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Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks

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The Southern Netherlands, better known today as Flanders, was home to revolutionary artists.

These extraordinary painters found new ways to depict reality, portray humanity, and tell stories that created parallels to their world then and to our world today. This large-scale exhibition, featuring over 80 stunning art works and objects, medieval, renaissance, baroque paintings, sculptures and more, offering a doorway to art between 1400 to 1700.

The exhibition's unique presentation introduces the visitor, through these rare, extraordinary artworks, to stories of enterprising townspeople, prosperous cities, and an ever-developing society.