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Antwerp School Collection

The Antwerp School, known for its rich artistic heritage, encompasses a diverse range of masterpieces that have captivated art enthusiasts throughout the centuries

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Poultry Farm, 1650 (oil on wood)

Poultry Farm, 1650 (oil on wood)
3740435 Poultry Farm, 1650 (oil on wood) by Utrecht, Adriaen van (1599-1652); 39 x 60 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Quentin Matsys received by the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, from 'Hutchinson's History of

Quentin Matsys received by the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, from 'Hutchinson's History of the Nations'
3506165 Quentin Matsys received by the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, from 'Hutchinson's History of the Nations', pub. 1915 (print) by English School, (20th century).

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Mary with child surrounded by angels playing music, Early16th cen.. Creator

Mary with child surrounded by angels playing music, Early16th cen.. Creator
Mary with child surrounded by angels playing music, Early16th cen.. Private Collection

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Four Fathers of the Latin Church. Creators: Jacob Jordaens, Workshop of Jacob Jordaens

The Four Fathers of the Latin Church. Creators: Jacob Jordaens, Workshop of Jacob Jordaens
The Four Fathers of the Latin Church, Unknown date

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Holy Family, between c. 1621 and c.1622. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

The Holy Family, between c. 1621 and c.1622. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Holy Family, between c. 1621 and c.1622

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Adoration of the Magi, 1618. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

The Adoration of the Magi, 1618. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Adoration of the Magi, 1618

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, 1647. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, 1647. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, 1647. After the departure of the wise men, the Gospel of Matthew reports that an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and warned him to take Mary and Jesus

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: St Peter Finding the Tribute Money in the Mouth of the Fish. Creator: Anon

St Peter Finding the Tribute Money in the Mouth of the Fish. Creator: Anon
The Tribute Money. Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish (The Ferryboat to Antwerp), Unknown date

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa, c.1630-c.1640. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa, c.1630-c.1640. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa, c.1630-c.1640

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper, c.1635-c.1636. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper, c.1635-c.1636. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper, c.1635-c.1636

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635. Creator: Jacob Jordaens

Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel, 1635

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Creation of Eve, ca 1530. Creator: Anonymous

The Creation of Eve, ca 1530. Creator: Anonymous
The Creation of Eve, ca 1530. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Allegory on Science. Minerva and Cronus protect Science against Envy and Ignorance, 1615-1619

Allegory on Science. Minerva and Cronus protect Science against Envy and Ignorance, 1615-1619. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Allegory on Science. Minerva and Cronus protect Science against Envy and Ignorance, 1615-1619

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The painter Quinten Massijs (oil on canvas)

The painter Quinten Massijs (oil on canvas)
471296 The painter Quinten Massijs (oil on canvas) by Leys, Jan August Hendrik, Baron (1815-69); 261x127 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: Quinten Massijs)

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Erasmus and Quentin Matsys, 1908 (oil on panel)

Erasmus and Quentin Matsys, 1908 (oil on panel)
471391 Erasmus and Quentin Matsys, 1908 (oil on panel) by Siberdt, Eugene (1851-1931); 90x69 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: Desiderius Erasmus)

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Banquet Still Life, 1644 (oil on canvas)

Banquet Still Life, 1644 (oil on canvas)
1765860 Banquet Still Life, 1644 (oil on canvas) by Utrecht, Adriaen van (1599-1652); 185A--242.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (engraving)

Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (engraving)
972461 Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quentin Matsys (1466-1529), Flemish artist, founder of the Antwerp School

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (chromolitho)

Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (chromolitho)
973973 Quentin Matsys, Flemish artist (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quentin Matsys (1466-1529), Flemish artist

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Sebastian Vrancx, 1827 (oil on panel)

Sebastian Vrancx, 1827 (oil on panel)
3035929 Sebastian Vrancx, 1827 (oil on panel) by White, T.S. (fl.1827); 22.5x16.5 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Sebastian Vranckx (22 January 1573 - 19 May 1647)

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portrait of a Man with a Pink, 1504-14 (oil on panel)

Portrait of a Man with a Pink, 1504-14 (oil on panel)
5858776 Portrait of a Man with a Pink, 1504-14 (oil on panel) by Massys, Quentin (c.1466-1530) (attr. to); 43.8 A-- 29.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Tax Collectors (engraving)

The Tax Collectors (engraving)
972462 The Tax Collectors (engraving) by Massys or Matsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tax Collectors. Illustration for Galerie de Peintres by M Chabert (Paris, 1834)

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Quentin Matsys (engraving)

Quentin Matsys (engraving)
820830 Quentin Matsys (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quentin Matsys. Painter in the Flemish tradition and a founder of the Antwerp school (1466-1529)

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Venus Disarming Mars, Drapery Study, c. 1632 / 35. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Venus Disarming Mars, Drapery Study, c. 1632 / 35. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Venus Disarming Mars, Drapery Study, c. 1632/35

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus, c. 1637-1638. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus, c. 1637-1638. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus, c. 1637-1638. This subject is oddly related to that seen on the other side of the sheet: both feature a severed head

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Feast of Herod, c. 1637-1638. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

The Feast of Herod, c. 1637-1638. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
The Feast of Herod, c. 1637-1638. During the 1600s, drawings were indispensible in large studios. In addition to being preparations for paintings

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Feast of Herod (recto) Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso), c. 1637-1638. Creator

The Feast of Herod (recto) Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso), c. 1637-1638. Creator
The Feast of Herod (recto) Tomyris with the Head of Cyrus (verso), c. 1637-1638. During the 17th century, drawings were indispensible in large studios

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: The Triumph of the Church, after 1628. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

The Triumph of the Church, after 1628. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
The Triumph of the Church, after 1628. This work is likely a copy after Rubenss oil sketch for the Triumph of the Eucharist tapestry series

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Study for The Bear Hunt (for the Alcazar, Madrid), c. 1639. Creator

Study for The Bear Hunt (for the Alcazar, Madrid), c. 1639. Creator
Study for " The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcazar, Madrid), c. 1639. Many of Rubenss designs for large-scale paintings began with small sketches like this

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines, c. 1632 / 35. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish)

Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines, c. 1632 / 35. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish)
Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines, c. 1632/35

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines (recto) Venus Disarming Mars, Drapery Study (verso)

Reconciliation of the Romans and the Sabines (recto) Venus Disarming Mars, Drapery Study (verso), c. 1632/35

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620-25. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620-25. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620-25. Isabella Brant was Rubenss first wife. He painted her many times in many different ways before she died at the age of 35

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Portrait of an English Minister. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Portrait of an English Minister. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Portrait of an English Minister

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes, after 1616 / 18. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish

A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes, after 1616 / 18. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish
A Faun Grasping a Bunch of Grapes, after 1616/18

Background imageAntwerp School Collection: Family-portrait of Pierre de Moucheron, merchant in Middelburg and Antwerpen

Family-portrait of Pierre de Moucheron, merchant in Middelburg and Antwerpen, his wife Isabeau de Ge Artist: Anonymous
Family-portrait of Pierre de Moucheron, merchant in Middelburg and Antwerpen, his wife Isabeau de Gerbier, their 18 children. 1563. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam



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The Antwerp School, known for its rich artistic heritage, encompasses a diverse range of masterpieces that have captivated art enthusiasts throughout the centuries. From stunning oil paintings to intricate engravings and chromolithos, this school has left an indelible mark on the world of art. One notable piece from the Antwerp School is "Poultry Farm, " a mesmerizing depiction of rural life in 1650. Painted with meticulous detail on wood, it transports viewers to a bygone era where farmers tended to their flocks amidst picturesque landscapes. Another renowned artist associated with the Antwerp School is Quinten Massijs. His skillful brushwork shines through in his masterpiece "The Painter Quinten Massijs, " portrayed on canvas. This captivating portrait immortalizes the talented artist himself, showcasing his passion and dedication to his craft. In "Erasmus and Quentin Matsys, " we witness a fascinating collaboration between two great minds from different eras. Created in 1908 on panel using oil paints, this artwork pays homage to Erasmus of Rotterdam and Quentin Matsys, both influential figures in their respective fields. Moving onto still life compositions, "Banquet Still Life" stands out as an exquisite example from the Antwerp School. Painted on canvas in 1644, it showcases an array of sumptuous delicacies meticulously arranged with precision and attention to detail. Engravings played a significant role within this school as well. The works of Quentin Matsys are particularly noteworthy; his talent evident in pieces such as "Quentin Matsys (engraving)" and "The Tax Collectors (engraving). " These engravings capture moments frozen in time while displaying exceptional technical prowess. Chromolithos also found their place within the realm of Antwerp's artistic legacy. A prime example is "Quentin Matsys" - a vibrant representation that brings forth striking colors through lithographic printing techniques.