Rubens was, in all likelihood a little reluctantly, a prolific court portraitist. With portraits of Philippe IV, Louis XIII and Marie de’ Medici and other royal figures by the artist and some of his famous contemporaries (Pourbus, Champaigne, Velázquez, Van Dyck, etc.), the exhibition introduces visitors to the stately environment of 17th century Europe’s most illustrious courts.
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Hours
From Mondays to Sundays from 10.30 am to 7 pm
Evening opening on Fridays until 10 pm
Additional evening opening until 10 pm on Mondays from 13 November to 18 December
(no weekly closing day)
Closed on 25 December
Early closing at 6 pm on 24 and 31 December
Last admissions 45 minutes before closing time
Exhibition areas will start to be cleared 15 minutes before the museum closes
