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)

Saint Theresa interceding for Bernardino de...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Theresa interceding for Bernardino de...

Sale Date: October 4, 2007

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Der Eremit und die schlafende Angelika, 1628–1629

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Der Eremit und die schlafende Angelika, 1628–1629

Sale Date: September 21, 2007

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Putti mit Blumengirlande

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Putti mit Blumengirlande

Sale Date: September 21, 2007

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Saint Catherine, 1620

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Catherine, 1620

Sale Date: September 18, 2007

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The judgement of Salomon

After Peter Paul Rubens

The judgement of Salomon

Sale Date: September 4, 2007

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Løvejagten

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Sale Date: September 13, 2007

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Saint Veronica holding the veil with the image...

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Saint Veronica holding the veil with the image...

Sale Date: September 5, 2007

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The Adoration of the Magi

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: September 5, 2007

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: September 5, 2007

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The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, 1875–1899

After Peter Paul Rubens

The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, 1875–1899

Sale Date: June 25, 2007

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Pan e Siringa

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Pan e Siringa

Sale Date: March 28, 2007

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Die Rückkehr der Heilgen Familie aus Ägypten

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Rückkehr der Heilgen Familie aus Ägypten

Sale Date: July 7, 2007

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Ciro y Tomiris

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Ciro y Tomiris

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Tobias and the angel, in a landscape (+ Standing

Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens

Tobias and the angel, in a landscape (+ Standing

Sale Date: July 4, 2007

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The Daughters of Cecrops discovering the infant...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Daughters of Cecrops discovering the infant...

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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A landscape with putti carrying a swag of fruit

After Peter Paul Rubens

A landscape with putti carrying a swag of fruit

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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The Adoration of the Magi

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Le tribut de César, 1720

After Peter Paul Rubens

Le tribut de César, 1720

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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The Calydonian Boar hunt ( collab. w/ Studio of...

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Calydonian Boar hunt ( collab. w/ Studio of...

Sale Date: July 5, 2007

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Silène ivre et autres figures

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Silène ivre et autres figures

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Die Heilige Familie

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Die Heilige Familie

Sale Date: June 13, 2007

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Der Tod der Niobiden

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Der Tod der Niobiden

Sale Date: June 13, 2007

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Portrait du Roi Henri IV, d'après le...

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait du Roi Henri IV, d'après le...

Sale Date: June 15, 2007

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Léopards avec satyre et nymphe

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Léopards avec satyre et nymphe

Sale Date: June 15, 2007

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