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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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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A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PLAQUE: THE FOUR RIVERS...

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A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PLAQUE: THE FOUR RIVERS...

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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After Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Old Woman with a Basket of Coal

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Old Woman with a Basket of Coal

Sale Date: January 29, 2024

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Inmaculada Concepción

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Inmaculada Concepción

Sale Date: January 24, 2024

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The Garden of Love

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The Garden of Love

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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"Anbetung der Hirten", 1701–1799

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Helena Fourment with Children

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Helena Fourment with Children

Sale Date: January 17, 2024

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Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly

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Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Halbfiguriges Porträt eines bärtigen Mannes

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Halbfiguriges Porträt eines bärtigen Mannes

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Kreuzabnahme

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Kreuzabnahme

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Portrait eines jungen Mannes mit schwarzem Barett

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Portrait eines jungen Mannes mit schwarzem Barett

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Kreuzigungsgruppe

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Kreuzigungsgruppe

Sale Date: January 2, 2024

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La Virgen con el Niño y santa Ana

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La Virgen con el Niño y santa Ana

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

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Portrait of the artist's son

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Portrait of the artist's son

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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The Education of the Virgin

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The Education of the Virgin

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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THE RETURN OF THE HOLY FAMILY FROM EGYPT

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THE RETURN OF THE HOLY FAMILY FROM EGYPT

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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ŚWIĘTA RODZINA, OK. 1630, 1630

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ŚWIĘTA RODZINA, OK. 1630, 1630

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Interpretazione del sacrificio

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Interpretazione del sacrificio

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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Moïse adopté par la fille de Pharaon

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Moïse adopté par la fille de Pharaon

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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CHRISTUS UND JOHANNES DER TÄUFER ALS KINDER

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CHRISTUS UND JOHANNES DER TÄUFER ALS KINDER

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Satyre et jeune fille à la corbeille de , 1701–1799

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Satyre et jeune fille à la corbeille de , 1701–1799

Sale Date: December 4, 2023

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Le jugement de Salomon, 1601–1699

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Le jugement de Salomon, 1601–1699

Sale Date: December 4, 2023

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Vénus cherche à retenir Mars ou Les Maux de la...

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Vénus cherche à retenir Mars ou Les Maux de la...

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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