Room for art in seventeenth-century Antwerp
By: Ariane van Suchtelen & Ben van Beneden
Contributors: Beneden, Ben van; Rubenshuis (Antwerp, Belgium); Mauritshuis (Hague, Netherlands)
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: Waanders
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Zwolle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9789040076558
Subjects: Exhibitions; Flemish Painting; Art; Collectors and collecting; Small painting; Cabinets of curiosities; In art
Description: Summary: In the early seventeenth century a unique genre of painting arose in Antwerp that depicted imaginary |#x91;Kunstkamers|#x92;: art cabinets brimming with exquisite collections of paintings, sculpture and other art objects, which were the forerunner of our later museums. This richly illustrated book explores this interesting genre. Exhibitions: 28.11.2009 - 28.02.2010, Rubenshuis, Antwerpen / 25.03.2010 - 27.06.2010, Mauritshuis, Den Haag.
Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition held at Rubenshuis, Antwerp, Nov. 28, 2009-Feb. 28, 2010 and the Royal Picture Gallery, Mauritshuis, The Hague, March 25-June, 27, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-143).