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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The Assumption of the Virgin

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Assumption of the Virgin

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Abraham y Melquisedec

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Abraham y Melquisedec

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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La adoración de los pastores

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

La adoración de los pastores

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Weibliches Halbbildnis mit entblößter Brust

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Weibliches Halbbildnis mit entblößter Brust

Sale Date: October 12, 2013

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A portrait of Nicolaas Rockox

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A portrait of Nicolaas Rockox

Sale Date: September 29, 2013

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La Vierge à l'Enfant avec deux anges, Sainte...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

La Vierge à l'Enfant avec deux anges, Sainte...

Sale Date: October 16, 2013

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Apresamiento de Sansón

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Apresamiento de Sansón

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Susanna und die beiden Alten (by..., 1652–1653

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Susanna und die beiden Alten (by..., 1652–1653

Sale Date: September 27, 2013

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The flight into Egypt

After Peter Paul Rubens

The flight into Egypt

Sale Date: September 9, 2013

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Briseis und Achilles

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Briseis und Achilles

Sale Date: September 18, 2013

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Anbetung der Könige, 1600–1699

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Anbetung der Könige, 1600–1699

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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The Holy Family with John the Baptist and St. Anne

School of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with John the Baptist and St. Anne

Sale Date: August 24, 2013

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Religious scene, 1800

After Peter Paul Rubens

Religious scene, 1800

Sale Date: August 18, 2013

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Der heilige Rochus im Gebet als Fürbitter..., 2008

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Der heilige Rochus im Gebet als Fürbitter..., 2008

Sale Date: July 30, 2013

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Woman and boy holding candles

Peter Paul Rubens

Woman and boy holding candles

Sale Date: August 5, 2013

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The Holy Spirit appearing before Saint Teresa

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Spirit appearing before Saint Teresa

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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Portrait of Helena Fourment (1614-73),...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Helena Fourment (1614-73),...

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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The Deposition

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The Deposition

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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The Mater Dolorosa

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The Mater Dolorosa

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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Head of a bearded man in profile..., 1605–1668

Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a bearded man in profile..., 1605–1668

Sale Date: July 2, 2013

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Portrait du frère dominicain Michael..., 1600–1699

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait du frère dominicain Michael..., 1600–1699

Sale Date: June 21, 2013

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Bildnis einer Dame

Manner/Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis einer Dame

Sale Date: June 28, 2013

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The Defeat and Death of Maxentius

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

The Defeat and Death of Maxentius

Sale Date: July 1, 2013

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Feuille d'études pour un cheval, différentes...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Feuille d'études pour un cheval, différentes...

Sale Date: June 25, 2013

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