The Rubens House — Attraction in Antwerp

DID YOU KNOW: THE MUSEUM IS ALWAYS OPEN ONLINE! Get Answers to these 3 Questions: 1-Why did Rubens incorporate an ox skull in the portal? 2-What is the meaning of the Latin proverbs above the portico entrances? 3-Why did Rubens place a statue of Hercules in his garden pavilion?

-Take a UNIQUE ONLINE TOUR of the museum with director Ben van Beneden, and -learn everything about the *PORTICO and *GARDEN PARVILLION with an ONLINE TALK and a 360° PHOTPGRAPHY TOUR , check out their acquisitions and loans and more..

SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS was born on28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) And he was a *FLEMISH ARTIST and *DIPLOMAT from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium).

-He is considered the most influential artist of the FlemishBAROQUE tradition. -Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. -His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation.

-Ruben was capable of everything and knew everything. -He was a BRILLIANT andVERSATILE ARTIST, -run a large studio, -SPOKE several LANGUAGES, -COLLECT ART -DESIGNED his OWN HOME He TRAVELLED around EUROPE AS A DIPLOMAT and was INTERESTED in SCIENCE. -Rubens was WELL-VERSED in almost EVERYTHING.

-Rubens was a PAINTER producing *ALTAPIECES, *PORTRAITS, *LANDSCAPES, and *HISTORIC PAINTING of MYTHOLOGICAL andALLEGORICAL subjects. -He was also a PROLOFIC DESIGNER of CARTOONS for the Flemish tapestry workshops and of frontispieces for the publishers in Antwerp.

REMINDER: *A brand-NEW building[RUBENS EXPERIENCE CENTRE with an interactive visitor centre and numerous visitor facilities will OPEN in 2024!

The MASTER LIVES ’ via the Antwerp...

Absolutely worthwhile visit. The regular adult tickets were 8€ in 2019 (6 if you had a train ticket towards Antwerp) and free for children below 11yo. The estate is packed with over 60 works from Rubens and his friends, collaborators, or disciples, including his most famous, Anthony van Dyck. The free booklet (available in several languages) explain all the works you see, and the rooms and their furniture. It also has fragments and snippets of Rubens' correspondence on important events during his lifetime. Make no mistake, there are quite a few well known pieces here, some borrowed from private collections, it's not just a gimmick tour. You are provided the house (and grounds) in its entirety to visit at your own pace and study the booklet. The works that are not Rubens' are pieces that he either worked on, studied and was influenced by, or that his disciples created from his guidance. The furniture described offer some insight on the living aspects of the rich in the period.

Absolutely great price and value, worth more in my opinion. Took me 1.5 hours to go through, but for an art enthusiast, you could...

A year after marrying Isabella Brant in 1609, Rubens began construction on an Italian-style villa on the then-Vaartstraat (now the Wapper, 9-11), at the time located at the banks of the canal Herentalse Vaart. Rubens designed the building himself, based on studies of Italian Renaissance palace architecture that also formed the basis of his Palazzi di Genova. The layout included his home, studio, a monumental portico and an interior courtyard. The courtyard opens into a Baroque garden that he also planned.

In the adjacent studio he and his students executed many of the works for which Rubens is famous. He had established a well-organised workshop that met the demands of his active studio, including large commissions from England, France, Spain and Bavaria and other locations. He relied on students and collaborators for much of the actual work. Rubens himself, however, guaranteed the quality and often finished paintings with his own hand. In a separate private studio he made drawings, portraits and small paintings without the assistance of his students and...