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

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Die Heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben

Peter Paul Rubens

Die Heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben

Sale Date: May 6, 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: March 16, 2020

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A soldier hugging a courtesan

Peter Paul Rubens

A soldier hugging a courtesan

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Diana cazadora

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Diana cazadora

Sale Date: February 27, 2020

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La Sainte Famille avec sainte Elisabeth et saint

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La Sainte Famille avec sainte Elisabeth et saint

Sale Date: February 4, 2020

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Le Christ en croix avec les deux larrons

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Le Christ en croix avec les deux larrons

Sale Date: February 4, 2020

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THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON

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THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON

Sale Date: January 24, 2020

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Diane et ses nymphes, 1630

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Diane et ses nymphes, 1630

Sale Date: January 30, 2020

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Portrait de Philippe IV d’Espagne

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Portrait de Philippe IV d’Espagne

Sale Date: January 21, 2020

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EMPEROR COMMODUS AS HERCULES, BUST-LENGTH,...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

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Sale Date: January 30, 2020

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EMPEROR AUGUSTUS, BUST-LENGTH, WEARING A LAUREL...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

EMPEROR AUGUSTUS, BUST-LENGTH, WEARING A LAUREL...

Sale Date: January 30, 2020

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THE LAST SUPPER, EN GRISAILLE

Peter Paul Rubens

THE LAST SUPPER, EN GRISAILLE

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST CHILD, WITH SAINTS...

Peter Paul Rubens

THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST CHILD, WITH SAINTS...

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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Les Trois Grâces, 1600–1699

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Les Trois Grâces, 1600–1699

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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CHRISTUS BEAUFTRAGT PETRUS

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CHRISTUS BEAUFTRAGT PETRUS

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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DIE BEKEHRUNG DES PAULUS, 1675–1699

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DIE BEKEHRUNG DES PAULUS, 1675–1699

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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The Virgin and Child adored by Saints, 1628

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The Virgin and Child adored by Saints, 1628

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Susanna and the Elders

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Susanna and the Elders

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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An angel

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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DER WUNDERSAME FISCHFANG

Peter Paul Rubens

DER WUNDERSAME FISCHFANG

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Baccanale

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: December 3, 2019

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VIER PHILOSOPHEN

Peter Paul Rubens

VIER PHILOSOPHEN

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Boreas Abducting Oreithyia

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Boreas Abducting Oreithyia

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1780

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Battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1780

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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