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The Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp
The Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke which was active from the late 14th century to 1773 was succeeded by a new museum in 1817: it listed 127 items in its catalogue. The current museum was closed for major renovations at the end of 2011, reopening on 24 September 2022 after 11 years of work.
This is the large gallery that you first enter ...
Here are a small selection some of the best paintings ..... Caritas (Lucas Cranach the Elder) ...
.... Virgin and child surrounded by angels (Jean Fouquet c1454)
And a startling painting by Jean Fouquet: Madonna surrounded by seraphim and Cherubim.
Biddende Maria (Mary in Prayer or Virgin at prayer) (Quentin Matsys)
.... Passion Play by the 16th century painter, Gilles Mostaert
Countess Rattazzi by Emile August Corelus-Duran ...
... ending with Dali
... and ...
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