Rubenshuis
- Also Known As: Ruben's House
- Address: 9 - 11 Wapper
- Vicinity: Hopland
- Phone: 32 3 201 15 55
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1610/00/00 | Peter Paul Rubens | Architect, Home | Peter Rubens buys a Flemish townhouse on the Vaartstraat (now the Wapper) and begins renovating and extending it into an Italian-style villa of his own design. | |||
1634/08/00 | Peter Paul Rubens | Artist | By August 1634, Rubens completes "The Apotheosis of James I" at his atelier in Antwerp. | The Apotheosis of James I | ||
1640/05/30 | Peter Paul Rubens | Died | Peter Paul Rubens dies at home from heart failure. He is buried in Saint James' Church, Antwerp. | |||
1648/00/00 | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle | Home | William and Margaret Cavendish, the later Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, move into Rubenshuis. | |||
1660/00/00 | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle | Home | William and Margaret Cavendish quit Rubenshuis. | |||
1921/00/00 | After his death in 1921, the architect Henri Blomme leaves an important legacy to the city of Antwerp to buy the Rubenshuis. | |||||
1937/00/00 | The city of Antwerp buys the Rubenshuis. | |||||
1946/00/00 | Ater an extensive restoration the Rubenshuis is opened to the public. |
Particulars for Rubenshuis: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Area of Significance | Art |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Design | Decorative Arts |
Building Type | House |
Building Type | Mansion |
Criteria | Person |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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