Groeninge Museum
The Groeninge Museum is an art museum in the Belgian city of Bruges . It is known for its collection of the so-called Flemish Primitives .
The origins of the collection lie in the Academy of Fine Arts founded in 1716 . The museum's holdings are spread over two buildings. The main house, completed in 1930, was given an extension in 1994. The majority of the collection is housed in this complex with 15 exhibition rooms, including the Old Flemish masters and art from the 17th to 20th centuries. Temporary exhibitions are held in the museum's branch, the Arenthuis , just a few meters away . There is also a permanent exhibition of paintings by Bruges-born Welsh painter Frank Brangwyn . The name of the museum is derived from the nearby Groeningestraat .
collection
The collection of the Groeninge Museum includes art objects from six centuries, mainly paintings, but also a few sculptures. The focus is on old Dutch painting with important works a. a. by Jan van Eyck ( Madonna of Canon Joris van der Paele , 1434) and Gerard David ( The Judgment of Cambyses , 1498) and the triptych “The Last Judgment” from the workshop of Hieronymus Bosch. In addition, works by Hans Memling , Hugo van der Goes , Rogier van der Weyden , Petrus Christ and other artists from this era are represented. From the 16th and 17th centuries are u. a. Pictures by Joos van Cleve , Pieter Pourbus , Pieter Brueghel the Younger , Jakob van Oost the Elder and Salomon van Ruysdael can be seen. More recently, there are works by well-known Belgian painters of neoclassicism and realism as well as symbolism and modernism , such as Joseph-Benoît Suvée , Joseph-Denis Odevaere , Paul Delvaux , René Magritte and Henry van de Velde .
literature
- Chris van Uffelen : museum architecture, museum architecture, museosarquitectura. Potsdam 2010.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Stefan Fischer: Hieronymus Bosch. The complete work. TASCHEN, Cologne 2013, p. 264
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 18.9 ″ N , 3 ° 13 ′ 35.9 ″ E