Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens… Masterpieces of Flemish Painting From the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein
Special Exhibition in Moscow 2014
The exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Liechtenstein and the Russian Federation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Fifty-six masterpieces, presented according to thematic aspects, will cover the entire spectrum of Flemish painting, from the forerunners and first flowering of Flemish art, as represented by the works of Quentin Massys and Jan de Cock together with the Brueg(h)el dynasty, the two major figures of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck and their successors, giving a coherent and comprehensible overview of the development of painting in the southern Netherlands during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Visitors to the exhibition will encounter opulently staged history pieces and powerful animal paintings together with exquisitely composed flower still lifes, detailed interior scenes and touching portraits. A special section of the exhibition will be devoted to the Flemish landscape, which often has a narrative character, as represented by artists such as Joos de Momper, Lucas van Valckenborch, Roelant Savery and Gillis van Coninxloo.
The undisputed highlights of the exhibition are the portraits by Rubens and van Dyck, whether the intimate rendering of Rubens’s five-year-old daughter Clara Serena, which reflects the close relationship and easy familiarity between father and daughter and is one of the most touching child portraits in the history of European art, or the sophisticated likeness of Maria de Tassis by van Dyck.
Curators: Alexandra Hanzl, Vadim Sadkov
Catalogue: A catalogue in German and Russian is being published to accompany the exhibition.
