Groeningemuseum

The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.

The Groeningemuseum, Dijver 12, Bruges
Jan van Eyck's The Madonna with Canon van der Paele is one of the masterpieces of the museum
Joseph Denis Odevaere, Lord Byron on his Death-bed

It houses a comprehensive survey of six centuries of Flemish and Belgian painting, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. The museum's many highlights include its collection of Early Netherlandish paintings, works by a wide range of Renaissance and Baroque masters, as well as a selection of paintings from the 18th and 19th century neo-classical and realist periods, milestones of Belgian symbolism and modernism, masterpieces of Flemish Expressionism and many items from the city's collection of post-war modern art.

Works include

Sources

  • van Uffelen, Chris (2010). Contemporary Museums - Architecture, History, Collections. Braun Publishing. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-3-03768-067-4.

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