Broel Museum
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | 6 Broelkaai 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Director | Isabelle De Jaegere |
| Website | Official website |
The Broel Museum (Broelmuseum) was an art museum, focusing on classical and applied arts of the 18th - 19th century. It's located on the Buda Island in Courtray, Belgium. The building is a converted 18th-century neoclassical mansion, located at 6 Broelkaai. Since the end of 2014 the museum has closed its doors. Under the name of 'Broelkaai 6', the location is turned into a platform for visual arts.
Exhibits
The main focus of the museum is artists from the area, or who are currently living in Kortijk, including; Roelant Savery, Karel van Mander, Kerstiaen De Keuninck, Louis Pierre Verwee, Évariste Carpentier, Louis Robbe, Edward Woutermaertens, Joos Vincent de Vos with a prominence of art from the 16th and 19th centuries.[1]
Gallery of works
Triptych of Virgin Mary with Elisabeth of Hungary (1470)
Fowl and vegetables by Adriaen van Utrecht (1620-1652)
Entering the harbour by Egide Linnig (mid-19th century)
The Fox (1860s) by Joos Vincent de Vos.jpg)
An Intimate Conversation (c. 1892) by Évariste Carpentier
References
- ↑ "Broelmuseum | Stad Kortrijk". Kortrijk.be. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 3°15′58″E / 50.8307°N 3.2662°E