- Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
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The Museum
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts (Dutch: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen) is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, 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 15th century. The museum is closed for renovation until the end of 2017.
The neoclassical building housing the collection is one of the primary landmarks of the Zuid district of Antwerp. The majestic building was designed by Jacob Winders (1849–1936) and Frans van Dijk (1853-1839), built beginning in 1884, opened in 1890, and completed in 1894. Sculpture on the building includes two bronze figures of Fame with horse-drawn chariots by sculptor Thomas Vincotte, and seven rondel medallions of artists that include Boetius à Bolswert, Frans Floris, Jan Van Eyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Quentin Matsys, Erasmus Quellinus II, and Appelmans, separated by four monumental sculptures representing Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, and Graphics.
The building stands in gardens bounded by the Leopold de Waalplaats, the Schildersstraat, the Plaatsnijdersstraat, and the Beeldhouwersstraat.
Collections
Jean Fouquet, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
Hans Memling, Portrait of a Man with a Roman medal.Artists exhibited in the museum include:
- 15th century
- 16th century:
- Frans Floris de Vriendt
- Quinten Metsijs
- Joachim Patinir
- Marten de Vos
- 17th century:
- 19th century:
- 20th century:
External links
- Official website (English)
Categories:- Museums in Antwerp
- Art museums and galleries in Belgium
- Museums established in 1810
- Buildings and structures completed in 1894
- Collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
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