St. Charles Borromeo Church is a Roman Catholic church in central Antwerp, Belgium, located on the Hendrik Conscienceplein. It was built in 1615–1621 as the Jesuit church of Antwerp, which was closed
The Baroque façade on the Hendrik Conscienceplein
Painting of the interior by Sebastiaen Vrancx, c. 1630
Painting of the interior by Hieronymus Janssens and Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg, c. 1660
Painting of the façade by Anton Gunther Ghering, c. 1665
Peter Paul Rubens
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects o
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp
…of Antwerp, which was closed in 1773. It was rededicated in 1779 to Saint Charles Borromeo. The church was formerly known for 39 ceiling pieces by Peter Paul Rubens that were lost in a fire when lightning struck the church on 18 July 1718. The church was inspired by the Church of the Gesu, the mother church of the…
Self-Portrait, c. 1623 – c. 1630
Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, 1597
Adam and Eve, early work, c. 1599
Battle of the Amazons, 1598