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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MINERVA, DIE DEN FRIEDEN VOR DEM MARS SCHÜTZT

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

MINERVA, DIE DEN FRIEDEN VOR DEM MARS SCHÜTZT

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

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MADONNA MIT HEILIGEN

School of Peter Paul Rubens

MADONNA MIT HEILIGEN

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BILDNIS DES ERZHERZOGS ALBRECHT VII VON...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

BILDNIS DES ERZHERZOGS ALBRECHT VII VON...

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The Abduction of Ganymede

Peter Paul Rubens

The Abduction of Ganymede

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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L'Adoration des Rois mages

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

L'Adoration des Rois mages

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Portrait d’Hélène Fourment, 1700–1799

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait d’Hélène Fourment, 1700–1799

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Virtus und Fortuna triumphieren über die...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Virtus und Fortuna triumphieren über die...

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

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索尔的皈依石版画

Peter Paul Rubens

索尔的皈依石版画

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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萨宾人与罗马人的和解石版画

Peter Paul Rubens

萨宾人与罗马人的和解石版画

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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画家女儿像蚀刻版画

Peter Paul Rubens

画家女儿像蚀刻版画

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Satyre et nymphe à la corbeille de raisin et de...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Satyre et nymphe à la corbeille de raisin et de...

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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The Holy Family with Saint Anne

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with Saint Anne

Sale Date: December 4, 2021

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Head of a Satyr (detail from the Medici-series:...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a Satyr (detail from the Medici-series:...

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Christ bearing the cross

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ bearing the cross

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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The Holy Family with St. Anna

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with St. Anna

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Christ crowned with thorns

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ crowned with thorns

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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The conversion of Saul

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The conversion of Saul

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Portrait of Helena Fourment, 1642

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Helena Fourment, 1642

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Self-portrait, 1800–1899

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self-portrait, 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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Die Kreuzigung Christi

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Kreuzigung Christi

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Die Heilige Familie mit Joseph und Anna

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Heilige Familie mit Joseph und Anna

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Madonna im Blumenkranz, 1900–1999

After Peter Paul Rubens

Madonna im Blumenkranz, 1900–1999

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Dianas Heimkehr von der Jagd, 1700–1899

After Peter Paul Rubens

Dianas Heimkehr von der Jagd, 1700–1899

Sale Date: November 27, 2021

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Self-Portrait, 1625–1650

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self-Portrait, 1625–1650

Sale Date: November 28, 2021

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