Antoine Wiertz Museum
The Antoine Wiertz Museum ( French: Le Musée Antoine Wiertz , Dutch: Het Antoine Wiertzmuseum ) is a museum in Ixelles in the Brussels region dedicated to the Belgian painter, draftsman, engraver and sculptor Antoine Joseph Wiertz . It was founded in 1868.
Wiertz had great success as an artist during his lifetime, and the Belgian King Leopold I valued his works so much that he prompted the artist to have a house built in Ixelles at state expense. Wiertz personally designed the building plans and the studio of the building, completed in 1850, was tailored to the large-format paintings of the painter. After Wiertz's death on June 18, 1865, the building and the entire artistic estate became the property of the Belgian state. A renovation for museum purposes then took place; The Antoine Wiertz Museum has been part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts since 1868 .
The works on display include the 5.2 × 8.5 meter painting Greeks and Troians Fighting for the Body of Patróklos as well as a large number of smaller studies. In addition to numerous portraits, including some self-portraits, the picture The Buried Alive is one of his most famous works in the museum. In addition, the museum shows many sculptures by the artist.
Exhibited works
(Selection)
Antoine Wiertz:
Greeks and Troians fight for the body of Patróklos
Antoine Wiertz:
The reader
Antoine Wiertz:
Self-portrait at the age of 18
Antoine Wiertz:
The one buried alive
literature
- Ern. Thill: Musée Antoine Wiertz .
- Roger Bodart: Antoine Wiertz De Sikkel 1949.
Web links
- Antoine Wiertz Museum (English / French / Dutch)
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 13 ″ N , 4 ° 22 ′ 33 ″ E