Top 10 Top 10 Works Outside Galleries
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1. The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (1432)
Jan and Hubrecht van Eyck’s masterpiece (see The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb).
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2. The Raising of the Cross (1609–10)
Wonderful triptych by Pieter Paul Rubens (see The Descent from the Cross).
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3. The Descent from the Cross (1611–14)
Rubens’ heartrending triptych contrasts Christ’s death with the Nativity (see The Descent from the Cross).
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4. Madonna and Child (1504–5)
Michelangelo sculpture of mesmeric dignity (see Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk).
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5. Baroque Pulpit (1699)
Hendrik Verbruggen’s elaborately carved pulpit in Brussels’ cathedral (see Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule).
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6. The History of Bruges (1895)
In the Stadhuis of Bruges (see Stadhuis), 12 superb Neo-Medievalist murals by Albert and Julien De Vriendt.
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7. The Thinker (c.1905)
A copy of Rodin’s statue on a tomb in Laeken Cemetery, Brussels.
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8. Fulfilment and The Dancer (1908–11)
Gustav Klimt’s mosaic masterpieces in the dining room of the Palais Stoclet are rarely on public view (see Palais Stoclet).
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9. Fountain of Kneeling Youths (1898)
Georges Minne’s best-known work.
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10. Nos Vieux Trams Bruxellois (1978)
Paul Delvaux’s contribution to putting art in the metro.
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