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

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

Grablegung Christi mit dem heiligen Franziscus

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Grablegung Christi mit dem heiligen Franziscus

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Hercule étouffant le lion de Némée, 1600–1699

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Hercule étouffant le lion de Némée, 1600–1699

Sale Date: March 13, 2012

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Eine Kuh (study)

Peter Paul Rubens

Eine Kuh (study)

Sale Date: March 30, 2012

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Bacchus

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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Bijbels tafereel

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Bijbels tafereel

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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Martyre de Saint Laurent, 1600–1699

After Peter Paul Rubens

Martyre de Saint Laurent, 1600–1699

Sale Date: March 19, 2012

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La chasse aux lion et tigre, 1600–1699

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

La chasse aux lion et tigre, 1600–1699

Sale Date: March 19, 2012

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Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a blue...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a blue...

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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The Last Supper

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Last Supper

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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Das Urteil des Salomon

After Peter Paul Rubens

Das Urteil des Salomon

Sale Date: February 16, 2012

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Die heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben und...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Die heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben und...

Sale Date: February 16, 2012

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Le jugement de Salomon (in 3 parts)

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Le jugement de Salomon (in 3 parts)

Sale Date: February 4, 2012

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Sainte famille

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Sainte famille

Sale Date: January 22, 2012

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Apollo in the chariot of the sun

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Apollo in the chariot of the sun

Sale Date: February 7, 2012

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Retrato (Dominico P. Buzzara?)

Peter Paul Rubens

Retrato (Dominico P. Buzzara?)

Sale Date: January 26, 2012

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Saint Peter finding the Tribute Money

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Peter finding the Tribute Money

Sale Date: January 27, 2012

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Bathsheba at the fountain

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Bathsheba at the fountain

Sale Date: January 27, 2012

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Rape of Europa

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Rape of Europa

Sale Date: January 27, 2012

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The entombment (after Titian)

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The entombment (after Titian)

Sale Date: January 26, 2012

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The Adoration of the Magi

Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: January 26, 2012

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Head of Caspar, the eldest magus (study)

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Head of Caspar, the eldest magus (study)

Sale Date: January 26, 2012

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Sámson és Delila, 1800–1899

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sámson és Delila, 1800–1899

Sale Date: May 25, 2010

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Portrait of Erycius Puteanus

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Erycius Puteanus

Sale Date: January 25, 2012

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Medici Katalin neveltetése, 1775–1799

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Medici Katalin neveltetése, 1775–1799

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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