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.

Peter Paul Rubens News

Art & Exhibitions

Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing

by Vittoria Benzine
Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing
Pop Culture

Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life

by Verity Babbs
Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life
Law & Politics

Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

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Study of a putto, seen from behind

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Study of a putto, seen from behind

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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SAINT PAUL

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

SAINT PAUL

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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Portrait of Helena Fourment - the..., 1600–1799

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Portrait of Helena Fourment - the..., 1600–1799

Sale Date: December 10, 2020

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The Tribute Money, 1700–1750

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Tribute Money, 1700–1750

Sale Date: December 10, 2020

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Christus im Haus des Pharisäers Simon

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Christus im Haus des Pharisäers Simon

Sale Date: November 27, 2020

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Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 1635

After Peter Paul Rubens

Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France, 1635

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Cristo crocifisso

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Cristo crocifisso

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Giovani nobildonne che assistono a un concerto...

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Giovani nobildonne che assistono a un concerto...

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Maria Maddalena

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Maria Maddalena

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Die Kreuzigung Christi

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Kreuzigung Christi

Sale Date: November 26, 2020

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Jan Wildens, after, 19th century

After Peter Paul Rubens

Jan Wildens, after, 19th century

Sale Date: December 1, 2020

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The Finding of Erichthonius by the Daughters of...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Finding of Erichthonius by the Daughters of...

Sale Date: November 21, 2020

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The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth..., 1620–1625

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth..., 1620–1625

Sale Date: November 21, 2020

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Christ with Saint John the Baptist in a landscape

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ with Saint John the Baptist in a landscape

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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La Sainte Famille avec sainte Elisabeth et le...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

La Sainte Famille avec sainte Elisabeth et le...

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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La Crucifixion, dit

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

La Crucifixion, dit " Le coup de lance "

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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Resting at the edge of a sheep field with...

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Resting at the edge of a sheep field with...

Sale Date: October 12, 2020

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A pastoral landscape with cattle and a young...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

A pastoral landscape with cattle and a young...

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Jupiter and Antiope

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Jupiter and Antiope

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Hygeia, Goddess of Health

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Hygeia, Goddess of Health

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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The ‘Spinola’ Rubens, The Christ Child and the...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

The ‘Spinola’ Rubens, The Christ Child and the...

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

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Portrait of a Dominican monk, bust-length,...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Dominican monk, bust-length,...

Sale Date: October 21, 2020

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A young woman resting on her hand

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

A young woman resting on her hand

Sale Date: October 20, 2020

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Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Sale Date: October 15, 2020

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