Musée Wiertz Museum
The museum, which has preserved its original atmosphere, is dedicated to painter, sculptor and writer Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865), a somewhat controversial artistic figure of the Belgian Romantic movement.
Wiertz loved the spectacular, painting giant canvasses to indulge his thirst for the excessive, like the more than 8 metres long Greeks and Trojans fighting over the body of Patroclus. Wiertz is also known for his dramatic subjects and horror scenes, such as his Premature Burial. His most famous painting is probably Two Girls (La Belle Rosine), in which a young woman faces a skeleton, reflecting the artist's fascination with death and the fragility of human life. Wiertz also produced numerous portraits and self-portraits.
History of the collection
The construction of this workshop-museum in the Léopold district of Brussels was agreed in 1850 between Wiertz and the Belgian government. During the year following the artist's death, the entire collection of works then in his studio was bequeathed to the state. Since 1868, the Wiertz Museum has been part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Address
Musée Wiertz Museum
Rue Vautier / Vautierstraat 62
1050 Brussels
+32 (0)2 648 17 18
info@fine-arts-museum.be
For groups (with a museum guide), please book at reservation@fine-arts-museum.be
Hours
Tuesdays – Fridays: 10:00-12:00 and 12:45-17:00
Saturdays - Sundays : only for groups with booking and museum guide
Closed: on Mondays and January 1st, 1 May, 14 September, 1 November, 11 November, 25 December
On 24 and 31 December, the Museums close at 14:00
Plan
Admission
Free admission
