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Rubenshuis

Wapper 9-11, Antwerp, Belgium 2000

Featured Review : The house of Peter Paul Rubens is prominently featured as a tourist site in Antwerp, and even more so during the year 2004. After the well-to-do artist purchased the house in 1610, he revamped the original Flemish-style ...See Full Review

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Rubens Huis

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Mandan Lynn from Smithwick, South Dakota
  • November 13, 2006
Rubens Huis
Quote: I love Peter Paul Rubens. This museum is the whole reason I visited Antwerp. The Rubenshuis was indeed Ruben's House. He lived there. It now includes much of his own artwork as well as the works of others. The highlights, for me, were The... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal Belgium: Waffles, Chocolate and More!

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Rubenshuis

  • 4 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • April 8, 2004
Rubenshuis
Quote: The house of Peter Paul Rubens is prominently featured as a tourist site in Antwerp, and even more so during the year 2004. After the well-to-do artist purchased the house in 1610, he revamped the original Flemish-style house and added a huge studio... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal Bill in Belgium - ANTWERP

Rubenshuis

  • 4 out of 5 stars by davidx from Todmorden, England, United Kingdom
  • September 26, 2003
Quote: This is where Rubens had his house built to reflect his own high status. This was no struggling artist in a garret, but a highly respected citizen who could charge pretty astronomically for his work. There are quite a few of his paintings here, but... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal 'appy in Antwerp

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Rubenhuis

  • 5 out of 5 stars by zabelle from Portland, Connecticut
  • June 20, 2003
Rubenhuis
Quote: Imagine getting to visit the place where the Master not only lived, but worked, to see a recreation of what his own personal collection would have been and how it was displayed, and to see where he shared his vision with his students. This is the... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal Antwerp-The Flemish Gem

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Rubenshuis: Italy in Flanders

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kjlouden from , West Virginia
  • December 26, 2002
Rubenshuis: Italy in Flanders
Quote: The extent of Rubens’s influence on 17th-century Antwerp is difficult to grasp without the visual representation at Rubenshuis. After a tour of the master’s home, I realized that much of the city looks like it! Rubens did design and collaborate on... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal A Day with Rubens in Antwerp

Rubenshuis

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Adelaide from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • June 29, 2002
Rubenshuis
Quote: The famous painter Pieter Paul Rubens was born in Germany, but his parents were from Antwerp and he lived there is his youth before going to study and work in Italy. When he returned, he became the court's favourite painter. He designed and built... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal Antwerp, not just a diamond city

Ruben's Huis

  • 4 out of 5 stars by GailA from Teaneck, New Jersey
  • July 1, 2001
Quote: For those of you blown away and overwhelmed by the size of museums like the Louvre or the Prado, the Ruben's Huis will be a refreshing alternative, a culture confection that will leave you full although the portion is relatively small. This is... Read the full Rubenshuis review

From journal Antwerp on the Run