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 (4,061 results)

The Miracles of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Miracles of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Sale Date: October 17, 2017

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The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John the...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John the...

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Portraits of Archduke Albrecht and Archduchess...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Portraits of Archduke Albrecht and Archduchess...

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Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian...

Peter Paul Rubens

Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian...

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The Three Graces

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

The Three Graces

Sale Date: October 17, 2017

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Diana discovering Callisto’s pregnancy

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Diana discovering Callisto’s pregnancy

Sale Date: October 17, 2017

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Saint Paul

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: October 17, 2017

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San Juan Evangelista(collaboration with unknown)

Peter Paul Rubens

San Juan Evangelista(collaboration with unknown)

Sale Date: September 26, 2017

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Santo Tomas (collaboration with unknown)

Peter Paul Rubens

Santo Tomas (collaboration with unknown)

Sale Date: September 26, 2017

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Orfeo, 1675–1699

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Orfeo, 1675–1699

Sale Date: September 25, 2017

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St. John the Evangelist,

After Peter Paul Rubens

St. John the Evangelist,

Sale Date: September 16, 2017

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Portrait of Jacqueline van Caestre, wife of Jean

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Jacqueline van Caestre, wife of Jean

Sale Date: September 14, 2017

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Ceres and Pan

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snijders

Ceres and Pan

Sale Date: July 7, 2017

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Nymphs returning from the Hunt

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Nymphs returning from the Hunt

Sale Date: July 7, 2017

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Ixion, von Juno getäuscht

After Peter Paul Rubens

Ixion, von Juno getäuscht

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Saint Francis

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Francis

Sale Date: July 5, 2017

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Thetis receiving the armour for Achilles from...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Thetis receiving the armour for Achilles from...

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The Holy Family

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family

Sale Date: June 14, 2017

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Perseus und Andromeda

After Peter Paul Rubens

Perseus und Andromeda

Sale Date: June 19, 2017

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Bildnis des Hendrik van Thulden

After Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis des Hendrik van Thulden

Sale Date: June 19, 2017

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Bacchus

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: June 19, 2017

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SCIPIO AFRICANUS WELCOMED OUTSIDE THE GATES OF...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

SCIPIO AFRICANUS WELCOMED OUTSIDE THE GATES OF...

Sale Date: July 5, 2017

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STUDY OF AN OLD WOMAN

Peter Paul Rubens

STUDY OF AN OLD WOMAN

Sale Date: July 5, 2017

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MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT

School of Peter Paul Rubens

MOSES AND THE BRAZEN SERPENT

Sale Date: June 13, 2017

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