Snijders&Rockox House - Antwerp - Belgium - Art Museums on Waymarking.com

The house was rebuilt for Nicolaas II Rockox, lord Mayor of Antwerp. He had the two houses joined in 1603, and restored in Renaissance style. It was his principal residence which he used for business and it was built in baroque style. A few of Rubens' most famous artworks were specially designed for this residence, among them Samson and Delilah.

The Rockox family sold the estate in 1715 to benefit the poor. The house became property of the KBC Bank in 1970 and it is now used as a public museum.

The current rooms are ornated with the Old Master collection of KBC Bank. This collection is put permanently on display, like the paintings would be presented in the 17th century. However, this collection is not the historic collection as owned by the Rockox family. Besides paintings the current KBC collection includes important engravings, sculptures and textiles.

Artists whose works are on display include Jan Fyt, Cornelis Massijs, Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Hans III Jordaens, Jacob Jordaens, Maerten de Vos, David Teniers, Quentin Matsys, Joachim Patinir, Frans Snyders, Lucas Faydherbe, Paulus Pontius and Lambert Lombard.

Name: Snijders&Rockoxhuis Location: Keizerstraat 10, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium Phone Number: +32 3 201 92 50 Web Site: [Web Link] Agency/Ownership: Private Hours of operation: open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November, 25 December. Open exceptionally on Easter Monday and Whit Monday. Admission Fee: 10 Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: no

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