Mestres Flamencs

Un grupo de ángeles medievales con cabello rizado y coronas ornamentadas canta desde un libro abierto. Sus expresiones son serenas, transmitiendo armonía y devoción.
Flandes és el bressol de patrimoni i art. Això va començar fa molt temps, quan els Mestres Flamencs van deixar la seva petjada en la pintura. Durant un període de més de 250 anys – del segle XV fins a ben entrat el segle XVII– Flandes estava completament al cim artístic a Europa occidental. La nostra regió va ser font d'inspiració dels moviments més importants de l'època: primitiu, renaixentista i barroc.

Grans artistes com Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel el Vell, Peter Paul Rubens i els seus contemporanis personifiquen l'impacte de Flanders. La seva artesania, creativitat i innovacions van fer de Flandes una de les regions artístiques més importants del món. Després d'ells, moltes noves generacions d'artistes, com el mestre modern James Ensor, van construir sobre aquests fonaments.

A Flandes pots conèixer aquest impressionant llegat artístic. Els museus desborden d'obres mestres, però també de nombroses esglésies i castells, ajuntaments i abadies, capelles, residències d'artistes i molts altres llocs que reten homenatge a l'art. Això fa de Flandes, per dir-ho així, un gran museu, gràcies als mestres flamencs.

Qui són els Mestres Flamencs?

Van Eyck, Retrato de un hombre (Autorretrato) © Jan van Eyck. Portrait of a Man
Jan van Eyck, el geni darrera l'Adoració de l'Anyell Místic
Retrato de Bruegel
Pieter Bruegel, un enigma brillant
Autorretrato de Rubens ©Rubenshuis Antwerpen collectiebeleid
Peter Paul Rubens, mestre del barroc
Zelfportret Anthony Van Dyck_© Rubenshuis Foto: Michel Wuyts en Louis De Peuter
Autoretrat d’Anthony Van Dyck
Un maestro del refinamiento y de la elegancia. Sigue sus pasos en un ambicioso recorrido por Gante, Dendermonde, Cortrique, Zaventem, Amberes y Malinas.
Un hombre barbudo con traje y un sombrero floral mira atentamente. El fondo es una mezcla artística de tonos terrosos, transmitiendo un ambiente contemplativo.
James Ensor, pioner al Mar del Nord

Bruegel, resident de Brussel·les a Anvers

Pieter Bruegel va viure un temps a Anvers, però la seva llar estava a Brussel·les. Allí va pintar les seves obres més importants, allí van néixer els seus fills i va morir. Les seves dues bases d'operacions són el lloc ideal per a descobrir el geni de Bruegel.

 

Rubens, un genuí habitant d'Anvers

Rubens és sinònim d'Anvers. El pioner barroc i la ciutat són inseparables. La Rubenshuis, la Catedral de La nostra Senyora, l'Església de Santiago i el Museu Real de Belles arts (KMSKA) exhibeixen una impressionant col·lecció de la seva obra a la seva ciutat natal.
 

Van Eyck: connectat a Gant, amb casa a Bruges

El nom Van Eyck està eternament lligat a Gant, gràcies a l'Adoració de l’Anyell Místic. Aquesta obra mestra encara adorna la Catedral de San Bavón. Encara que Van Eyck també va tenir una connexió amb Bruges, on va viure la major part de la seva vida. El Museu Groeninge li ret homenatge, mentre que també pots trobar algunes de les seves pintures a Anvers.
 

Ensor, per tot Flandes via Ostende

James Ensor pertanyia a Ostende i encara està present. En la Reina de les Ciutats Costaneres trobaràs la Casa Ensor i el Mu.ZEE, que donen un cop d'ull a la seva vida i obra, en la KMSKA d'Anvers trobaràs la col·lecció de Ensor més gran del món.
 

Van Dyck, un ambiciós recorregut per Gant, Dendermonde, Cortrique i Zaventem

Els seus emblemàtics retrats són únics en la història de l’art europeu. Van Dyck va viatjar inclus a Italia i Anglaterra com pintor de la cort. Però fou aquí , a Flandes, on va aprendre l’ofici , de la mà ni menys que de Rubens. Segueix els seus passos per Gant, Dendermonde, Cortrique i Zaventem. També va deixar una profunda petjada a Anvers i Malines.  

Hans Memling: figura emblemàtica dels primitius flamencs, in situ a Bruges

Hans Memling va néixer a Alemanya, però és a Bruges on se sentia com a casa. La figura emblemàtica dels primitius flamencs va passar més de la meitat de la seva vida en aquesta ciutat. Allà va veure la llum la seva impressionant obra que destaca pel detall, el simbolisme i la sofisticació. Aquesta opulència encara persisteix a Bruges, i en la resta de Flandes. 

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