Where can you see Peter Paul Rubens in Madrid?

At the Museo del Prado: The Three Graces and The Garden of Love. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Peter Paul Rubens's most famous work in Madrid?

The Three Graces, of about 1635, at the Museo del Prado. Three naked women embracing in a landscape, under a garland of flowers. The one on the left is thought to have the face of his young second wife, Helena Fourment. He kept it till he died.

When and where was Peter Paul Rubens born?

On 28 June 1577, at Siegen, Germany. Peter Paul Rubens died on 30 May 1640, at Antwerp, Belgium, aged about 63.

What is Peter Paul Rubens known for?

Philip IV bought dozens of his paintings, some from his estate. He came to Madrid in 1603 and in 1628, when he met Velázquez. The Prado has one of the largest groups of his work in the world. Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish painter, of the Baroque.

Painter, 1577 to 1640

Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens came to Madrid twice as a diplomat and painter, and Philip IV collected him more than any other living artist. The Prado has the result: rooms of Rubens, among them two of his most personal pictures.

Born: 1577, Siegen, Germany
Died: 1640, Antwerp, Belgium
Movement: Baroque
In Madrid: 2 works in 1 museum

Where to see Peter Paul Rubens in Madrid

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Museo del Prado2 works

The Three Graces
about 1635
Three naked women embracing in a landscape, under a garland of flowers. The one on the left is thought to have the face of his young second wife, Helena Fourment. He kept it till he died.
The Garden of Love
about 1633
Couples in silk and lace in the garden of a palace, with cupids pushing them together, painted after his second marriage.

The life of Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens was born in 1577 and grew up in Antwerp. He left for Italy in 1600 and stayed until 1608, in the service of the Duke of Mantua. In Rome he won the most sought-after commission of the day, the high altar of the new church of the Oratorians.

Back in Antwerp he ran the busiest workshop in Europe, served as a diplomat between Spain and England, and was knighted by both. He died in 1640.

What to know

Philip IV bought dozens of his paintings, some from his estate
He came to Madrid in 1603 and in 1628, when he met Velázquez
The Prado has one of the largest groups of his work in the world

Born: 28 June 1577, Siegen, Germany
Died: 30 May 1640, Antwerp, Belgium

Peter Paul Rubens: common questions

Where can you see Peter Paul Rubens in Madrid?: At the Museo del Prado: The Three Graces and The Garden of Love. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Peter Paul Rubens's most famous work in Madrid?: The Three Graces, of about 1635, at the Museo del Prado. Three naked women embracing in a landscape, under a garland of flowers. The one on the left is thought to have the face of his young second wife, Helena Fourment. He kept it till he died.
When and where was Peter Paul Rubens born?: On 28 June 1577, at Siegen, Germany. Peter Paul Rubens died on 30 May 1640, at Antwerp, Belgium, aged about 63.
What is Peter Paul Rubens known for?: Philip IV bought dozens of his paintings, some from his estate. He came to Madrid in 1603 and in 1628, when he met Velázquez. The Prado has one of the largest groups of his work in the world. Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish painter, of the Baroque.