MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European CATALOGUE 'VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION' Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge, and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unknown heights and helped determine the course of Western art. In 2020, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent hosted the largest ever exhibition of Van Eyck’s work. Van Eyck. An THEMATIC WEBSITES AND ONLINE MUSEUMS The thematic websites of the Flemish Art Collection (VKC) bring together art and research from different Flemish museums. Each site delves deeper into the history and the work of one artist or art movement. At the same time, the sites bring together the most important sources for the art history researcher. In this way the museums not only share their own knowledge and collections, but also THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on 360° VIRTUAL TOUR 'VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION' An Optical Revolution'. News. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian virtual reality company Poppr, to develop an online 360° virtual tour of the Van Eyck galleries. Enter the largest Van Eyck exhibition ever directly from the comfort of your home! While scrolling through the 360° images, discover 13 museum rooms with over

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THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens.

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European CATALOGUE 'VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION' Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge, and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unknown heights and helped determine the course of Western art. In 2020, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent hosted the largest ever exhibition of Van Eyck’s work. Van Eyck. An THEMATIC WEBSITES AND ONLINE MUSEUMS The thematic websites of the Flemish Art Collection (VKC) bring together art and research from different Flemish museums. Each site delves deeper into the history and the work of one artist or art movement. At the same time, the sites bring together the most important sources for the art history researcher. In this way the museums not only share their own knowledge and collections, but also THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on 360° VIRTUAL TOUR 'VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION' An Optical Revolution'. News. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian virtual reality company Poppr, to develop an online 360° virtual tour of the Van Eyck galleries. Enter the largest Van Eyck exhibition ever directly from the comfort of your home! While scrolling through the 360° images, discover 13 museum rooms with over

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THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens.

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European

THE COLLECTION

For the first time since 2017, the entire museum building is once again a playground for our own collection. In the completely renewed presentation, we showcase it in all its diversity, spread over no less than 40 galleries. Visitors will discover new themes, monographic galleries and dozens of never-before-exhibited works in a route that promises to excite and surprise.

GETTING HERE

Getting here. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent. Fernand Scribedreef 1. 9000 Ghent. +32 (0)9 323 67 00. museum.msk@gent.be. On foot. From Gent-Sint-Pieters station you walk approx. 15 min. to the MSK. Take the route along the Koningin Astridlaan and through the Citadelpark, or follow the Clementinalaan and Parklaan to walk around the park. LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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THEMATIC WEBSITES AND ONLINE MUSEUMS The thematic websites of the Flemish Art Collection (VKC) bring together art and research from different Flemish museums. Each site delves deeper into the history and the work of one artist or art movement. At the same time, the sites bring together the most important sources for the art history researcher. In this way the museums not only share their own knowledge and collections, but also PAINTINGS | MSK GENT Paintings. Harbour. Opus 2. Anonymous Master, Frankfurt. Virgin and Child with Two Angels. 1495. The Circumcision of Christ (left wing), The Birth of Christ (centre panel), The Adoration of the Magi (right wing), The Mass of Saint Gregory (closed, left wing), The Transfiguration (closed, right wing) 1475. Edouard De Vigne.

THE FAMILY ROUTE

The family route. MSK has developed a route through the museum especially for visitors with children. Go in search of the little poems and texts for children that can be found in various galleries, look at the works of art in a different way and make your museum visit an experience for young and old! Until 11 September, Gallery E is also

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CHRIST CARRYING THE CROSS Christ Carrying the Cross is one of the masters late works and one of the most fascinating compositions in western art. Here the artist has omitted all sense of space. Christs head is surrounded by a chaotic throng of evil faces. However, the structure of the painting is rigidly formal. Christs head is placed precisely at the intersection

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EYEWITNESS | MSK GENT During the spring of 2017, the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) brought together two artists in the newly established Drawings Cabinet. The exhibition Eyewitness linked the social criticism of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746-1828) to the social commitment of the Iranian artist Farideh Lashai (1944-2013), in a shared indictment against violence and oppression.

MARY-MAGDALENE

Mary-Magdalene. 1887. oilpainting: 111,8 cm x 77,3 cm. 2001-Q. Alfred Stevens, painter of fashionable Paris, met the actress Sarah Bernhardt in about 1887, and did several portraits of her. In a number of these she posed as a character from history or from literature. Here we see her as Mary-Magdalene, the sinner who later converted and took up MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. THE NYMPH SALMACIS AND HERMAPHRODITE The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus is a chapter in Ovids Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus, Hermes and Aphrodites son. Hermaphroditus rejected her but Salmacis managed to outwit him in the water. Yet again Hermaphroditus rejected her, so Salmacis prayed to the gods that she would be united with him until the end of time. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. THE NYMPH SALMACIS AND HERMAPHRODITE The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus is a chapter in Ovids Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus, Hermes and Aphrodites son. Hermaphroditus rejected her but Salmacis managed to outwit him in the water. Yet again Hermaphroditus rejected her, so Salmacis prayed to the gods that she would be united with him until the end of time. LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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Ontdek in de tijdelijke tentoonstellingen van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent de kunst van middeleeuwen tot vandaag! FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work PAINTINGS | MSK GENT Paintings. Harbour. Opus 2. Anonymous Master, Frankfurt. Virgin and Child with Two Angels. 1495. The Circumcision of Christ (left wing), The Birth of Christ (centre panel), The Adoration of the Magi (right wing), The Mass of Saint Gregory (closed, left wing), The Transfiguration (closed, right wing) 1475. Edouard De Vigne.

THE FAMILY ROUTE

The family route. MSK has developed a route through the museum especially for visitors with children. Go in search of the little poems and texts for children that can be found in various galleries, look at the works of art in a different way and make your museum visit an experience for young and old! Until 11 September, Gallery E is also

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ALLEGORY OF THE FIVE SENSES Each man in this painting symbolizes one of the five senses. The old man with glasses and a mirror represents Sight. The chitarrone, a type of bass lute, stands for Sound. The blind man is symbolic of the sense of Touch. The jolly man with a glass of wine in his hand portrays Taste, and the elegant young man with a pipe and garlic, Smell. The garlic, wine, music and mirror refer to the fallacy PARASTOU FOROUHAR: WRITTEN ROOM Iranian artist Parastou Forouhar was born in 1962 in Tehran and became part of the Iranian diaspora in 1992. She lives and works in Offenbach (Germany). In 2017 she created a mural enitled 'Written Room' in the entrance hall of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). ALLEGORY OF THE SECOND BENCH OF ALDERMEN OF ‘GEDELE’ In 1627 the town In 1627 the town council of Ghent commissioned this monumental painting by the painter Theodoor Rombouts of Antwerp. It was intended for the Alderman’s courtroom of ‘Gedele’. The Second Bench of Aldermen was similar to our present justice of the peace court and also the competent authority for the care of orphans. The figures in this allegory are a tribute to those who

MARY-MAGDALENE

Mary-Magdalene. 1887. oilpainting: 111,8 cm x 77,3 cm. 2001-Q. Alfred Stevens, painter of fashionable Paris, met the actress Sarah Bernhardt in about 1887, and did several portraits of her. In a number of these she posed as a character from history or from literature. Here we see her as Mary-Magdalene, the sinner who later converted and took up HEAD OF PIERRE DE WISSANT The Head of Pierre de Wissant is a monumental version of one of the burgers of Calais, the sculpture group Auguste Rodin worked on from 1884 to 1895. The theme is based on an historical event that took place in the fourteenth century, when a group of prominent citizens offered themselves to save their town, which was under siege by the

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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. THE NYMPH SALMACIS AND HERMAPHRODITE The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus is a chapter in Ovids Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus, Hermes and Aphrodites son. Hermaphroditus rejected her but Salmacis managed to outwit him in the water. Yet again Hermaphroditus rejected her, so Salmacis prayed to the gods that she would be united with him until the end of time. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT The works will be shown in MSK for four months. But first we have to discover all this young talent! The work 'Calling of Saint Matthew' (1536) by Marinus van Reymerswale from our collection is on loan to the Museo Nacional del Prado from 9 March 2021 until 16 June 2021 for the exhibition 'Marinus. Painter from Reymerswale'. A SELECTION FROM OUR COLLECTION A selection from our collection. The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent has a collection of about 9,000 works, from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 20th century. Over 600 works are shown in the museum’s permanent collection presentation. The spotlight is mainly on painting from the Southern Netherlands but print art, sculpture and European VAN EYCK. AN OPTICAL REVOLUTION From February 1st until March 12th 2020, the MSK hosted the largest Jan van Eyck exhibition in history. During these weeks, nearly 130,000 visitors came closer to Van Eyck than was ever possible before, but unfortunately the COVID-19 crisis forced us to close the exhibition earlier. You can find a retrospective on the Van Eyck website. Visit Flanders and the MSK joined forces with Belgian LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work THE LADIES OF THE BAROQUE What was the role of women artists in Late Renaissance and Baroque Italy? How did they come into their own artistically in a male-dominated world? Such is the premise of the fall exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). Featuring some fifty paintings, the exhibition sheds light on the critical role of women painters in Italy from 1550 to 1680. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652 PERSPECTIVE II, MANET'S BALCONY Perspective II, Manet's Balcony. 1950. oilpainting: 84 cm x 65 cm. 1961-A. René Magritte was one of the most important representatives of Surrealism in Belgium. Although his work is disquieting, ironic and poetic, it is rarely blatantly confrontational. In most of his work he pokes fun at reality. For example, The Balcony is not based on

MEDARDO ROSSO

Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is hailed as the pioneer of modern sculpture. At the crossroads of two centuries, Rosso stands as the forefather of Futurism and as influencer of the libertarian art movements of the 1960s. The exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) shed light on the creative process of one of the major figures of late 19th- early 20th-century art. THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. THE NYMPH SALMACIS AND HERMAPHRODITE The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus is a chapter in Ovids Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus, Hermes and Aphrodites son. Hermaphroditus rejected her but Salmacis managed to outwit him in the water. Yet again Hermaphroditus rejected her, so Salmacis prayed to the gods that she would be united with him until the end of time. LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Visiting. The library is open by appointment, from Monday to Friday. All books must be consulted in the reading room. The precious collection is too vulnerable to be frequently handled. Consultation is exceptional and always by appointment. Contact and appointment. Sofie Corneillie or +32 (0)9 323 67 47. Veerle Verhasselt or +32 (0)9 323 67

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Ontdek in de tijdelijke tentoonstellingen van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent de kunst van middeleeuwen tot vandaag! FROM BOSCH TO MAGRITTE The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) revised the presentation of its permanent collection in the autumn of 2017. Ten years after the renovation of the museum building (2002-2007) we took a new, fresh look at our permanent collection. In the permanent galleries, visitors can explore a thematic display of six centuries of Western art, featuring unseen additions to the collection and new work PAINTINGS | MSK GENT Paintings. Harbour. Opus 2. Anonymous Master, Frankfurt. Virgin and Child with Two Angels. 1495. The Circumcision of Christ (left wing), The Birth of Christ (centre panel), The Adoration of the Magi (right wing), The Mass of Saint Gregory (closed, left wing), The Transfiguration (closed, right wing) 1475. Edouard De Vigne.

THE FAMILY ROUTE

The family route. MSK has developed a route through the museum especially for visitors with children. Go in search of the little poems and texts for children that can be found in various galleries, look at the works of art in a different way and make your museum visit an experience for young and old! Until 11 September, Gallery E is also

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ALLEGORY OF THE FIVE SENSES Each man in this painting symbolizes one of the five senses. The old man with glasses and a mirror represents Sight. The chitarrone, a type of bass lute, stands for Sound. The blind man is symbolic of the sense of Touch. The jolly man with a glass of wine in his hand portrays Taste, and the elegant young man with a pipe and garlic, Smell. The garlic, wine, music and mirror refer to the fallacy PARASTOU FOROUHAR: WRITTEN ROOM Iranian artist Parastou Forouhar was born in 1962 in Tehran and became part of the Iranian diaspora in 1992. She lives and works in Offenbach (Germany). In 2017 she created a mural enitled 'Written Room' in the entrance hall of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK). ALLEGORY OF THE SECOND BENCH OF ALDERMEN OF ‘GEDELE’ In 1627 the town In 1627 the town council of Ghent commissioned this monumental painting by the painter Theodoor Rombouts of Antwerp. It was intended for the Alderman’s courtroom of ‘Gedele’. The Second Bench of Aldermen was similar to our present justice of the peace court and also the competent authority for the care of orphans. The figures in this allegory are a tribute to those who HEAD OF PIERRE DE WISSANT The Head of Pierre de Wissant is a monumental version of one of the burgers of Calais, the sculpture group Auguste Rodin worked on from 1884 to 1895. The theme is based on an historical event that took place in the fourteenth century, when a group of prominent citizens offered themselves to save their town, which was under siege by the

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MARY-MAGDALENE

Mary-Magdalene. 1887. oilpainting: 111,8 cm x 77,3 cm. 2001-Q. Alfred Stevens, painter of fashionable Paris, met the actress Sarah Bernhardt in about 1887, and did several portraits of her. In a number of these she posed as a character from history or from literature. Here we see her as Mary-Magdalene, the sinner who later converted and took up Search en / fr / nl

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