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Oldmasters Museum
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The Oldmasters Museum is an art museum in central Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to European painters from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. The museum was founded in 1801 by Napoleon. It was formerly called the Royal Museum of Ancient Art.
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Oldmasters Museum

Rue de la Régence 3, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
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The Oldmasters Museum is an art museum in central Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to European painters from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. The museum was founded in 1801 by Napoleon. It was formerly called the Royal Museum of Ancient Art.

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attractions: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Musée Magritte Museum, Mont des Arts, Musical Instruments Museum, Koningsplein - Beeld van Godfried van Bouillon, Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, Musée Fin-de-Siècle Museum, Royal Palace of Brussels, BOZAR, BELvue museum, restaurants: Tich, Pop Up Sablon, L'Ecailler du Palais Royal, Caroni, Love Ciabatta, Château Moderne, Hispania Brussels, La Pizza è Bella - Sablon, Lola, Il Passatempo
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4.6
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4.0
7y

Musée Oldmasters (Old Masters) is a member of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and a good place to view Flemish masterpieces from the 15th to 18th centuries.

Museum opening hours 10am to 5pm (Tues-Fri), 11am to 8pm (Sat-Sun) and closed on Mondays. Entrance fee is €8 per person. Alternatively, you can purchase a museum combo for €13 which provides entrance into the End of Century and Magritte Museums as well.

This museum was started by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801 and features Flemish masterpieces by the likes of Rogier van der Weyden, Memling and Hieronymus Bosch. There is an impressive holding of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, second in number only to the Kunsthistorisches in Vienna. Works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Rembrandt and Jordaen's amongst other Netherlandish Old Masters can also be viewed. Within the collection, we most enjoyed seeing Brueghel's 'Fall of the Rebel Angels' as well as the Bosch Triptych of the temptation of St. Anthony.

In the end, we enjoyed our two hours browsing the Old Masters collection and would happily return to the Musees Royaux Des Beaux-Arts to see the Old Master's section of the museum complex again. If you enjoy fine art, give yourself a couple hours or more here to enjoy the Flemish works available to be seen.

Note: The combo ticket is only good for a single day so make sure you reserve enough time to adequately visit the End of Century and Magritte...

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5.0
6y

Музей, один из королевских музеев изящных искусств Бельгии... живопись Просто прекрасна... в общей сложности провели здесь два с половиной часа.. В собрании Музея старинного искусства находится около 1 200 произведений европейского искусства, охватывающих период с XIV по XVIII вв. В основе коллекции — произведения фламандскойживописи, почти все фламандцы представлены своими значимыми работами. Среди полотен «Благовещение» Робера Кампена, «Пьета» и два портрета Рогира ван дер Вейдена, несколько картин Дирка Боутса на религиозные темы, Петруса Кристуса и Хуго ван дер Гуса, несколько портретов и «Мученичество св. Себастьяна» Ганса Мемлинга, «Мадонна и дитя» и триптих лёвенского братства Св. Анны Квентина Массейса, «Венера и Амур» ....музее находятся 7 полотен Питера Брейгеля (Старшего) в т.ч. знаменитое «Падение восставших ангелов», а также «Поклонение волхвов», «Зимний пейзаж с конькобежцами и ловушкой для птиц», «Перепись в Вифлееме», «Пейзаж с падением Икара» (ранняя копия), «Вино в праздник св. Мартина» (ранняя копия), «Зевающий мужчина» (авторство оспаривается). Творчество Рубенса представлено многими полотнами, в том числе «Христос и блудница», этюд с головами негров, «Поклонение мудрецов», «Несение креста», «Мученичество св. Ливиния», «Мученичество св. Урсулы», «Пейзаж с охотой Аталанты», «Портрет Петруса Пекиуса» (?), «Чудо св. Бенедикта», «Падение Икара», «Падение титанов» и «Коронование Девы Марии». Полотна Якоба Йорданса: «Восхваление Помоны», «Св. Мартин исцеляет одержимого», «Сусанна и старцы», «Состязание Аполлона и Пана», «Сатир и крестьяне». Полотна ван Дейка: «Портрет Жана-Шарля делла Фай», «Портрет скульптора Франсуа Дюкенуа», «Портрет генуэзской дамы и её дочери», «Ринальдо и Армида» ...Кроме этого во фламандской коллекции Музея старого искусства хранятся «Свадьба» Питера Брейгеля Младшего, «Кладовка» и «Охота на оленя» Франса Снейдерса, «Выпивохи во дворе» Адриана Браувера, «Фламандская ярмарка», «Игроки в карты» ... Голландская коллекция Королевских музеев скромна, но отличается качеством представленных экспонатов. Сюда относятся изображение детей и несколько портретов Франса Халса, «Портрет Николааса ван Бамбеека», работы Рембрандта, «Общий стакан» Питера де Хооха, «Трапеза» Габриэля Метсюи, «Вид на Харлемское море» Якоба ван Рейсдаля. Самый популярный экспонат этого раздела музея — триптих «Искушение св. Антония»(копия неизвестного художника из мастерской Босха)... Есть ещё очень интересные полотна итальянских и французских...

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3.0
8y

A pleasant enough museum to while away an hour or so, but if you're looking for the best of the Old Masters, I think you'll be disappointed. There are few significant pieces - although David's 'The Death of Marat' is a notable exception - although the more ardent fan of the period will no doubt find it more interesting. Whilst I was there (April 2017), many pieces had been taken down for restoration. There is almost nothing in the way of English explanations or details of the paintings, so an audio guide will help. Unless you're a hardcore fan of the Old Masters, I probably wouldn't go out your way to come here. The quiche in the restaurant was,...

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Musée Oldmasters (Old Masters) is a member of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and a good place to view Flemish masterpieces from the 15th to 18th centuries. Museum opening hours 10am to 5pm (Tues-Fri), 11am to 8pm (Sat-Sun) and closed on Mondays. Entrance fee is €8 per person. Alternatively, you can purchase a museum combo for €13 which provides entrance into the End of Century and Magritte Museums as well. This museum was started by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801 and features Flemish masterpieces by the likes of Rogier van der Weyden, Memling and Hieronymus Bosch. There is an impressive holding of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, second in number only to the Kunsthistorisches in Vienna. Works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Rembrandt and Jordaen's amongst other Netherlandish Old Masters can also be viewed. Within the collection, we most enjoyed seeing Brueghel's 'Fall of the Rebel Angels' as well as the Bosch Triptych of the temptation of St. Anthony. In the end, we enjoyed our two hours browsing the Old Masters collection and would happily return to the Musees Royaux Des Beaux-Arts to see the Old Master's section of the museum complex again. If you enjoy fine art, give yourself a couple hours or more here to enjoy the Flemish works available to be seen. Note: The combo ticket is only good for a single day so make sure you reserve enough time to adequately visit the End of Century and Magritte Museums as well.
John DorrisJohn Dorris
If you like the old masters then it's a must. There are some beautiful pieces here. There are two other museums that share the building. I came here specifically to see the death of Marat, but enjoyed the other pieces. I definitely recommend the audio tour guide, which is a few extra euros. The paintings do not have a lot of information posted, so the audio tour guide is an informative extra. The dude at admissions did not offer the audio guide, I had to ask whether one was available. The gift shop is kind of hidden, but there is one with a variety of items to commemorate the visit. You can take photographs of the works, but you cannot use a flash.
Kevin McCabeKevin McCabe
Really fantastic museum of classic art from this part of the world. No wacky modern art here. These are stone cold classics. Very well curated in a number of rooms and it wasn’t busy when we were there so you had plenty of time to view these close up. No restrictions on how close you got, nor on taking pictures. But everyone was extremely respectful. A room of huge Rubens, the famous David painting, and many other well recognized artist names. These are not all paintings that are mainstream, and plenty of them have their own weirdness, but they are serious gems of art history. My kind of art museum.
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Musée Oldmasters (Old Masters) is a member of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and a good place to view Flemish masterpieces from the 15th to 18th centuries. Museum opening hours 10am to 5pm (Tues-Fri), 11am to 8pm (Sat-Sun) and closed on Mondays. Entrance fee is €8 per person. Alternatively, you can purchase a museum combo for €13 which provides entrance into the End of Century and Magritte Museums as well. This museum was started by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801 and features Flemish masterpieces by the likes of Rogier van der Weyden, Memling and Hieronymus Bosch. There is an impressive holding of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, second in number only to the Kunsthistorisches in Vienna. Works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Rembrandt and Jordaen's amongst other Netherlandish Old Masters can also be viewed. Within the collection, we most enjoyed seeing Brueghel's 'Fall of the Rebel Angels' as well as the Bosch Triptych of the temptation of St. Anthony. In the end, we enjoyed our two hours browsing the Old Masters collection and would happily return to the Musees Royaux Des Beaux-Arts to see the Old Master's section of the museum complex again. If you enjoy fine art, give yourself a couple hours or more here to enjoy the Flemish works available to be seen. Note: The combo ticket is only good for a single day so make sure you reserve enough time to adequately visit the End of Century and Magritte Museums as well.
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If you like the old masters then it's a must. There are some beautiful pieces here. There are two other museums that share the building. I came here specifically to see the death of Marat, but enjoyed the other pieces. I definitely recommend the audio tour guide, which is a few extra euros. The paintings do not have a lot of information posted, so the audio tour guide is an informative extra. The dude at admissions did not offer the audio guide, I had to ask whether one was available. The gift shop is kind of hidden, but there is one with a variety of items to commemorate the visit. You can take photographs of the works, but you cannot use a flash.
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Really fantastic museum of classic art from this part of the world. No wacky modern art here. These are stone cold classics. Very well curated in a number of rooms and it wasn’t busy when we were there so you had plenty of time to view these close up. No restrictions on how close you got, nor on taking pictures. But everyone was extremely respectful. A room of huge Rubens, the famous David painting, and many other well recognized artist names. These are not all paintings that are mainstream, and plenty of them have their own weirdness, but they are serious gems of art history. My kind of art museum.
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