Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish · 1577–1640 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions… (Wikipedia)

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Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation. Rubens was a painter producing altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. He was also a prolific designer of cartoons for the Flemish tapestry workshops and of frontispieces for the publishers in Antwerp.

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Born 1577, SiegenDied 1640, AntwerpOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q5599 ↗ULAN 500002921 ↗Museum works 24

BaroqueFlemish Baroque painting

Also known as after Peter Paul Rubens, kopie, naakt, Pedro Pablo de Rubenes, Peter Paolo Rubens, Peter Paul Reubens, Peter Paul Rubens*, Peter Paul Ruebens and 7 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Peter Paul Rubens, The Triumph of Henry IV — **The Triumph of Henry IV**ca. 1630 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1942 — Open Access (CC0)

Peter Paul Rubens, A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt — **A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt**ca. 1635 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation, Mrs. Char…

Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer — **Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer**1597 · Oil on copper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 — …

Peter Paul Rubens, Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678) — **Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)**ca. 1635 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, in h…

Peter Paul Rubens, Wolf and Fox Hunt — **Wolf and Fox Hunt**ca. 1616 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1910 — Open Access…

Peter Paul Rubens, The Feast of Acheloüs — **The Feast of Acheloüs**ca. 1615 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Alvin and Irwin Untermyer, in memory …

Peter Paul Rubens, Decius Mus Addressing the Legions — **Decius Mus Addressing the Legions**probably 1616 · oil on hardboard, transferred from wood and canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Peter Paul Rubens, The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek — **The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek**c. 1626 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Syma Busiel — Open Access (CC0)

Peter Paul Rubens, Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria — **Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria**1606 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Peter Paul Rubens, Agrippina and Germanicus — **Agrippina and Germanicus**c. 1614 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den — **Daniel in the Lions' Den**c. 1614/1616 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Peter Paul Rubens, The Fall of Phaeton — **The Fall of Phaeton**c. 1604/1605, probably reworked c. 1606/1608 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Peter Paul Rubens, Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren — **Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren**1608 - 1610
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Peter Paul Rubens, Schetsen van de dochters van Cecrops — **Schetsen van de dochters van Cecrops**1611 - 1616
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Peter Paul Rubens, Portret van Karel, aartshertog van Oostenrijk en Infante van Spanje (?) (Don Carlos) — **Portret van Karel, aartshertog van Oostenrijk en Infante van Spanje (?) (Don Carlos)**1587 - 1640
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Peter Paul Rubens, The Reconciliation of the Romans and Sabines — **The Reconciliation of the Romans and Sabines**1638
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Peter Paul Rubens, The Israelites Gathering Manna in the Desert — **The Israelites Gathering Manna in the Desert**1626
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peter Paul Rubens, The Crowning of Roxana — **The Crowning of Roxana**1650
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peter Paul Rubens, The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth, St. John, and a Dove — **The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth, St. John, and a Dove**1609
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peter Paul Rubens, The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) — **The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales)**1633
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art

Peter Paul Rubens, Old woman and boy with candles — **Old woman and boy with candles**1616
Mauritshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mauritshuis

Peter Paul Rubens, De Heilige Franciscus van Assisi ontvangt het Christuskind uit handen van Maria — **De Heilige Franciscus van Assisi ontvangt het Christuskind uit handen van Maria**1642
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Peter Paul Rubens, A child with bird — **A child with bird**1625
Gemäldegalerie Berlin ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Peter Paul Rubens

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