The Hermitage Amsterdam (the Netherlands) presents, until 16 March 2012, a stunning selection from the Flemish art collection of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. With 75 paintings and about 20 drawings, this survey includes numerous masterpieces by the three giants of the Antwerp School – Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Jacob Jordaens – accompanied by the work of well-known contemporaries.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) will be a special focus of the exhibition, represented by 17 paintings and many drawings. One of his masterpieces is the famous Descent from the Cross (c. 1618), which depicts Christ's suffering with compelling drama. This painting has never before been sent out on loan.
The exhibition will also examine Rubens's influence and followers in detail, devoting particular attention to the elegant and refined portraits of his greatest pupil, Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641).
The third great master of the Flemish school, Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678), did not study with Rubens but was influenced by him. His impressive paintings invite viewers to share in his exuberant Flemish joie de vivre.
It is the first time that this superb collection will be shown in the Netherlands, which offers a look at Flemish art and the history of the Flemish art collection at the St. Petersburg Hermitage. The vitality of seventeenth-century Antwerp comes to life on a special wall of the exhibition that shows painters' studios, churches, and monuments in word and image.
Date: from September 17 to March 16, 2012.
Place: Hermitage Amsterdam. P.O. Box 11675. 1001 GR Amsterdam. The Netherlands.
Opening hours: Thursday to Tuesday from 10am to 5pm. Wednesday from10am to 8pm.
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