From the artist's life
Rubens served as a diplomat and was knighted by two kings; he negotiated peace between Spain and England with brush and pen alike.
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Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) was the greatest Flemish Baroque painter, whose dynamic, sensual canvases overflow with energy, flesh and colour. A diplomat and scholar, he ran a vast workshop that supplied all of Europe's courts.
Rubens defined the exuberant Baroque style and influenced painters from Watteau to Delacroix and Renoir.
- The towering master of Flemish Baroque painting.
- Ran a huge workshop supplying Europe's royal courts.
- A diplomat knighted by the kings of Spain and England.
Key works
Where to start
Complete list of key works
Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.
- The Descent from the CrossOn ArtAtlas
- The Elevation of the CrossListed for reference
- The Rape of the Daughters of LeucippusListed for reference
- Rubens and Isabella Brant in the honeysuckle bowerListed for reference
- The Three GracesListed for reference
- The Fall of the DamnedListed for reference
- The Garden of LoveListed for reference
- Portrait of Susanna LundenListed for reference
- The Tiger HuntListed for reference
- Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry, 14 March 1590Listed for reference
- Drunken BacchusListed for reference
- Judith and HolofernesListed for reference
- Rubensian tapestriesListed for reference
1612
The Descent from the Cross
Saint Christopher on a side panel nods to the patrons — the guild of arquebusiers, whose patron he was.