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.

Peter Paul Rubens News

Art & Exhibitions

Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing

by Vittoria Benzine
Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing
Pop Culture

Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life

by Verity Babbs
Art Behind The Meme: A Woman Clinging on to Life
Law & Politics

Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules

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Rape of the of Leucippus

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Rape of the of Leucippus

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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I. De slachting van de onschuldigen; II. Een man

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I. De slachting van de onschuldigen; II. Een man

Sale Date: May 7, 2024

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le Miracle de Sainte Ildefonse

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le Miracle de Sainte Ildefonse

Sale Date: May 5, 2024

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The Flight of Lot and His Family from Sodom

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The Flight of Lot and His Family from Sodom

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Madonna con Bambin

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Madonna con Bambin

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Sale Date: May 1, 2024

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Old Woman with a Basket of Coal

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Old Woman with a Basket of Coal

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

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L’Adoration des rois mages

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L’Adoration des rois mages

Sale Date: April 12, 2024

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Conversione di San Paolo

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Conversione di San Paolo

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Conversione di San Paolo

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Conversione di San Paolo

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Da. Maria come Madre di Dio e Regina del Cielo

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Da. Maria come Madre di Dio e Regina del Cielo

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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The Consecration of Decius Mus

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The Consecration of Decius Mus

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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The Virgin and Child of the Rosary

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The Virgin and Child of the Rosary

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Portrait of Nicolaas Rockox (1560–1640) and...

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Portrait of Nicolaas Rockox (1560–1640) and...

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Das Urteil Salomos

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Das Urteil Salomos

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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EIN HEILIGER KÖNIG KÜSST DIE FÜSSE DES JESUSKINDES

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EIN HEILIGER KÖNIG KÜSST DIE FÜSSE DES JESUSKINDES

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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La Sainte Famille avec un perroquet.

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La Sainte Famille avec un perroquet.

Sale Date: March 18, 2024

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L'adoration des mages.

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L'adoration des mages.

Sale Date: March 18, 2024

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Mojžiš a Eleazár ( Mojžiš a medený had ), 1625–1640

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Mojžiš a Eleazár ( Mojžiš a medený had ), 1625–1640

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Néron

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Néron

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Boreas Steals Orythia

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Boreas Steals Orythia

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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PORTRAIT EINES ADELIGEN HERRN IM HARNISCH

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PORTRAIT EINES ADELIGEN HERRN IM HARNISCH

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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INTERPRETAZIONE DEL SACRIFICIO

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INTERPRETAZIONE DEL SACRIFICIO

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Self portrait of the artist

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Self portrait of the artist

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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