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)

Susanna and the Elders

After Peter Paul Rubens

Susanna and the Elders

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos

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Der Raub der Töchter des Leukippos

Sale Date: March 18, 2008

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Heilige Familie

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Heilige Familie

Sale Date: March 14, 2008

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Putti auf Löwen

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Putti auf Löwen

Sale Date: March 14, 2008

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Le Jugement de Salomon, 1600–1699

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Le Jugement de Salomon, 1600–1699

Sale Date: February 24, 2008

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The mocking of Christ

After Peter Paul Rubens

The mocking of Christ

Sale Date: February 23, 2008

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Julius Caesar (+ Emperor Galba; 2 works)

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Julius Caesar (+ Emperor Galba; 2 works)

Sale Date: March 6, 2008

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Mercure et les trois grâces

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Mercure et les trois grâces

Sale Date: February 11, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: February 19, 2008

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Self-portrait in a black costume and a black hat

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self-portrait in a black costume and a black hat

Sale Date: February 26, 2008

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The Rape of Proserpine

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of Proserpine

Sale Date: February 12, 2008

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Diana and her nymphs resting after the hunt...

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Diana and her nymphs resting after the hunt...

Sale Date: February 12, 2008

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Portrait of a child with red hair

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Portrait of a child with red hair

Sale Date: January 26, 2008

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Romulus and Remus

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Romulus and Remus

Sale Date: January 23, 2008

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Flykten till Egypten

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Flykten till Egypten

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Three nymphs with a cornucopia

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Three nymphs with a cornucopia

Sale Date: January 25, 2008

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Salomé apportant la tête de Saint Jean..., 1600–1699

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Salomé apportant la tête de Saint Jean..., 1600–1699

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Les Trois Grâces

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Les Trois Grâces

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Sainte Catherine visitant les âmes du Purgatoire

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sainte Catherine visitant les âmes du Purgatoire

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Le Christ et les pélérins d'Emmaüs

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Le Christ et les pélérins d'Emmaüs

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Christ bestowing a wreath

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Christ bestowing a wreath

Sale Date: December 18, 2007

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A garland of fruit with the Infants Christ and...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

A garland of fruit with the Infants Christ and...

Sale Date: December 18, 2007

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Der Eremit und die schlafende Angelika

After Peter Paul Rubens

Der Eremit und die schlafende Angelika

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Achilles unter den Töchtern des Lykomedes

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Achilles unter den Töchtern des Lykomedes

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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