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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Den hellige Catharina af Alexandrias martyrium

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Den hellige Catharina af Alexandrias martyrium

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim

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The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Joachim

Sale Date: February 22, 2006

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The Tribute Money

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The Tribute Money

Sale Date: February 22, 2006

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A bearded man holding a glove and hat (+ A...

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A bearded man holding a glove and hat (+ A...

Sale Date: January 24, 2006

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1700–1799

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1700–1799

Sale Date: February 7, 2006

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Diana and Callisto

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Diana and Callisto

Sale Date: February 7, 2006

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Portrait of a woman in a lace ruff

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Portrait of a woman in a lace ruff

Sale Date: January 28, 2006

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Theseus leading the Athenian soldiers against...

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Theseus leading the Athenian soldiers against...

Sale Date: January 27, 2006

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L'Adoration des Bergers

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L'Adoration des Bergers

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Silène ivre et autres figures

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Silène ivre et autres figures

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Meleagros und Atalante (in collab...., 1615–1618

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Meleagros und Atalante (in collab...., 1615–1618

Sale Date: December 16, 2005

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Tête d'enfant

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Tête d'enfant

Sale Date: December 16, 2005

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Selbstporträt des Künstlers

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Selbstporträt des Künstlers

Sale Date: December 14, 2005

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Reiterschlacht

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Reiterschlacht

Sale Date: December 14, 2005

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Der heilige Hieronymus

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Der heilige Hieronymus

Sale Date: December 14, 2005

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Davide

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Sale Date: December 13, 2005

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Saint Cecilia

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Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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The Penitent Magdalen and Saint Martha

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The Penitent Magdalen and Saint Martha

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Le martyre de Saint Laurent

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Le martyre de Saint Laurent

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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A boar hunt

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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A wooded landscape with putti and satyrs playing

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A wooded landscape with putti and satyrs playing

Sale Date: December 8, 2005

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Partenza di Enea

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Partenza di Enea

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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Meleager and Atalanta hunting the boar

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Meleager and Atalanta hunting the boar

Sale Date: December 9, 2005

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Maria mit dem Jesusknaben und Elisabeth mit dem...

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Maria mit dem Jesusknaben und Elisabeth mit dem...

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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