Abstract
Arenberg behoort tot de hoge adel, die landgoederen bezat, en belangen en verwanten had over de grenzen heen. De Arenbergs waren prominent aanwezig op het Europese strijdtoneel en aan hun militaire rol ontleenden ze macht, vermogen, aanzien. Ze voerden een vorstelijke staat. Hun kunstcollectie was navenant van superieure kwaliteit. Ze bestelden werk bij tijdgenoten als Rubens, Van Dyck, en later Watteau. In de negentiende eeuw liet de hertog van Arenberg in zijn Brusselse paleis een galerij inrichten die bekend stond om haar Vlaamse en Hollandse meesters, zoals Brueghel en Jordaens, Rembrandt en Vermeer, en die als particulier museum in de reisgidsen uitdrukkelijk werd aanbevolen: Vaut le voyage! Kunst verzamelen en kunstenaars begunstigen, het behoort vanouds tot de adelscultuur.
Arenberg belonged to the high nobility, who owned estates, and had interests and relatives across borders. The Arenbergs had a prominent presence on the European battlefield and their military role gave them power, wealth and prestige. They had a princely state. Their art collection was correspondingly of superior quality. They ordered work from contemporaries such as Rubens, Van Dyck, and later Watteau. In the nineteenth century, the Duke of Arenberg had a gallery set up in his Brussels palace, which was known for its Flemish and Dutch masters, such as Brueghel and Jordaens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, and which was expressly recommended as a private museum in travel guides: Vaut le voyage ! Collecting art and favoring artists has traditionally been part of the nobility culture.
Arenberg belonged to the high nobility, who owned estates, and had interests and relatives across borders. The Arenbergs had a prominent presence on the European battlefield and their military role gave them power, wealth and prestige. They had a princely state. Their art collection was correspondingly of superior quality. They ordered work from contemporaries such as Rubens, Van Dyck, and later Watteau. In the nineteenth century, the Duke of Arenberg had a gallery set up in his Brussels palace, which was known for its Flemish and Dutch masters, such as Brueghel and Jordaens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, and which was expressly recommended as a private museum in travel guides: Vaut le voyage ! Collecting art and favoring artists has traditionally been part of the nobility culture.
Translated title of the contribution | Living in the City and in the Country: Interiors and Conversation Pieces |
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Original language | Dutch |
Title of host publication | Arenberg |
Subtitle of host publication | Portret van een familie, verhaal van een verzameling |
Editors | Mark Derez, Soetkin Vanhauwaert, Anne Verbrugge |
Publisher | Brepols Publishers |
Pages | 356-369 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9782503581163 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Oct 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |