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

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Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)
THE JESUIT PREACHER

School of Peter Paul Rubens

THE JESUIT PREACHER

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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The Crucifixion

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Crucifixion

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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Head of a Franciscan monk

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a Franciscan monk

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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Hercules and the Nemean Lion

After Peter Paul Rubens

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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The Flight into Egypt

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Flight into Egypt

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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HERREPORTRAET

After Peter Paul Rubens

HERREPORTRAET

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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Bacchus

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Bacchus

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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SOLDIERS CAROUSING OUTSIDE A TAVERN

After Peter Paul Rubens

SOLDIERS CAROUSING OUTSIDE A TAVERN

Sale Date: May 10, 1994

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SAINT AMBROSE BLESSING THE EMPEROR THEODOSIUS

After Peter Paul Rubens

SAINT AMBROSE BLESSING THE EMPEROR THEODOSIUS

Sale Date: May 10, 1994

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LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS FLEEING SODOM AND GOMORRAH

After Peter Paul Rubens

LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS FLEEING SODOM AND GOMORRAH

Sale Date: May 10, 1994

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The Small Landscapes, 1650

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Small Landscapes, 1650

Sale Date: May 9, 1994

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Christ Child with Infant St. John the Baptist

After Peter Paul Rubens

Christ Child with Infant St. John the Baptist

Sale Date: May 3, 1994

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Portrait of a woman, wearing a coat and lace ruff

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a woman, wearing a coat and lace ruff

Sale Date: April 28, 1994

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EIN SOLDAT EIN JUNGES MADCHEN UMARMEND

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

EIN SOLDAT EIN JUNGES MADCHEN UMARMEND

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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BACCHANTISCHE SZENE

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

BACCHANTISCHE SZENE

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC

After Peter Paul Rubens

THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC

Sale Date: April 19, 1994

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CHRIST AND ST PETER SEATED AT A TABLE COVERED...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

CHRIST AND ST PETER SEATED AT A TABLE COVERED...

Sale Date: April 19, 1994

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Saint-Paul sur le chemin de Damas

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint-Paul sur le chemin de Damas

Sale Date: April 11, 1994

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Thomyris et la tête de Cyrus

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Thomyris et la tête de Cyrus

Sale Date: April 6, 1994

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Naïades

After Peter Paul Rubens

Naïades

Sale Date: April 6, 1994

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SAMSON ET DALILA

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

SAMSON ET DALILA

Sale Date: March 31, 1994

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Réunion de trois personnages dans un paysage

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Réunion de trois personnages dans un paysage

Sale Date: March 31, 1994

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Jeune femme à sa toilette

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Jeune femme à sa toilette

Sale Date: March 29, 1994

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LE JUGEMENT DE SALOMON

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

LE JUGEMENT DE SALOMON

Sale Date: March 29, 1994

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