Wiertz Museum
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| Location | Rue Vautier / Vautierstraat 62, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°50′14″N 4°22′33″E / 50.83722°N 4.37583°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | www |
The Wiertz Museum (French: Musée Wiertz; Dutch: Wiertz Museum), formerly the Antoine Wiertz Museum (French: Musée Antoine Wiertz; Dutch: Antoine Wiertz Museum), is an art museum in Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the work of the romantic painter and sculptor Antoine Wiertz. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.[1][2][3]
Description
The life and work of Antoine Wiertz are honoured in the artist's former studio at 62, rue Vautier/Vautierstraat, in the southern municipality of Ixelles. This museum offers a view of the monumental paintings, statues and sketches marked by the Belgian romantic movement. The construction of this workshop-museum was agreed in 1850 between Wiertz and the Belgian government. During the year following the artist's death, the entire collection of works then in his studio was bequeathed to the Belgian state. Since 1868, the Wiertz Museum has been part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.[1][2][3]
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The Premature Burial
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Two Young Girls (or The Beautiful Rosine)
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The Triumph of Light
See also
- List of museums in Brussels
- List of single-artist museums
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
- ^ a b "The Antoine Wiertz Museum". Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Musée Wiertz Museum". www.visit.brussels. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Wiertz Museum". Brussels Museums. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
External links
- Media related to Wiertz Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website