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

Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

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Selbstbildnis

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Selbstbildnis

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Christ carried to the Tomb

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Christ carried to the Tomb

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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The miracle of Saint Ignatius Loyola

After Peter Paul Rubens

The miracle of Saint Ignatius Loyola

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Two studies of a man, head and shoulders

Peter Paul Rubens

Two studies of a man, head and shoulders

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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A distinguished lady surrounded by good friends

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

A distinguished lady surrounded by good friends

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Die Hl. Familie mit Elisabeth und dem...

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Hl. Familie mit Elisabeth und dem...

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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Madonna mit Kind und Buch in Rosen und Landschaft

Style of Peter Paul Rubens

Madonna mit Kind und Buch in Rosen und Landschaft

Sale Date: November 20, 2007

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The Descent from the Cross

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The Descent from the Cross

Sale Date: December 6, 2007

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The Rape of Ganymede

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The Rape of Ganymede

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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La rencontre d'Anne et de Joachim à la Porte Dorée

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La rencontre d'Anne et de Joachim à la Porte Dorée

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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Lion rugissant

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Lion rugissant

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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The sacrificial lamb (Sketch for a tapestry)

School of Peter Paul Rubens

The sacrificial lamb (Sketch for a tapestry)

Sale Date: November 11, 2007

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An extensive river landscape with figures on a...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

An extensive river landscape with figures on a...

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Pfingstwunder

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Pfingstwunder

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Autoritratto

After Peter Paul Rubens

Autoritratto

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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Portrait of a lady

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Portrait of a lady

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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The finding of Moses

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The finding of Moses

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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Double portrait de Pierre-Paul Rubens et d'Anton

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Double portrait de Pierre-Paul Rubens et d'Anton

Sale Date: October 19, 2007

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The Magdalene repenting of her wordly vanities

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Magdalene repenting of her wordly vanities

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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The Battle of the Amazons

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Battle of the Amazons

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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The Conversion of Saul

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The Conversion of Saul

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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Roman Charity

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Roman Charity

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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Allegorie des Flussgottes Maranon mit Wasserurne

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Allegorie des Flussgottes Maranon mit Wasserurne

Sale Date: October 16, 2007

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Pastoral scene

Peter Paul Rubens

Pastoral scene

Sale Date: September 22, 2007

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