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a painter who spoke five languages, spied for the Spanish Crown, was knighted by two monarchs, and ran the largest workshop in Europe

Where to see Peter Paul Rubens
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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127 recorded works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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116 recorded works
Museo del Prado
Madrid, Spain
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75 recorded works
Louvre
Paris, France
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57 recorded works
Museum Plantin-Moretus
Antwerp, Belgium
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54 recorded works
Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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45 recorded works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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41 recorded works
Courtauld Institute of Art
London, United Kingdom
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39 recorded works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
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39 recorded works
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
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38 recorded works
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
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36 recorded works
Courtauld Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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35 recorded works
Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz collection
Düsseldorf, Germany
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33 recorded works
Electoral Gallery Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
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29 recorded worksMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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28 recorded works
Liechtenstein Museum
Vienna, Austria
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27 recorded worksNational Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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24 recorded works
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford, United Kingdom
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24 recorded works
Royal Collection
London, United Kingdom
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22 recorded worksOnze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Antwerp, Belgium
Also here (1)
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20 recorded worksCharles Sedelmeyer collection
Paris, France
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20 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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19 recorded works
Rubenshuis
Antwerp, Belgium
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16 recorded works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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9 recorded worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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6 recorded works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
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4 recorded worksMusée des beaux-arts de Marseille
Marseille, France
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4 recorded worksStatens Museum for Kunst
Copenhagen, Denmark
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3 recorded worksTemple Newsam
Leeds, United Kingdom
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3 recorded worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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2 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes
Rennes, France
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2 recorded worksMusée Granet
Aix-en-Provence, France
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2 recorded works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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2 recorded worksMuseum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Lyon, France
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2 recorded worksBorghese Collection
Paris, France
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1 recorded workCapitoline Museums
Rome, Italy
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1 recorded work
Musea Brugge
Bruges, Belgium
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1 recorded work
Mauritshuis
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Leiden Collection
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper
Quimper, France
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1 recorded workMuseum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
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1 recorded workPinacoteca di Brera
Milan, Italy
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1 recorded workCooper Gallery
Barnsley, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Paisley Museum
Paisley, United Kingdom
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1 recorded workMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen
Caen, France
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1 recorded work
Wallace Collection
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded workMusei di Strada Nuova
Genoa, Italy
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1 recorded workChequers
Wycombe, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Galleria Sabauda
Turin, Italy
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1 recorded work
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Halifax, United Kingdom
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1 recorded workPalazzo Vecchio
Florence, Italy
2 more museums hold works by Peter Paul Rubens with smaller collections, not listed here.
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Where did Peter Paul Rubens get most of his inspiration for the image below?
Rubens's powerful male figures were influenced by antique sculpture.Where was Peter Paul Rubens from?
Peter Paul Rubens was Dutch, born in 1577 and died in 1640.When did Peter Paul Rubens live?
Peter Paul Rubens lived from 1577 to 1640.Is Peter Paul Rubens a baroque artist?
Peter Paul Rubens defined art in seventeenth-century Flanders and brought Baroque art to international notice.Was Peter Paul Rubens catholic?
Peter Paul Rubens's parents were Calvinists who fled Antwerp for Cologne due to religious turmoil and persecution of Protestants.Is Peter Paul Rubens renaissance?
Peter Paul Rubens fused the lessons of the Italian Renaissance and the artistic traditions of his native Flanders.Peter Paul Rubens's artistic style can be characterized by all of the following except?
Peter Paul Rubens fused the lessons of the Italian Renaissance and the artistic traditions of his native Flanders, creating a style that was original and universally appealing.What is Peter Paul Rubens most known for?
Peter Paul Rubens is known as a great master in nearly every pictorial sense.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Peter Paul Rubens's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Royal Castle in Warsaw Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Capitoline Museums Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Musea Brugge Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Liechtenstein Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Elizabeth Gilmore Holt; Project Muse, A Documentary History of Art, Volume 2 _ Michelangelo and the Mannerists, The Baroque and the Eighteenth Century Used for: biography.
- [8] book Elizabeth Gilmore Holt; Project Muse, A Documentary History of Art, Volume 2 _ Michelangelo and the Mannerists, The Baroque and the Eighteenth Century Used for: biography.
- [9] book Zuffi, Stefano, 1961-, Baroque painting : two centuries of masterpieces from the era preceding the dawn modern art Used for: biography, museum holdings, stylistic analysis.
- [10] book Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Delphi Complete Works of Peter Paul Rubens (Illustrated) (Masters of Art Book 14) Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [11] book Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Delphi Complete Works of Peter Paul Rubens - PDFDrive.com Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [12] book Lilian H. Zirpolo, Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
- [13] book Penelope J.E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs, Ann S. Roberts, David L. Simon, Janson's History of Art_ The Western Tradition (8th Edition) Used for: biography.
- [14] book Mark Lamster, Master of shadows Used for: biography.
- [15] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [16] book "Michael Brand, Frederik J. Duparc, Ariane van Suchtelen, Anne T. Woollett, Tiarna Doherty, Mark Leonard and Jørgen Wadum", Rubens and Brueghel: A Working Friendship Used for: museum holdings.
- [17] book Alexander Marr, Rubens's Spirit Used for: biography.
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