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From Memling to Rubens: The Golden Age of Flanders

The magnificent exhibition introduces the abundant 15th‒17th century Flemish art collection of The Phoebus Foundation, and provides an overview of the versatility of the Belgian art culture of the time. The display juxtaposes the long tradition of religious art and portraits reflecting the importance and rising self-awareness of the individual with moralising satire and political comments. The richness and curiosity of the era is reflected in the art cabinet, and new discoveries and the spreading of knowledge are the goals of the print cabinet.

The display includes portrayals of the cultural and political elite of the time, as well as of the famous court jester Elisabeth, and valuable masterpieces by outstanding artists, including Hans Memling, Catharina van Hemessen, Frans Floris, Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.

The 15th-17th centuries formed a period of economic and cultural prosperity in Flanders (nowadays the northern part of Belgium), well exemplified by the preserved artistic heritage. The mission of the privately owned The Phoebus Foundation is to preserve that heritage and introduce it to wider audiences around the globe.

Curator: Katharina Van Cauteren (The Phoebus Foundation)
Coordinator: Greta Koppel (Art Museum of Estonia)

Gallery name: Kadrioru kunstimuuseum

Address: Weizenbergi 37 10127 Tallinn, Tallinn

Opening hours: Tue, Thu-Sun 10:00 - 18:00, Wed 10:00 - 20:00

Open: 16.04.2021 - 29.08.2021

Managed by MTÜ Nordic Baltic Art Center NOBA (reg no 80387390)
Pärnu mnt 154, Tallinn 11317, Estonia | +372 53 300 122 | info@noba.ac
Art sales Noba OÜ (reg no 11215904)