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The garden of the Rubens House is a hidden gem in the heart of Antwerp. This is the place where the world-famous artist lived with his family and entourage and could relax. The garden has been reconstructed and, thanks to advice from fashion designer Dries Van Noten, provides year-round colour, season after season. The design hearkens back to plant species from Rubens' time, including columbine, marigolds and citrus plants.
This book presents the results of years of archive research that went into the reconstruction of The Rubens Garden, describes the historical context and provides an overview of the main flowers and plants and their story. With beautiful details from floral still lifes and other works of Rubens and his contemporaries, this richly illustrated book reveals the beauty of the unique garden of the Rubens House in Antwerp. In addition, it offers a glimpse of little-known historical material about this magical garden and city gardens in Antwerp in the time of Rubens.
Contents
HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR THE RUBENS GARDEN
19 Embellishing the garden
24 Willem and Jaspar, Rubens's gardeners
30 Atro telluris occulta. Hidden in the darkness of the earth
35 The portico: the crown jewel of the Rubens Garden
42 The pavilion: the eye-catcher
46 The berceau
54 Antwerp city gardens in Rubens's time
57 From the library of Rubens and his son Albert
62 The flower catalogue of a Brussels painter
66 Painted flower pieces for the Rubens Garden
A SMALL FLORILEGIUM OF THE RUBENS GARDEN
78 Aquilegia vulgaris / Columbine
81 Borago officinalis / Borage
85 Calendula officinalis / Marigold
89 Citrus
98 Cyclamen hederifolium / Sowbread
103 Dianthus / Carnation
109 Erythronium dens-canis / Dog's tooth violet
113 Ficus carica / Fig
119 Fragaria vesca / Wild strawberry
123 Fritillaria imperialis / Crown imperial
126 Fritillaria meleagris / Snake's head fritillary
128 Humulus lupulus / Hop
130 Jasminum / Jasmine
133 Laurus nobilis / Bay tree
137 Pyrus 'Rousselet de Reims' / Pear
142 Rosmarinus / Rosemary
145 Taxus baccata / Yew
149 Tulipa / Tulip
156 Further reading
157 Photo credits
