Rubens
Roy : Troyes, ? ; Paris, 1897#Rubens : Siegen (Westphalie), 1577 ; Anvers, 1640
School : France;Flandres (d'après)
848 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Rubens se rattache au dessin dans sa démarche artistique. Sa technique de prédilection est peinture à l'huile, toile. Son champ d'activité est dessin.
Legacy and influence
Plusieurs musées conservent et exposent les oeuvres de Rubens. On trouve ses créations dans 9 musées.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
French museums preserve works attributed to Rubens. These pieces, listed in the Joconde database, attest to this artist's place in the national artistic heritage. 20 records are currently available.
Curator museums
The works of Rubens are preserved in the following museums: musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie, Les Pêcheries, musée de Fécamp, musée du Louvre, musée des beaux-arts, musée Dobrée. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Rubens belong to the following fields: peinture, dessin, beaux-arts, peinture, estampe.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
See also
Artistic movements
Century
Techniques
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 848 works attributed to Rubens in museums of France. 16 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: dessin, peinture, estampe, beaux-arts, peinture.
Works by Rubens are held in 9 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée du Louvre. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Rubens may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Rubens belong to the following fields: dessin, peinture, estampe, beaux-arts, peinture. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Rubens employ the following techniques and materials: peinture à l'huile, toile, peinture à l'huile, bois, aquarelle. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Rubens died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Rubens.