Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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In [[1894]], a new building for this collection was constructed at [[Leopold De Wael]] square. | In [[1894]], a new building for this collection was constructed at [[Leopold De Wael]] square. | ||
- | The architects of the building were [[Jean-Jacques Winders]] and [[Frans Van Dijck]]. | + | The architects of the building were [[Jean-Jacques Winders]] and [[Frans Van Dijck]]. The museum is closed for visitors until 2017, due to renovations. |
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The Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (English: The Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp), founded in 1810, houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. This collection is representative of the artistic production and the taste of art enthusiasts in Antwerp, Belgium and the Northern and Southern Netherlands since the fifteenth century. In 1894, a new building for this collection was constructed at Leopold De Wael square.
The architects of the building were Jean-Jacques Winders and Frans Van Dijck. The museum is closed for visitors until 2017, due to renovations.
Collection
15th century:
16th century:
17th century:
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Anthony van Dyck
- Frans Hals
- Jacob Jordaens
- Theodoor Rombouts
- Peter Paul Rubens
19th century:
20th century:
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