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.

Peter Paul Rubens News

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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DANIEL IN DER LÖWENGRUBE

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DANIEL IN DER LÖWENGRUBE

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Portrait of the artist

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Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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La Prospérité

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La Prospérité

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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La crucifixion

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

La crucifixion

Sale Date: September 11, 2023

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Salome med Johannes Döparens huvud

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Salome med Johannes Döparens huvud

Sale Date: September 5, 2023

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Vénus et Mars

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Vénus et Mars

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Figure

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Figure

Sale Date: September 7, 2023

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Jesus And St. John The Baptist

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Jesus And St. John The Baptist

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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Helena Fourment with Children

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Helena Fourment with Children

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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Self-portrait of the artist, bust-length, in a...

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Self-portrait of the artist, bust-length, in a...

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Scène du tribut. Ecole anversoise fin XVII/début..

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Scène du tribut. Ecole anversoise fin XVII/début..

Sale Date: June 18, 2023

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Der Windgott Boreas raubt die Prinzessin Orythia

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Der Windgott Boreas raubt die Prinzessin Orythia

Sale Date: September 8, 2023

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Le Denier de César

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Le Denier de César

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Portrait of the artist

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Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: September 13, 2023

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PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN A HAT

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PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN A HAT

Sale Date: August 24, 2023

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Mythologische Szene mit behelmtem Krieger, der...

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Mythologische Szene mit behelmtem Krieger, der...

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a...

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Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a...

Sale Date: September 6, 2023

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Adoration of the Magi

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Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: September 22, 2023

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A visit of Maria and her cousin Elisabeth (Lc 1,

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A visit of Maria and her cousin Elisabeth (Lc 1,

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Holy Mary with child.

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Holy Mary with child.

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Salome with the head of John the Baptist.

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Salome with the head of John the Baptist.

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Einsiedler und schlafende Angelica

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Einsiedler und schlafende Angelica

Sale Date: August 8, 2023

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De Kruisafneming

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De Kruisafneming

Sale Date: February 20, 2023

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Christus aan het kruis

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Christus aan het kruis

Sale Date: February 20, 2023

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