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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Aufrichtung der ehernen Schlange

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Aufrichtung der ehernen Schlange

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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Tête d'homme casqué de profil droit

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Tête d'homme casqué de profil droit

Sale Date: March 26, 2010

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La Gallerie du Palais Luxembourg, 1710

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La Gallerie du Palais Luxembourg, 1710

Sale Date: March 26, 2010

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Le massacre des innocents

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Le massacre des innocents

Sale Date: March 15, 2010

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Kreuzabnahme

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Kreuzabnahme

Sale Date: March 24, 2010

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Atalante et Méléagre tenant la tête du sanglier...

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Atalante et Méléagre tenant la tête du sanglier...

Sale Date: February 19, 2010

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Achilles unter den Töchtern des Lykomedes

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Achilles unter den Töchtern des Lykomedes

Sale Date: February 10, 2010

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Samson and Delilah

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Samson and Delilah

Sale Date: February 9, 2010

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Two male heads (study)

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Two male heads (study)

Sale Date: January 27, 2010

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Alexander and Roxana

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Alexander and Roxana

Sale Date: January 27, 2010

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Portrait of a man, 1610

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Portrait of a man, 1610

Sale Date: January 28, 2010

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Nettuno calma la tempesta

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Nettuno calma la tempesta

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Ritratto di gentiluomo con gorgiera

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Ritratto di gentiluomo con gorgiera

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Allegorie der Schrecken des Krieges, 1650

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Allegorie der Schrecken des Krieges, 1650

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Hunting scene with lions (+ Hunting scene with...

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Hunting scene with lions (+ Hunting scene with...

Sale Date: May 5, 2009

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Le massacre des innocents

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Le massacre des innocents

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Sainte Cécile

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Sainte Cécile

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Repos de Diane chasseresse

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Repos de Diane chasseresse

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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La kermesse villageoise (in 4 parts), 1675–1699

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La kermesse villageoise (in 4 parts), 1675–1699

Sale Date: December 4, 2009

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Der Liebesgarten

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Der Liebesgarten

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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The consequences of war

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The consequences of war

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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The Christ Child and the infant Saint John the...

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The Christ Child and the infant Saint John the...

Sale Date: December 11, 2009

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The penitent Magdalene

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The penitent Magdalene

Sale Date: December 10, 2009

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Portrait of a young woman, holding a chain

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a young woman, holding a chain

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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