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

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Jesus und Johannesknabe in einer Landschaft

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Jesus und Johannesknabe in einer Landschaft

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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Die Berufung des Petrus

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Die Berufung des Petrus

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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Die Hl. Familie mit der Hl. Anna und..., 1626–1628

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Die Hl. Familie mit der Hl. Anna und..., 1626–1628

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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Longinus thrusting a lance in Christ's side

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Longinus thrusting a lance in Christ's side

Sale Date: September 19, 2006

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Queen Thomyris with the head of King Cyrus

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Queen Thomyris with the head of King Cyrus

Sale Date: September 19, 2006

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Frugtkransen

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Sale Date: September 13, 2006

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Cristo Crucificado con los dos ladrones

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Cristo Crucificado con los dos ladrones

Sale Date: May 16, 2006

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La chasse au lion

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La chasse au lion

Sale Date: June 30, 2006

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Le portrait de l'Infante Isabelle

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Le portrait de l'Infante Isabelle

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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The Coronation of the Virgin by the Trinity (a...

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The Coronation of the Virgin by the Trinity (a...

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

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Couple amoureux

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Couple amoureux

Sale Date: July 23, 2006

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Sainte Famille avec Sainte Elisabeth et Saint...

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Sainte Famille avec Sainte Elisabeth et Saint...

Sale Date: July 23, 2006

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The marriage of Alexander and Roxanne

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The marriage of Alexander and Roxanne

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

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The Calydonian Boar hunt (+ Diana and her nymphs

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The Calydonian Boar hunt (+ Diana and her nymphs

Sale Date: July 4, 2006

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Saint Bartholomew

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Saint Bartholomew

Sale Date: July 4, 2006

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Silène ivre et autres figures

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Silène ivre et autres figures

Sale Date: June 14, 2006

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Le jugement de Salomon

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Le jugement de Salomon

Sale Date: June 19, 2006

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Moses

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Sale Date: July 5, 2006

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Portrait of Philip IV, on horseback, a cavalry...

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Portrait of Philip IV, on horseback, a cavalry...

Sale Date: July 5, 2006

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The Feast of Herod

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The Feast of Herod

Sale Date: July 5, 2006

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Das Pelzchen, Bildnis der zweiten Gemahlin von...

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Das Pelzchen, Bildnis der zweiten Gemahlin von...

Sale Date: June 20, 2006

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Ansegisus und Bega

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Ansegisus und Bega

Sale Date: June 20, 2006

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Die Löwenjagd

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Die Löwenjagd

Sale Date: June 20, 2006

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Portrait of Anne of Austria in a black dress...

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Portrait of Anne of Austria in a black dress...

Sale Date: June 6, 2006

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