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)
Das Bacchanal, 1577–1640

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Das Bacchanal, 1577–1640

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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Madonna mit der Wiege, 1615

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Madonna mit der Wiege, 1615

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Die Kreuzabnahme, verkleinerte, seitenverkehrte...

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Die Kreuzabnahme, verkleinerte, seitenverkehrte...

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Das Pelzchen, Helene Fourment, die zweite Frau...

Peter Paul Rubens

Das Pelzchen, Helene Fourment, die zweite Frau...

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Zwei Frauen mit einem Hund, Fragment

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Zwei Frauen mit einem Hund, Fragment

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Die heilige Familie

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Die heilige Familie

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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A seated girl wearing a cap, turning a spit

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A seated girl wearing a cap, turning a spit

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Sénèque

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Sénèque

Sale Date: June 13, 2007

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Lekande putti

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Lekande putti

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Sankta Ursula och de tusende jungfrur, 1650

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Sankta Ursula och de tusende jungfrur, 1650

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Skattepenningen

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Skattepenningen

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

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Moses och kopparormen (4 Mosebok 21 kap.)

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Moses och kopparormen (4 Mosebok 21 kap.)

Sale Date: May 29, 2007

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Skattepenningen

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Skattepenningen

Sale Date: May 29, 2007

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Konungarnas tillbedjan

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Konungarnas tillbedjan

Sale Date: May 29, 2007

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Daniel in the lion's den

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Daniel in the lion's den

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Achille scoperto tra le figlie di Licomede

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Achille scoperto tra le figlie di Licomede

Sale Date: May 29, 2007

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Die Bekehrung des Hl. Bavo

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Die Bekehrung des Hl. Bavo

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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Untitled (Alexander at the battle of Malli ?)

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Untitled (Alexander at the battle of Malli ?)

Sale Date: May 25, 2007

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L'Arcangelo Michele scaccia gli angeli ribelli

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L'Arcangelo Michele scaccia gli angeli ribelli

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Mars and rhea Sylvia

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Mars and rhea Sylvia

Sale Date: May 8, 2007

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Garden of love (by Adro Miguel)

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Garden of love (by Adro Miguel)

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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The return of the Prodigal Son

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The return of the Prodigal Son

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Skizze des Hochaltarbildes in der...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Skizze des Hochaltarbildes in der...

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Geburt Christi

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Geburt Christi

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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