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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Peter Paul Rubens (3,309 results)
The Delphic Sybil

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Delphic Sybil

Kunsthaus Lempertz

Est. 20,000–30,000 EUR

Salome and the head of John the Baptist

After Peter Paul Rubens

Salome and the head of John the Baptist

Kunsthaus Lempertz

Est. 8,000–10,000 EUR

Portrait of a Dominican Friar

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Dominican Friar

Dorotheum

Est. 8,000–12,000 EUR

The Tiger

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

The Tiger

Dorotheum

Est. 25,000–35,000 EUR

Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian...

Dorotheum

Est. 30,000–50,000 EUR

A wooded landscape with farmers and their cattle

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

A wooded landscape with farmers and their cattle

Dorotheum

Est. 20,000–30,000 EUR

Portrait of Archduke Albrecht VII of Austria

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Archduke Albrecht VII of Austria

Dorotheum

Est. 80,000–120,000 EUR

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Dorotheum

Est. 12,000–18,000 EUR

The Coronation of Roxana by Alexander the Great

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Coronation of Roxana by Alexander the Great

Dorotheum

Est. 20,000–30,000 EUR

Sin Titulo

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Sin Titulo

Art Master Collection

Price on Request

Massacre of the Innocents.

Peter Paul Rubens

Massacre of the Innocents.

Art Master Collection

Price on Request

La Sainte Famille

After Peter Paul Rubens

La Sainte Famille

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Portrait de Jacqueline van Caestre

After Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait de Jacqueline van Caestre

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

Auction Closed

Kreuzigung Christi mit den beiden Schächern und...

After Peter Paul Rubens

Kreuzigung Christi mit den beiden Schächern und...

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

Auction Closed

Birth of Venus

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Birth of Venus

Sale Date: April 9, 2019

Auction Closed

Ange debout tenant une lance et les clous de la...

Peter Paul Rubens

Ange debout tenant une lance et les clous de la...

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

Auction Closed

Trois hommes drapés, probablement des apôtres, 1607

Peter Paul Rubens

Trois hommes drapés, probablement des apôtres, 1607

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

Auction Closed

Henri de Luxembourg et un autre homme

Peter Paul Rubens

Henri de Luxembourg et un autre homme

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

Auction Closed

DER MEERESGOTT NEPTUN BESÄNFTIGT DIE WOGEN

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

DER MEERESGOTT NEPTUN BESÄNFTIGT DIE WOGEN

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

JUNGER MANN MIT ERHOBENEM WEINGLAS

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

JUNGER MANN MIT ERHOBENEM WEINGLAS

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

BILDNIS DES ERZHERZOGS ALBRECHT VII. VON...

Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens

BILDNIS DES ERZHERZOGS ALBRECHT VII. VON...

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

Auction Closed

Nessus and Deianira

Follower of Peter Paul Rubens

Nessus and Deianira

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

Auction Closed

The Supper at Emmaus

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

The Supper at Emmaus

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

Auction Closed

Drunken Hercules

After Peter Paul Rubens

Drunken Hercules

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

Auction Closed

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