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Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp: Overall view of facade from Leopold de Waelplaats

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Designed by Jacob (Jean-Jacques) Winders and Frans Van Dijk, built beginning in 1884, opened in 1890, and completed in 1894. Sculpture on the building includes two bronze figures of Fame with horse-drawn chariots by sculptor Thomas Vincotte, and seven rondel medallions of artists that include Boetius \u00E0 Bolswert, Frans Floris, Jan Van Eyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Quentin Matsys, Erasmus Quellinus II, and Appelmans, separated by four monumental sculptures representing Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, and Graphics. The building stands in gardens bounded by the Leopold de Waalplaats, the Schildersstraat, the Plaatsnijdersstraat, and the Beeldhouwersstraat. The museum is closed for renovation until the end of 2017.

History

Alt Title

Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium|+51.208333+4.394722|Antwerp

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Nineteenth century', 'Neoclassical']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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