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
Sold price: 76,529,056 USD

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

Peter Paul Rubens (4,061 results)

PORTRAIT DER HELENE FOURMENT

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PORTRAIT DER HELENE FOURMENT

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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DAS MARTYRIUM JOHANNES DES TÄUFERS

School of Peter Paul Rubens

DAS MARTYRIUM JOHANNES DES TÄUFERS

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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DANIEL IN DER LÖWENGRUBE

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

DANIEL IN DER LÖWENGRUBE

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Saint Sebastian tended by two angels

Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Sebastian tended by two angels

Sale Date: July 5, 2023

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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI

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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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Sacra Famiglia, con Sant'Elisabetta e San...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Sacra Famiglia, con Sant'Elisabetta e San...

Sale Date: June 28, 2023

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Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino e Sant’Anna

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino e Sant’Anna

Sale Date: June 27, 2023

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Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length,...

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length,...

Sale Date: July 6, 2023

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Ecce Homo - a sketch

Peter Paul Rubens

Ecce Homo - a sketch

Sale Date: July 6, 2023

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A portrait of a saint with a book on a ledge

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A portrait of a saint with a book on a ledge

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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A pair of portraits of Roman emperors, Caligula...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A pair of portraits of Roman emperors, Caligula...

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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A praying woman (Rita of Cascia) (?)

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A praying woman (Rita of Cascia) (?)

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Le Christ sur la Croix

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Le Christ sur la Croix

Sale Date: June 22, 2023

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Samson et le lion

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Samson et le lion

Sale Date: June 22, 2023

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Vénus cherche à retenir Mars ou Les Maux de..., 1638

Peter Paul Rubens

Vénus cherche à retenir Mars ou Les Maux de..., 1638

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Sankt Francis sista nattvard, 1601–1699

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sankt Francis sista nattvard, 1601–1699

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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The Battle of the Amazons

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The Battle of the Amazons

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

"Caritas Romana"

Sale Date: June 16, 2023

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Adorazione dei Magi

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Adorazione dei Magi

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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An Allegory of the Four Elements

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

An Allegory of the Four Elements

Sale Date: June 28, 2023

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Susanna and the two Elder

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Susanna and the two Elder

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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The Judgement of Paris

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Judgement of Paris

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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Vierge à l’enfant

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Vierge à l’enfant

Sale Date: May 23, 2023

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Adorazione dei Magi

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Adorazione dei Magi

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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