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 (4,061 results)
La fuite de Loth et ses filles

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La fuite de Loth et ses filles

Sale Date: May 31, 2023

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Der Bund von Erde und Wasser, 1700–1899

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Der Bund von Erde und Wasser, 1700–1899

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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I. The Massacre of the Innocents; II. A man...

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I. The Massacre of the Innocents; II. A man...

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Adorazione dei pastori

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Adorazione dei pastori

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Adorazione dei Re Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Adorazione dei Re Magi

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: May 26, 2023

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The Holy Women at the Sepulcher, a fragment

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Holy Women at the Sepulcher, a fragment

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Incontro tra Davide e Abigail

Student of Peter Paul Rubens

Incontro tra Davide e Abigail

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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Nymphe et satyre avec une corbeille de fruits

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Nymphe et satyre avec une corbeille de fruits

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Daniel in the Lion's Den

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Sale Date: May 15, 2023

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Self Portrait of the artist

After Peter Paul Rubens

Self Portrait of the artist

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Hunt of Meleager and Atalante

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Hunt of Meleager and Atalante

Sale Date: May 15, 2023

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Portrait of a Man as Mars, 1620

Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Man as Mars, 1620

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy in Adoration of the

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy in Adoration of the

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Hero and Leander

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Hero and Leander

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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Die Erziehung der Jungfrau Maria

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Die Erziehung der Jungfrau Maria

Sale Date: May 12, 2023

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APOSTEL THOMAS MIT WINKELMASS

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

APOSTEL THOMAS MIT WINKELMASS

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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REITER AUF AUFSTEIGENDEM PFERDE

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

REITER AUF AUFSTEIGENDEM PFERDE

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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DIE ANBETUNG DER HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

DIE ANBETUNG DER HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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DIE ANBETUNG DER HIRTEN

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

DIE ANBETUNG DER HIRTEN

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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ALLEGORIE DES GERUCHS

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

ALLEGORIE DES GERUCHS

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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SELBSTPORTRAIT

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

SELBSTPORTRAIT

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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DER HEILIGE PAULUS MIT SCHWERT UND SEGENSGRUSS

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

DER HEILIGE PAULUS MIT SCHWERT UND SEGENSGRUSS

Sale Date: March 11, 2023

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Halbfiguriges Porträt eines bärtigen Mannes

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Halbfiguriges Porträt eines bärtigen Mannes

Sale Date: March 21, 2023

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