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 Artworks

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Der Apostel Paulus

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Der Apostel Paulus

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Der Heilige Ambrosius verwehrt Kaiser Theodosius

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Der Heilige Ambrosius verwehrt Kaiser Theodosius

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Studie eines alten Mannes

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Studie eines alten Mannes

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Die Jungfrau Maria überreicht dem Heiligen...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Jungfrau Maria überreicht dem Heiligen...

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Susanna und die Alten

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Susanna und die Alten

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Die Madonna mit Kind und der heiligen Elisabeth...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Madonna mit Kind und der heiligen Elisabeth...

Sale Date: October 21, 2014

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Kruisafneming van Christus met talrijke , 1600–1699

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Kruisafneming van Christus met talrijke , 1600–1699

Sale Date: October 4, 2014

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The judgement of Solomon

After Peter Paul Rubens

The judgement of Solomon

Sale Date: September 28, 2014

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ZURSCHAUSTELLUNG CHRISTI

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

ZURSCHAUSTELLUNG CHRISTI

Sale Date: September 25, 2014

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VERSPOTTUNG CHRISTI

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VERSPOTTUNG CHRISTI

Sale Date: September 25, 2014

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Sainte Catherine

Peter Paul Rubens

Sainte Catherine

Sale Date: September 25, 2014

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The Martyrdom of St. Livinus

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The Martyrdom of St. Livinus

Sale Date: September 16, 2014

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The Archduke Albert and Infanta Isabella,...

Peter Paul Rubens

The Archduke Albert and Infanta Isabella,...

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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The Eucharist Vanquishing the Heathen Sacrifices

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The Eucharist Vanquishing the Heathen Sacrifices

Sale Date: July 17, 2014

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The Deposition

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Deposition

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Samson and Delilah (double-sided)

Peter Paul Rubens

Samson and Delilah (double-sided)

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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Saint Peter; Saint Paul (pair)

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Peter; Saint Paul (pair)

Sale Date: July 8, 2014

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Portrait of a bearded man, 1615–1637

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a bearded man, 1615–1637

Sale Date: July 8, 2014

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Head of an old man

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of an old man

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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The Goddess Diana and her nymphs hunting deer

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Goddess Diana and her nymphs hunting deer

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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The Adoration of the Magi

Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 9, 2014

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Mariage de Marie de Médicis (after Pierre Paul...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Mariage de Marie de Médicis (after Pierre Paul...

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Le triomphe de la Foi catholique

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Le triomphe de la Foi catholique

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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The Annunciation

Peter Paul Rubens

The Annunciation

Sale Date: July 9, 2014

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