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
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Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

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Centaurs in a wooded landscape

After Peter Paul Rubens

Centaurs in a wooded landscape

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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The Deposition

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

The Deposition

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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A bearded man, head and shoulders

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

A bearded man, head and shoulders

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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STUDIES OF A HORSE

Peter Paul Rubens

STUDIES OF A HORSE

Sale Date: December 5, 1989

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Feuillets d'une texte manuscrit et d'illustrations

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Feuillets d'une texte manuscrit et d'illustrations

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC

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THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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MOSES SINGING A SONG OF PRAISE AFTER THE PASSAGE

After Peter Paul Rubens

MOSES SINGING A SONG OF PRAISE AFTER THE PASSAGE

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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PUTTI PLAYING WITH A LAMB

After Peter Paul Rubens

PUTTI PLAYING WITH A LAMB

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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THE CORONATION OF ROXANE

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THE CORONATION OF ROXANE

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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Le Christ mort sur les genoux de la Vierge

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Le Christ mort sur les genoux de la Vierge

Sale Date: November 27, 1989

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Paysage à l'arc-en-ciel ou Idylle pastorale

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Paysage à l'arc-en-ciel ou Idylle pastorale

Sale Date: November 27, 1989

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A STUDY OF THE HEAD OF AN OLD MAN

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A STUDY OF THE HEAD OF AN OLD MAN

Sale Date: November 22, 1989

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The head of a man wearing a hat

Peter Paul Rubens

The head of a man wearing a hat

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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A warrior with a spear, a prophet and studies of

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A warrior with a spear, a prophet and studies of

Sale Date: November 21, 1989

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The discovery of Callisto

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The discovery of Callisto

Sale Date: October 27, 1989

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Saint Michael expelling the rebel angels from...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Michael expelling the rebel angels from...

Sale Date: October 13, 1989

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Christ and the woman taken in adultery

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Christ and the woman taken in adultery

Sale Date: October 12, 1989

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The Judgement of Solomon

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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Samson and Delilah, 1906–1906

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Samson and Delilah, 1906–1906

Sale Date: October 10, 1989

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Due putti con un agnello e paesaggio nel fondo

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Due putti con un agnello e paesaggio nel fondo

Sale Date: October 1, 1989

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St. Catherine

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

St. Catherine

Sale Date: June 27, 1989

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THE HUNT OF DIANA

Peter Paul Rubens

THE HUNT OF DIANA

Sale Date: June 2, 1989

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The Rape of Persephone

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of Persephone

Sale Date: June 1, 1989

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Portrait of Charles the Bold

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Portrait of Charles the Bold

Sale Date: June 1, 1989

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