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!

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