DK Travel : Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Top 10 Works Outside Galleries

Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : 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).
2. The Raising of the Cross (1609–10)

Wonderful triptych by Pieter Paul Rubens (see The Descent from the Cross).
3. The Descent from the Cross (1611–14)

Rubens’ heartrending triptych contrasts Christ’s death with the Nativity (see The Descent from the Cross).
4. Madonna and Child (1504–5)

Michelangelo sculpture of mesmeric dignity (see Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk).
5. Baroque Pulpit (1699)

Hendrik Verbruggen’s elaborately carved pulpit in Brussels’ cathedral (see Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule).
6. The History of Bruges (1895)

In the Stadhuis of Bruges (see Stadhuis), 12 superb Neo-Medievalist murals by Albert and Julien De Vriendt.
7. The Thinker (c.1905)

A copy of Rodin’s statue on a tomb in Laeken Cemetery, Brussels.
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).
9. Fountain of Kneeling Youths (1898)

Georges Minne’s best-known work.
10. Nos Vieux Trams Bruxellois (1978)

Paul Delvaux’s contribution to putting art in the metro.