RUBENS, a genius at The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Brussels

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium owns a remarkable collection of more than fifty works either painted by Rubens himself or in collaboration with the studio, in addition to paintings that the Antwerp master produced together with notorious collegues like Jan Brueghel the Elder and Cornelis de Vos. This collection, which contains oilsketches, paintings on a smaller scale as well as monumental altar pieces, has a unique character : it reflects Rubens’ most productive period during which his creative genius and his entrepreneurial spirit fully developed (1614-1640) at his big workshop on the Antwerp Wapper Street. Moreover, the Rubens ensemble at the Brussels Museum has not been systematically studied since many decades. For all these reasons, the Museum organizes a major Rubens show that will situate these works in the context of their artistic genesis. Starting on September 14 2007, the exhibition will reveal the results of an in-depth research project which studied the Museum’s own Rubens belongings during four full years. Quite a number of surprising discoveries will therefore be presented at the exhibition as to the precise way in which Rubens and his team have produced these masterpieces. To put those works in context, the museum has secured the loan of about sixty additional paintings and drawings, most of them produced by Rubens himself. These artworks come from the greatest museums in the world such as the Louvre (Paris), the Prado (Madrid) or the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The public will be able to discover an exceptional exhibition both for its art historical relevance and the esthetic quality of the selected works.

(Thanks to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium for the info) 

Info:

http://www.expo-rubens.be

Place
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Museum of Ancient Art
http://www.fine-arts-museum.be
Meeting point : Regentschapsstraat 3, 1000 Brussels
Dates
From 14 September 2007 to 27 January 2008  Price
9€ / 6,5€/ 2,5€  
Reservation
reservation wished
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