Rubens Year in Antwerp: Tintoretto from Bowie Collection on Loan
The triennial program Flemish Masters 2018-2020 includes Antwerp Baroque 2018: Rubens Inspires, which highlights the work of Peter Paul Rubens across seven locations. At the Rubenshuis, overseen by Ben van Beneden, the exhibition 'Rubens' Return' runs from June 1 to September 2, showcasing a restored self-portrait alongside a Tintoretto altarpiece from David Bowie's collection, currently on loan. This altarpiece is set to be displayed in Venice during the 2019 Biennale. Other participating venues are the Cathedral of Our Lady, Church of St. Paul, Plantin-Moretus Museum, Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Snijders & Rockox House, Church of St. James, and the expanding Rubenshuis. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is undergoing renovations, while the MAS features a Michaelina Wautier retrospective during the same dates.
Key facts
- Antwerp Baroque 2018: Rubens Inspires is part of the Flemish Masters 2018-2020 triennial program.
- Rubenshuis director Ben van Beneden oversees the institution.
- Rubens' self-portrait returns after restoration.
- Tintoretto altarpiece from David Bowie's collection sold at Sotheby's London on November 10, 2016.
- Altarpiece is on permanent loan to Rubenshuis from a Flemish private collector.
- Altarpiece will be exhibited in Venice during the 2019 Biennale.
- Rubenshuis expansion by Robbrecht en Daem Architecten CVBA to be completed by 2020.
- KMSKA is closed for renovation by Claus and Kaan Architects.
- Michaelina Wautier retrospective at MAS from June 1 to September 2, curated by Katlijne Van der Stighelen.
- Wautier's 'Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine' (1649) from Seminary of Namur recently restored.
Entities
Artists
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto)
- David Bowie
- Luc Tuymans
- Jan Fabre
- Antoon van Dyck
- David Teniers the Elder
- Maerten de Vos
- Quinten Metsys
- Michaelina Wautier
- Charles Wautier
- Guido Reni
- Damien Hirst
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Marcel Duchamp
- Francis Picabia
- Herman De Waghemakere the Elder
- Rombout Keldermans
- François d'Aguilon
- Pieter Huyssens
- Nicolaas II Rockox
- Christoffel Plantijn
- Jan Moretus
- Balthasar I Moretus
- Ben van Beneden
- Katlijne Van der Stighelen
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Rubenshuis
- Sotheby's
- MAS – Museum aan de Stroom
- Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)
- Church of St. Paul (Antwerp)
- Plantin-Moretus Museum
- Church of St. Charles Borromeo (Antwerp)
- Snijders & Rockox House
- Church of St. James (Antwerp)
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA)
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Seminary of Namur
- Robbrecht en Daem Architecten CVBA
- Claus and Kaan Architects
- UNESCO
- Artribune
Locations
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Siegen
- Germany
- Venice
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Bruxelles
- Mons
- Vienna
- Austria
- Namur
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands