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Peter Paul Rubens

1577–1640

WA-00014595

Siegen, Westphalia

PaintingBaroque

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

102

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ5599

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Taste of a Connoisseur: The Paul J. Sachs Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966–1967

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Baroque

Medium

Painting

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Museum Collections

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Artworks (75)

The Man Tormented by Dreams

1812 · Graphite, with brush and gray wash, on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper

22.5 × 18.1 cm (8 7/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Cambyses Appointing Otanes Judge

1700 · Oil on wood

18 x 17 1/2 in. (45.7 x 44.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Feast of Herod (recto)

1637 · pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk, touched with white gouache

Sheet: 27.2 x 47.2 cm (10 11/16 x 18 9/16 in.); Secondary Support: 27.6 x 47.3 cm (10 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Feast of Herod (recto); Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso)

1637 · pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk, touched with white gouache

Sheet: 27.2 x 47.2 cm (10 11/16 x 18 9/16 in.); Secondary Support: 27.6 x 47.3 cm (10 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis

1636 · Oil on panel

27 × 42.6 cm (10 5/8 × 16 3/4 in.); Framed: 42.2 × 57.8 × 6.4 cm (16 5/8 × 22 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Venus and Adonis

1634 · Oil on canvas

With added strips, 77 3/4 x 95 5/8 in. (197.5 x 242.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)

1634 · oil on wood

Framed: 70.5 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm (27 3/4 x 16 x 3 in.); Unframed: 26 x 53.7 cm (10 1/4 x 21 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Coronation of the Virgin

1632 · Oil on wood

19 5/8 x 16 in. (49.8 x 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nicolas Rubens, the Artist's Son

1630 · Oil on panel

73.7 × 59.1 cm (29 × 23 1/4 in.); Framed: 161 × 69.9 cm (63 3/8 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

1630 · Oil on canvas

69 1/2 x 82 1/2 in. (176.5 x 209.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)

1630 · Oil on wood

80 1/4 x 62 1/4 in. (203.8 x 158.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt

1630 · Oil on wood

24 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (61.5 x 90.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Glorification of the Eucharist

1630 · Oil on wood

28 1/8 in. × 19 in. (71.4 × 48.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt

1630 · Oil on wood

24 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (61.5 x 90.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)

1630 · Oil on wood

80 1/4 x 62 1/4 in. (203.8 x 158.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Apotheosis of James I and Other Studies: Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling, Whitehall

1628 · Oil paint on oak

support: 947 x 630 mm frame: 1142 x 828 x 93 mm

Tate

The Triumph of the Church

1628 · oil on wood

Framed: 129.5 x 96.5 x 8.5 cm (51 x 38 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 74.1 x 105.7 cm (29 3/16 x 41 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait of a Woman, Probably Susanna Lunden (Susanna Fourment, 1599–1628)

1625 · Oil on wood

30 1/4 x 23 5/8 in. (76.8 x 60 cm), including added strip of 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) at bottom

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Triumph of Henry IV

1625 · Oil on wood

19 1/2 x 32 7/8 in. (49.5 x 83.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Triumph of Henry IV

1625 · Oil on wood

19 1/2 x 32 7/8 in. (49.5 x 83.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Palazzi di Genova

1622 · Printed text with etched illustrations

16 5/8 x 11 7/16 x 1 9/16 in. (42.2 x 29.1 x 4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Adoration of the Eucharist

1621 · Oil on panel

31.5 × 32 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.); Framed: 47.6 × 47.6 × 7 cm (18 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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A Sermon in a Village Church

1620 · Black chalk, oil- and water-based paints

16 5/8 x 22 9/16 in. (42.2 x 57.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Isabella Brant

1620 · oil on wood

Framed: 83 x 73.5 x 9 cm (32 11/16 x 28 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 53 x 46 cm (20 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

75 published of 75 catalogued · 39 with image

The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
20 published20 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren
1608 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Three Studies of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Headdress
1495 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)
1634 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Apotheosis of James I and Other Studies: Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling, Whitehall
1628 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van Karel, aartshertog van Oostenrijk en Infante van Spanje (?) (Don Carlos)
1587 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Triumph of the Church
1628 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Feast of Herod (recto); Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso)
1637 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Feast of Herod (recto)
1637 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt
1610 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Isabella Brant
1620 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

26 assets

Groep staande mannen in toga's (1587 - 1640)

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor grafmonument van Jean Grusset, genaamd Richardot (1609)

Rijksmuseum

Het opladen van de jachtbuit door de nimfen van Diana (1611 - 1616)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Leeuw, van achteren gezien (1587 - 1640)

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Karel, aartshertog van Oostenrijk en Infante van Spanje (?) (Don Carlos) (1587 - 1640)

Rijksmuseum

Schetsen van de dochters van Cecrops (1611 - 1616)

Rijksmuseum

Strijd tussen Lapithen en Centauren (1608 - 1610)

Rijksmuseum

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Movements1

Baroque

Collections6

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

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Representation & Collections

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

20 lots · 2016–2025

Market

Auction History

Range: $68,750 – $44,882,500

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Portrait of Isabel de Borbón (1602-1644), Queen of Spain, full length, in a black over-gown brocaded and embellished with gold	Christie's	Oct 2025	$20,000 – $30,000	$330,200
Three head studies of a bearded man	Christie's	Jul 2025	£100,000 – £150,000	£163,800
The Torture of Saint Chrysanthus	Christie's	Feb 2025	$30,000 – $50,000	Unsold
Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), Governess of Southern Netherlands, as a widow, three-quarter-length	Christie's	Dec 2024	£200,000 – £300,000	£289,800
The Virgin and Child of the Rosary	Christie's	Apr 2024	$500,000 – $700,000	$504,000
Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified as Maria Pypelinckx, the artist's mother, looking down in profile to the left	Christie's	Jan 2024	$400,000 – $600,000	$567,000
Ecce Homo - a sketch	Christie's	Jul 2023	£600,000 – £800,000	£1,008,000
Étude d’homme agenouillé vu de profil	Christie's	Mar 2023	€250,000 – €350,000	€378,000
Portrait of a lady, probably Isabella Brant (1591-1626), as a shepherdess	Christie's	Jan 2023	$1,200,000 – $1,800,000	$1,197,000
The Roman Emperors Augustus; Caligula; Claudius; Nero; Galba; Vespasian; Titus; and Domitian	Christie's	Jan 2023	$80,000 – $120,000	$100,800

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Taste of a Connoisseur: The Paul J. Sachs Collection

New York · 1966