Our next stop was another "small" museum, but another with a collection of great interest, the Museum Mayer van der Bergh. Mayer van der Bergh himself was another Antwerp patrician/collector, 19th century, who scored a great number of important acquisitions. The museum is his house.
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Rubens, of course; his Faun and Nymph; but it's mostly the
14th-16th century stuff that is of interest to us |
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| E.g., Rogier van der Weyden's Maria Lactans |
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| Juan de Flandes Herod's Feast |
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| Franz Pourbus' Prodigal Son |
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The big draw for us was Peter Brueghel the Elder's famous Mad Meg,
storming the gates of hell |
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An image off the web; museum lighting, particularly in old houses (and
cathedrals), is rarely optimal; Breughel's 12 Proverbs, sitting right by
Mad Meg, was almost unviewable for the glare |
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| Mad Meg herself |
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The mouth of hell; Breughels at this Boschish best;
the details are always fascinating; alas, Mad Meg is a bit
misogynist in meaning; but still fun to look at |
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| Peter Huys' Temptations of Anthony |
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Across the room, Younger Breughel's Winter in Bethlehem, a copy from dad,
I think; there's probably a miniscule manger scene in there somewhere |
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| Jan Gossaert's interesting Mary Magdalene |
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And finally, another of the ever popular Temptations of Saint Anthony,
this one by Marten de Vos; "Anthonys" afford the painter many interesting
opportunities for exploration... |
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| Thus |
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| And thus |
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