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)

Le repas chez Simon le Pharisien

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le repas chez Simon le Pharisien

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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La capture de Samson (Juges XVI 15 - 21)

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

La capture de Samson (Juges XVI 15 - 21)

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Trunkener Silen

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Trunkener Silen

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Quatre amours et la portée de chien, 1700–1799

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Quatre amours et la portée de chien, 1700–1799

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Le retour des champs, 1800–1899

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Le retour des champs, 1800–1899

Sale Date: April 24, 2011

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Le denier du Christ

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Le denier du Christ

Sale Date: April 24, 2011

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Le denier de César (in 2 parts)

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Le denier de César (in 2 parts)

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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The banquet

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Le jardin de l'amour

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le jardin de l'amour

Sale Date: May 11, 2011

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Deposizione

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: April 15, 2011

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Salomé with the head of St. John

After Peter Paul Rubens

Salomé with the head of St. John

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Feast of Herod

After Peter Paul Rubens

Feast of Herod

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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The Lamentation

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Lamentation

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Judgement of Solomon (+ 3 other Old Testament...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Judgement of Solomon (+ 3 other Old Testament...

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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The meeting of David and Abigail

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The meeting of David and Abigail

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Crucifixion

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: April 14, 2011

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Christus und die reuigen Sünder

After Peter Paul Rubens

Christus und die reuigen Sünder

Sale Date: April 19, 2011

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Christuskind mit dem Johannesknaben und zwei , 1938

After Peter Paul Rubens

Christuskind mit dem Johannesknaben und zwei , 1938

Sale Date: April 19, 2011

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Der Liebesgarten

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Der Liebesgarten

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Bildnis eines Mönchs

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Bildnis eines Mönchs

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Meleager überreicht Atalante den Schädel des...

Peter Paul Rubens

Meleager überreicht Atalante den Schädel des...

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Der Christusknabe mit dem kindlichen Johannes...

Peter Paul Rubens

Der Christusknabe mit dem kindlichen Johannes...

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Deux têtes de femmes

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Deux têtes de femmes

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Saint Jérôme (in 2 parts)

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Jérôme (in 2 parts)

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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