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)

Double portrait of Lamoral

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Double portrait of Lamoral

Sale Date: July 10, 2009

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Philemon and Baucis

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Philemon and Baucis

Sale Date: July 10, 2009

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Lot and his daughters fleeing sodom and Gomorrah

After Peter Paul Rubens

Lot and his daughters fleeing sodom and Gomorrah

Sale Date: July 10, 2009

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The Virgin and Child with Saints George, Jerome,

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Virgin and Child with Saints George, Jerome,

Sale Date: July 8, 2009

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The Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 9, 2009

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Portrait of a young captain, wearing armour and...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a young captain, wearing armour and...

Sale Date: July 9, 2009

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The Assumption of the Virgin

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Assumption of the Virgin

Sale Date: July 1, 2009

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Le jardin d'amour

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le jardin d'amour

Sale Date: June 7, 2009

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Thomyris reine des Scythes, et la tête de Cyrus

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Thomyris reine des Scythes, et la tête de Cyrus

Sale Date: June 12, 2009

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The birth of Louis XIII at Fontainebleau

After Peter Paul Rubens

The birth of Louis XIII at Fontainebleau

Sale Date: June 6, 2009

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Tête d'homme

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Tête d'homme

Sale Date: June 10, 2009

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Die Anbetung der Hirten

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Anbetung der Hirten

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Die Bekehrung des hl. Bavo

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Bekehrung des hl. Bavo

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Eine junge Frau gießt Wein in eine Schale

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Eine junge Frau gießt Wein in eine Schale

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Samson and Delilah

After Peter Paul Rubens

Samson and Delilah

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Head of a bearded man

Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a bearded man

Sale Date: June 4, 2009

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Athenarna fira Theseus återkomst

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Athenarna fira Theseus återkomst

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Amazonernas kamp

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Amazonernas kamp

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Le Couronnement de la Vierge, 1640

Sir Peter Paul Rubens & Christoffel Jegher

Le Couronnement de la Vierge, 1640

Sale Date: May 31, 2009

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Hercule combattant la Furie et la Discorde

Sir Peter Paul Rubens & Christoffel Jegher

Hercule combattant la Furie et la Discorde

Sale Date: May 31, 2009

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Hercules och Antaeus

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Hercules och Antaeus

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Drei Löwen

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: June 5, 2009

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Venus and Mars

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Mars

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Die Anbetung der Könige, 1800

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Anbetung der Könige, 1800

Sale Date: May 9, 2009

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