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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Kreuzabnahme

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Sale Date: April 11, 2017

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Die Hl. Familie

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Die Hl. Familie

Sale Date: April 11, 2017

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HEAD STUDIES OF A YOUNG MAN

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

HEAD STUDIES OF A YOUNG MAN

Sale Date: March 28, 2017

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TÊTE D'UN PERSONNAGE AGÉ, D'APRÈS L'ANTIQUE

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

TÊTE D'UN PERSONNAGE AGÉ, D'APRÈS L'ANTIQUE

Sale Date: March 30, 2017

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The Death of Socrates

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The Death of Socrates

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Head study

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Sale Date: March 29, 2017

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The Emperor Claudius; and The Emperor Caligula,...

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The Emperor Claudius; and The Emperor Caligula,...

Sale Date: March 29, 2017

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Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black

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Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black

Sale Date: March 29, 2017

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Dolorosa

Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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Deposizione Dalla Croce

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Deposizione Dalla Croce

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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Miracle de Saint Ignace de Loyola

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Miracle de Saint Ignace de Loyola

Sale Date: March 19, 2017

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Bucolic scene

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Bucolic scene

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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The Judgment of Solomon

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The Judgment of Solomon

Sale Date: February 26, 2017

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Descente de Croix

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Descente de Croix

Sale Date: February 21, 2017

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L'enlèvement des Sabines (+ La Réconciliation...

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L'enlèvement des Sabines (+ La Réconciliation...

Sale Date: March 7, 2017

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Lions se disputant un morceau de viande, 1675–1699

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Lions se disputant un morceau de viande, 1675–1699

Sale Date: February 24, 2017

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THE LION HUNT

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

THE LION HUNT

Sale Date: February 1, 2017

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Scipio Africanus welcomed outside the gates of...

Peter Paul Rubens

Scipio Africanus welcomed outside the gates of...

Sale Date: January 24, 2017

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Soldiers fighting around a table; and Men and...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Soldiers fighting around a table; and Men and...

Sale Date: January 24, 2017

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A landscape with Saint George and the Dragon

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A landscape with Saint George and the Dragon

Sale Date: January 11, 2017

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THETIS DIPPING THE INFANT ACHILLES INTO THE...

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THETIS DIPPING THE INFANT ACHILLES INTO THE...

Sale Date: January 26, 2017

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STUDY OF A HORSE WITH A RIDER

Peter Paul Rubens

STUDY OF A HORSE WITH A RIDER

Sale Date: January 25, 2017

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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI

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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI

Sale Date: January 19, 2017

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David étranglant un ours, 1600–1699

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

David étranglant un ours, 1600–1699

Sale Date: December 16, 2016

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