September 17 – November 30
For the first time, art connoisseurs have a chance to view the best works by the Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens (Якоб Йорданс), stored in Moscow and regional museums.
Jacob Jordaens was born in 1593. Together with Peter Rubens, he was learning art from the famous Adam van Noort. The representatives of Charles I of England, Queen Henrietta Maria of France and the House of Orange-Nassau (Оранская династия в Нидерландах) were among his customers. Late in the 18th century, Jordaens’ paintings started coming to Russia. First, Catherine II was buying them for the Hermitage she founded in 1764, then other Russian nobles (знать, дворянство) started collecting works of the Flemish (фламандский) Golden Age painters.
Jacob Jordaens did not limit himself to this or that genre. He created religious, mythological or historical scenes, made portraits and still lifes (натюрморты). The Moscow exhibition includes 18 large paintings and 31 drawings representing all stages of Jordaens’ artistic legacy.
