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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L'Enfant Jésus et Saint Jean-Baptiste

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

L'Enfant Jésus et Saint Jean-Baptiste

Sale Date: November 18, 2011

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Die Rückkehr der heiligen Familie aus Ägypten

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Rückkehr der heiligen Familie aus Ägypten

Sale Date: November 19, 2011

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Le denier du Christ, 1600–1699

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le denier du Christ, 1600–1699

Sale Date: October 30, 2011

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La conversión de San Pablo

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

La conversión de San Pablo

Sale Date: October 25, 2011

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Portrait of Susanna Fourment, 1622

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Susanna Fourment, 1622

Sale Date: November 5, 2011

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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Christ washing the feet of Saint Peter

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Christ washing the feet of Saint Peter

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John..., 1852

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John..., 1852

Sale Date: November 2, 2011

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The Holy Family

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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The taking of Samson

After Peter Paul Rubens

The taking of Samson

Sale Date: October 26, 2011

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Königin Tomyris wird das Haupt des Cyprus gebracht

After Peter Paul Rubens

Königin Tomyris wird das Haupt des Cyprus gebracht

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Feast of Herod

After Peter Paul Rubens

Feast of Herod

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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The lamentation

After Peter Paul Rubens

The lamentation

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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River landscape with herdsmen

After Peter Paul Rubens

River landscape with herdsmen

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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A drinking man with putti and a tiger, 1637–1643

After Peter Paul Rubens

A drinking man with putti and a tiger, 1637–1643

Sale Date: October 27, 2011

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Figür (study)

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Figür (study)

Sale Date: October 28, 2011

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The Death of Henri IV and the Proclamation of...

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Death of Henri IV and the Proclamation of...

Sale Date: October 26, 2011

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Das Urteil des Salomos

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Das Urteil des Salomos

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Kreuzabnahme - Die Christophoruslegende - Die...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Kreuzabnahme - Die Christophoruslegende - Die...

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Rubens Selbstportrait (painting by Veron Huff)

After Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens Selbstportrait (painting by Veron Huff)

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Igea

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Igea

Sale Date: October 15, 2011

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Retrato del Code-Duque de Olivares (engraved by...

Peter Paul Rubens

Retrato del Code-Duque de Olivares (engraved by...

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Danse paysanne

After Peter Paul Rubens

Danse paysanne

Sale Date: October 10, 2011

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La Vertu terrassant les vices

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

La Vertu terrassant les vices

Sale Date: October 10, 2011

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