Rubenshuis

51°13′2″N 4°24′33″E / 51.21722°N 4.40917°E / 51.21722; 4.40917

The Rubenshuis exterior, as seen from the Wapper

The Rubenshuis (Dutch for 'Rubens House') is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. After the renovations, the house and its courtyard garden had the outlook of an Italian palazzo, which reflected the artistic ideals of Rubens. The ensemble is now a museum dedicated mainly to the work of Rubens and his contemporaries.[1]


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