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378 SOUTHERN NE THERLANDS
Bonnefantenmuseum
The Bonnefantenmuseum is one of Maastricht’s
most prominent landmarks, situated on the
right bank of the Maas in a distinctive building
designed by the Italian architect Aldo Rossi.
The museum’s exhibits include old masters,
painting and sculpture from the medieval . Cupola by Aldo Rossi
The tower houses a restaurant
period to 1650, and a celebrated international and an exhibition hall.
collection of modern art.
La Natura è l’Arte
del Numero
This installation, designed by
Mario Merz, consists of tables
covered with glass, branches,
stones, vegetables and
numbers fashioned out of
fluorescent tubes.
Cimon and Pero
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
depicted Pero feeding her
starving father Cimon while he
awaited execution in prison.
KEY
1 Plattegronden by René Daniels
(b. 1950) is a simplified re-creation
of a museum hall. Daniels painted
yellow rectangles over the red flat
paintings, which are out of sync with
the perspective of the hall, thus
creating a disorienting effect. . Wood Carvings
2 Terrace The fine collection of
3 Domed hall medieval wood carvings
includes St Anna-te-Drieën, a
4 Inner tower walnut sculpture by Jan van
Steffeswert (1470–1525).
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p401 and p415
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