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)

PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, BUST LENGTH, WEARING A...

School of Peter Paul Rubens

PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, BUST LENGTH, WEARING A...

Sale Date: April 4, 1990

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A MILITARY SCENE

After Peter Paul Rubens

A MILITARY SCENE

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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The Descent from the Cross

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Descent from the Cross

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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Der gefangene Faun

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Der gefangene Faun

Sale Date: March 29, 1990

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DE HEILIGE MARIA EN HET KIND, OMGEVEN DOOR...

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

DE HEILIGE MARIA EN HET KIND, OMGEVEN DOOR...

Sale Date: March 28, 1990

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Perseus befreit Andromeda

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Perseus befreit Andromeda

Sale Date: March 15, 1990

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Die Beweinung Christi

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Beweinung Christi

Sale Date: March 15, 1990

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Esther und Ahasver

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Esther und Ahasver

Sale Date: March 6, 1990

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AN ALLEGORY OF THE CONTINENTS OF ASIA AND AFRICA

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

AN ALLEGORY OF THE CONTINENTS OF ASIA AND AFRICA

Sale Date: March 2, 1990

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THE TRIBUTE MONEY

After Peter Paul Rubens

THE TRIBUTE MONEY

Sale Date: March 2, 1990

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The Adoration of the Magi

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: February 27, 1990

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LA MISE AU TOMBEAU: LE CHRIST MORT ENTRE SA MERE

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

LA MISE AU TOMBEAU: LE CHRIST MORT ENTRE SA MERE

Sale Date: January 31, 1990

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Lot and his daughters leaving Sodom

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Lot and his daughters leaving Sodom

Sale Date: January 29, 1990

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The miracle of Saint Francis Xavier

After Peter Paul Rubens

The miracle of Saint Francis Xavier

Sale Date: January 29, 1990

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Moses and the brazen serpent

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Moses and the brazen serpent

Sale Date: January 29, 1990

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Portrait of Helena Fourment

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Helena Fourment

Sale Date: January 17, 1990

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Portrait of a lady (Isabella d'Este?) wearing a...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a lady (Isabella d'Este?) wearing a...

Sale Date: January 10, 1990

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The garden of Love

After Peter Paul Rubens

The garden of Love

Sale Date: January 8, 1990

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Portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark doublet

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark doublet

Sale Date: December 15, 1989

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A forest at dawn with a deer hunt

Peter Paul Rubens

A forest at dawn with a deer hunt

Sale Date: December 8, 1989

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Portrait of a bearded gentleman in black coat

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a bearded gentleman in black coat

Sale Date: December 8, 1989

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Christ in the house of Martha and Mary

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ in the house of Martha and Mary

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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The three Graces

After Peter Paul Rubens

The three Graces

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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Venus and Adonis

After Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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