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)

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, BUST LENGTH IN A BLACK HAT

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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, BUST LENGTH IN A BLACK HAT

Sale Date: October 28, 1993

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The Judgement of Paris

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgement of Paris

Sale Date: October 27, 1993

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Satyrs Hunting

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Satyrs Hunting

Sale Date: October 27, 1993

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Diogenes looking for an honest man

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Diogenes looking for an honest man

Sale Date: October 26, 1993

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The mystic Marriage of St Catherine

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The mystic Marriage of St Catherine

Sale Date: October 26, 1993

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AUTORITRATTO CON CAPPELLO

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AUTORITRATTO CON CAPPELLO

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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DER FLUSSGOTT RIO DE LA PLATA, TEILSKIZZE FUR...

Peter Paul Rubens

DER FLUSSGOTT RIO DE LA PLATA, TEILSKIZZE FUR...

Sale Date: October 19, 1993

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Descente de croix

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Descente de croix

Sale Date: October 17, 1993

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Samson et Dalila

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Samson et Dalila

Sale Date: October 17, 1993

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MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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MERCURY AND ARGUS

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MERCURY AND ARGUS

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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LOT AND HIS FAMILY FLEEING SODOM, 1625

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LOT AND HIS FAMILY FLEEING SODOM, 1625

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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VENUS AND CUPID

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VENUS AND CUPID

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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THE HOLY FAMILY

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THE HOLY FAMILY

Sale Date: October 8, 1993

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PORTRAIT OF ISABELLA BRANDT

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PORTRAIT OF ISABELLA BRANDT

Sale Date: October 7, 1993

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PORTRAIT OF A MONK, HALF LENGTH

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PORTRAIT OF A MONK, HALF LENGTH

Sale Date: October 7, 1993

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The Deposition

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The Deposition

Sale Date: October 7, 1993

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THE TORTURE OF SAINT CHRYSANTHUS

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THE TORTURE OF SAINT CHRYSANTHUS

Sale Date: October 7, 1993

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THE ENTOMBMENT

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THE ENTOMBMENT

Sale Date: October 7, 1993

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PORTRAIT D'HOMME [&] PORTRAIT DE FEMME

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PORTRAIT D'HOMME [&] PORTRAIT DE FEMME

Sale Date: September 29, 1993

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MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS

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MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS

Sale Date: September 23, 1993

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PRINS PARIS'S DOM

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PRINS PARIS'S DOM

Sale Date: September 1, 1993

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Three Graces

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: August 25, 1993

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