the Innocents

Sale Date: July 3, 1995

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Tête d'enfant

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Tête d'enfant

Sale Date: June 30, 1995

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Portrait of a lady with a plumed cap, 1630

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a lady with a plumed cap, 1630

Sale Date: June 29, 1995

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Cherubs with a garland of fruit

After Peter Paul Rubens

Cherubs with a garland of fruit

Sale Date: June 24, 1995

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Portrait of Philip IV of Spain wearing the Order

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Portrait of Philip IV of Spain wearing the Order

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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The meeting between David and Abigail

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

The meeting between David and Abigail

Sale Date: June 20, 1995

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La Reine Thomyris avec la tête de Cyrus, 1681

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La Reine Thomyris avec la tête de Cyrus, 1681

Sale Date: June 16, 1995

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Playful putti

After Peter Paul Rubens

Playful putti

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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Le martyre de Saint Lievin

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Le martyre de Saint Lievin

Sale Date: June 12, 1995

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Das Pelzchen

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Sale Date: June 8, 1995

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