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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Christus aan het Kruis met duivelse figuren

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Christus aan het Kruis met duivelse figuren

Sale Date: February 20, 2023

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De beklimming van de Calvarieberg.

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De beklimming van de Calvarieberg.

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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Copie de

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Copie de " l'entrevue du roi et de Marie de...

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Esquisse de tête d'homme à la barbe

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Esquisse de tête d'homme à la barbe

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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The Conversion of Saul to Paul Flemish master

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The Conversion of Saul to Paul Flemish master

Sale Date: March 31, 2023

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Visitation of the Virgin Side-inverted...

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Visitation of the Virgin Side-inverted...

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The Banquet at the House of Simon the Pharisee...

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The Banquet at the House of Simon the Pharisee...

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Crucifixion

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Crucifixion

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Romolo and Remo

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Romolo and Remo

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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La adoración de los pastores

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La adoración de los pastores

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Saturn verschlingt eines seiner Kinder

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Saturn verschlingt eines seiner Kinder

Sale Date: June 23, 2023

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The Descent from the Cross, 1612

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The Descent from the Cross, 1612

Sale Date: August 10, 2023

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The Descent from the Cross, 1700–1799

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The Descent from the Cross, 1700–1799

Sale Date: July 24, 2023

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The Virgin Mary as Mother of God and..., 1600–1725

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The Virgin Mary as Mother of God and..., 1600–1725

Sale Date: July 24, 2023

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Queen Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus

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Queen Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus

Sale Date: July 29, 2023

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Détail d'une Vierge à l'Enfant, 1850

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Détail d'une Vierge à l'Enfant, 1850

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Sainte Famille

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Sainte Famille

Sale Date: January 27, 2023

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A stag hunt

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A stag hunt

Sale Date: July 7, 2023

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Kreuzabnahme Christi

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Kreuzabnahme Christi

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Der Höllensturz der Verdammten

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Der Höllensturz der Verdammten

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Die Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers

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Die Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Portrait of Dr Théodore Turquet de Mayerne

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Portrait of Dr Théodore Turquet de Mayerne

Sale Date: July 6, 2023

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The Virgin and Child in a niche - en grisaille

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The Virgin and Child in a niche - en grisaille

Sale Date: July 7, 2023

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St. Francis of Assisi receiving the Infant Christ

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St. Francis of Assisi receiving the Infant Christ

Sale Date: July 5, 2023

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