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)

DER TRIUMPH DES SILEN, ALTE WIEDERHOLUNG NACH...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

DER TRIUMPH DES SILEN, ALTE WIEDERHOLUNG NACH...

Sale Date: March 14, 1991

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DIE LOWENJAGD (RUCKENSEITIG VERMUTLICHES SIEGEL...

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DIE LOWENJAGD (RUCKENSEITIG VERMUTLICHES SIEGEL...

Sale Date: March 14, 1991

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Peasants coming in from the fields

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Peasants coming in from the fields

Sale Date: March 6, 1991

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A HOUND, SEEN FROM BEHIND

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

A HOUND, SEEN FROM BEHIND

Sale Date: February 18, 1991

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HEAD OF A PUTTO, 1641–1641

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

HEAD OF A PUTTO, 1641–1641

Sale Date: February 18, 1991

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A KERMESSE

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Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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Susannah and the Elders

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Susannah and the Elders

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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SAINT THERESA INTERCEDING FOR SOULS IN HELL; AND

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SAINT THERESA INTERCEDING FOR SOULS IN HELL; AND

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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THE BOTH OF CALLISTO

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THE BOTH OF CALLISTO

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON

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THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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ACHILLES AND THE DAUGHTERS OF LYCOMEDES.

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ACHILLES AND THE DAUGHTERS OF LYCOMEDES.

Sale Date: February 7, 1991

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DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN

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DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN

Sale Date: January 31, 1991

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LIONS DANS UN PAYSAGE

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

LIONS DANS UN PAYSAGE

Sale Date: January 30, 1991

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Vierge et l'enfant

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Vierge et l'enfant

Sale Date: January 30, 1991

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La reconciliation des Romains et des Sabins

School of Peter Paul Rubens

La reconciliation des Romains et des Sabins

Sale Date: January 30, 1991

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PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ANNE OF AUSTRIA

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ANNE OF AUSTRIA

Sale Date: January 23, 1991

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NATURE ATTIRED BY THE THREE GRACES

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NATURE ATTIRED BY THE THREE GRACES

Sale Date: January 17, 1991

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THE VIRGIN AND CHILD CORRECTION: THIS WAS NOT...

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

THE VIRGIN AND CHILD CORRECTION: THIS WAS NOT...

Sale Date: January 11, 1991

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TWELVE PORTRAITS OF ROMAN GENERALS, IN PAINTED...

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

TWELVE PORTRAITS OF ROMAN GENERALS, IN PAINTED...

Sale Date: January 10, 1991

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DESCENT FROM THE CROSS

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DESCENT FROM THE CROSS

Sale Date: January 10, 1991

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THE TROPHY, THE MONUMENT RAISED TO CONSTANTINE

Peter Paul Rubens

THE TROPHY, THE MONUMENT RAISED TO CONSTANTINE

Sale Date: January 10, 1991

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A RIDER HOLDING A BARTON ON HORSEBACK

School of Peter Paul Rubens

A RIDER HOLDING A BARTON ON HORSEBACK

Sale Date: January 9, 1991

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A BEARDED MAN, HEAD AND SHOULDERS

Peter Paul Rubens

A BEARDED MAN, HEAD AND SHOULDERS

Sale Date: December 14, 1990

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THE CORONATION OF CATHERINE D'MEDICI

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THE CORONATION OF CATHERINE D'MEDICI

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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