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RUBENS
in private
V.u. Ben Van Beneden, Rubenshuis, Wapper 9-11, B-Antwerpen I 2014 I CSMNE I 4770581
Peter Paul Rubens, Clara-Serena Rubens © Liechtenstein, The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna
The master portrays his family
28.03.2015 – 28.06.2015 | Rubens House Antwerp
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Zelfportret © Rubenshuis, beeldarchief
The Rubenshuis will spare no effort in mounting a unique exhibition
on the portraiture of Peter Paul Rubens in the spring of 2015. Some
of his most beautiful and touching portraits are those of his family,
which were painted out of love and not out of commercial interest.
These works will now be shown together in their original home, the
Rubenshuis in Antwerp.
By his own account, Peter Paul Rubens loathed painting portraits – portraiture
was not highly rated by seventeenth-century art theorists in any case. But this
did not prevent him from becoming one of the most skilful portraitists of his day.
His finest and most intimate likenesses undoubtedly include those of his family:
his two wives – Isabella, who died young, and the beautiful Helena – and his
children, from Clara-Serena’s mischievous face to the life-size portraits of lanky
Nicolaas and Albert. Rubens also portrayed his brothers- and sisters-in-law, and
of course himself: as a young man, while travelling with his brother in Italy, and
later, too, as an elderly gentleman of standing who was already staring death in
the face. Rubens’s portraits of his family were not produced to commission but
painted out of love, to serve as keepsakes. These dazzling works of art will be
shown together for the first time, and the venue, appropriately enough, will be
the place where they truly belong: Rubens’s former home in Antwerp.
The exhibition, which is being put together by a host of Rubens specialists, will
include some fifty drawings and paintings from such leading museums as the
National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, the
Musée du Louvre in Paris and the British Museum in London.
Practical information
Rubens House
Wapper 9-11, B-2000 Antwerp
Tel. +32 (0)3 201 15 55
Fax +32 (0)3 227 36 92
[email protected]
www.rubenshuis.be
Rubens Portiek © Rubenshuis, beeldarchief
› OPENING HOURS
10:00 – 17:00 (tickets till 16:30)
Including 6 April (Easter Monday) and
25 May (Whit Monday)
Closed:
Monday, 1 May and 14 May (Ascension)
› ADMISSION PRICES
› GUIDED TOURS (MAX. 15 PART.)
– € 75 (excl. booking fee)
– Dutch, English, French, German
– booking min. 3 weeks in advance:
Antwerp Tourist Oﬃce
tel.+ 32 (0)3 232 01 03 –
[email protected]
› FREQUENCY OF ACCESS
€ 10
individual visitors
€8
concession, trade and groups from
12 persons*
Free
- 12 years, Antwerp City Card
In order to regulate the expected visitor ﬂow and
guarantee visitor comfort, speciﬁc time periods
will be allocated to groups. Groups: 1 per 15 mins.
(max. 15 per group)
› ACCESSIBILITY
* Max 15 persons. Booking is essential:
tel: +32 (0)3 201 15 55
[email protected]
The Rubens House is a historical building. The
exhibition is not accessible for wheelchairs: however, the permanent exhibition on the ground
ﬂoor is accessible for wheelchairs.
› CATALOGUE
On the occasion of this exhibition a scientiﬁc and
fully illustrated catalogue will be published in Dutch
and English.
Groot atelier Rubenshuis © Rubenshuis, beeldarchief
› HOW TO GET THERE
The Rubens House is within walking
distance of Antwerp Central Station.
› ANTWERP
Antwerp is the city where you can discover
17th-century art and Rubens. For more information visit www.visitantwerpen.be.
Public transport
Metro/tram: 3, 5, 9, 15 (Meir) / 4, 7
(Meirbrug) / 10, 11 (Sint-Katelijnevest) /
12 (Groenplaats)
Fiets
Fietsstation Velo 23, Rubenshuis,
www.velo-antwerpen.be
Car parking
P-route Meir – Stadsschouwburg: parking
Inno, Hopland en parking Horta, Hopland
Coach parking
Parking Kaai 19 (signposted SK 19): free,
no reservation required. 10 mins. walking
distance from the historic centre.
Bus-drivers can drop oﬀ and pick up their
passengers at the following stops for De Lijn
public transport (max 10 minutes):
− For destination:
(P-route) historic centre:
− Northerly direction:
stop at Suikerrui/Steenplein
– Southerly direction:
stop at Suikerrui/Ernest Van Dijckkaai.
Peter Paul Rubens, Nicolaas Rubens © Albertina, Vienna
www.rubenshuis.be
Peter Paul Rubens, Helena Fourment met Clara-Johanna en Frans Rubens
© RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Adrien Didierjean
+32(0)3 201 15 55

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