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

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Three studies of a young woman

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Three studies of a young woman

Sale Date: November 10, 2008

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The Adoration of the Brazen Serpent

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Brazen Serpent

Sale Date: November 10, 2008

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A Sacrifice

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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Le grand Portement de Croix (engraved by...

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Le grand Portement de Croix (engraved by...

Sale Date: October 16, 2008

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The Return of Briseis to Achilles

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Return of Briseis to Achilles

Sale Date: October 30, 2008

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Madonna mit Kind

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Madonna mit Kind

Sale Date: October 14, 2008

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St. Rochus

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Sale Date: October 14, 2008

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Christus am Kreuz mit den beiden Schächern

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Christus am Kreuz mit den beiden Schächern

Sale Date: October 14, 2008

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Queen Tomyris with the head of King Cyrus

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Queen Tomyris with the head of King Cyrus

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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The Crucifixion with the Virgin and the Magdalen

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and the Magdalen

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Susannah and the Elders

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Susannah and the Elders

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Die Versöhnung von Jakob und Esau

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Die Versöhnung von Jakob und Esau

Sale Date: September 19, 2008

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: September 9, 2008

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The Madonna and Child

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Madonna and Child

Sale Date: September 9, 2008

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Die Bekehrung des heiligen Bavo

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Die Bekehrung des heiligen Bavo

Sale Date: July 4, 2008

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The Adoration of the Magi

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The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 15, 2008

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Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a man in profile

Sale Date: July 10, 2008

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The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Sale Date: July 10, 2008

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Lot and his daughters fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah

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Lot and his daughters fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah

Sale Date: July 11, 2008

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A Roman hero or martyr holding a lance, possibly

Peter Paul Rubens

A Roman hero or martyr holding a lance, possibly

Sale Date: July 9, 2008

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The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant

Sale Date: July 8, 2008

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Le denier de César

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Le denier de César

Sale Date: June 17, 2008

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Le jardin d'amour

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Le jardin d'amour

Sale Date: June 15, 2008

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Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Profile of the head of a bearded man, wearing a...

Sale Date: July 9, 2008

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