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Judgement of Cambyses
(1498) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Originally commissioned
by the city of Bruges for Practical Information
the town hall, this left Dijver 12, 8000 Bruges.
panel of a diptych by Map B4.
Gerard David depicts a Tel (050) 44 8743.
judge sentenced to be Open 9:30am–5pm Tue–Sun
flayed alive. (tickets till 4:30pm). Closed 1 Jan,
25 Dec. & 7
∑ bezoekers.brugge.be
Transport
@ Markt.

Household Cares
(1913)
Rik Wouters used
his wife Nel as
the model for this
statue, cast in
bronze. The work’s
Fauvist style (see
p21) is reflected in
the bold planes that
First floor enhance the figure’s
anx ious stance.
Entrance

Serenity (1970)
This representative
work by Paul Delvaux
was commissioned by
the museum, and
retains elements
of the artist’s
surrealist style.

Gallery Guide
The Groeningemuseum is
divided between two buildings.
The main portion of the museum
Key is on one level with a series of Museum Façade
rooms displaying the early
15th and 16th centuries Flemish masters as well as works Originally built in 1930, the gallery
17th to 19th centuries from the 17th to 20th centuries. was extended in 1994 to a design
by architect Joseph Viérin. The old
20th century Nearby, the Arentshuis (see p101), entrance is based on that of a
Cabinet displays displays temporary exhibitions Romanesque convent.
and houses a permanent
Non-exhibition space
collection of work by the artist
Frank Brangwyn on its first floor.

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