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

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Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Mucius Scaevola thrusting his hand into the...

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Mucius Scaevola thrusting his hand into the...

Sale Date: July 19, 1990

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LA SAINTE FAMILLE AVEC ST JEAN

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

LA SAINTE FAMILLE AVEC ST JEAN

Sale Date: July 6, 1990

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A kitchenmaid carrying a platter with a boy...

Peter Paul Rubens

A kitchenmaid carrying a platter with a boy...

Sale Date: July 6, 1990

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Christ on the cross with the Virgin and Saints

Peter Paul Rubens

Christ on the cross with the Virgin and Saints

Sale Date: July 6, 1990

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LE COUP DE LANCE

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LE COUP DE LANCE

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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LE COUP DE LANCE

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LE COUP DE LANCE

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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The Adoration of the Magi

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The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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MARS CROWNING VENUS

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MARS CROWNING VENUS

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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Nymphs and satyrs in a landscape

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Nymphs and satyrs in a landscape

Sale Date: July 4, 1990

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The Ascension of the Holy Virgin

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The Ascension of the Holy Virgin

Sale Date: July 3, 1990

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DAME DE QUALITE ASSISE

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DAME DE QUALITE ASSISE

Sale Date: July 2, 1990

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Bildnis eines jungen Mannes

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Bildnis eines jungen Mannes

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1684–1684

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1684–1684

Sale Date: June 12, 1990

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JESUS IM HAUSE DES PHARISAERS SIMON

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JESUS IM HAUSE DES PHARISAERS SIMON

Sale Date: June 12, 1990

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DAS PELZCHEN

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Sale Date: June 12, 1990

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Judith mit dem Haupt des Holofernes

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Judith mit dem Haupt des Holofernes

Sale Date: June 12, 1990

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WEIBLICHES BILDNIS

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

WEIBLICHES BILDNIS

Sale Date: June 12, 1990

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DESCENTE DE CROIX D'ANVERS

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DESCENTE DE CROIX D'ANVERS

Sale Date: June 6, 1990

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PUTTI BEARING FRUIT

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PUTTI BEARING FRUIT

Sale Date: May 31, 1990

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THE APPARITION OF ST. JOHN

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THE APPARITION OF ST. JOHN

Sale Date: May 31, 1990

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AN ALLEGORY OF EUROPE AT WAR

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AN ALLEGORY OF EUROPE AT WAR

Sale Date: May 30, 1990

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A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST

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A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST

Sale Date: May 30, 1990

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Saint Cecilia

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Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: May 30, 1990

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APOSTELKOPF

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: May 28, 1990

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