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SAINTS, SINNERS, LOVERS AND FOOLS
A major Canadian premiere!
Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks
Starts June 8, 2024
Sometimes, greed can be good. If you join the community of Museum Members, you’ll get to revel in** unlimited free access** to MMFA programming, starting with this major exhibition that brings together masterworks by great Flemish painters like Hans Memling, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens and Michaelina Wautier. Touching on themes that have fascinated humankind from time immemorial,* Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools* invites you to discover close to 150 works and objects that come mostly from The Phoebus Foundation’s remarkable collection. Let yourself be transported to the Southern Netherlands during a dynamic period of social, scientific, economic and artistic development.
Several different experiences are available to allow you to get the most out of the exhibition. Plan your visit!
See the exhibition for free!
Quench your thirst for culture by becoming a Member today. For as little as $35 a year, you can enjoy priority access to the exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools, along with unlimited free access to the rest of the MMFA’s programming!
Peter Paul Rubens and Workshop (1577-1640), Diana Hunting with Her Nymphs, about 1636–1637, oil on canvas, 200 x 401 x 11.5 cm. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), The Serenade, about 1640 © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp (Belgium)
Catarina Ykens II (1659-1737), Vanitas Bust of a Lady, 1688, oil on panel, 31.9 x 31.5 x 4.2 cm. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
Hans Memling and Workshop (1430/1440-1494), The Nativity, about 1480, oil on panel, 112.7 x 86.7 x 7.9 cm. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
Peeter Neeffs II (1620-1675), Gillis van Tilborch (about 1625-1678), Elegant Couple in a Collector’s Art Cabinet, 1652, and about 1675, oil on canvas, 131 x 158.3 x 8.6 cm. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Mary, the Christ Child and Saint John, about 1627-1630, oil on canvas, 172 x 138 x 10 cm. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
Enrich your experience
We offer several different ways for you to enjoy and expand on your experience of the exhibition. The choice is yours!
Self-guided tour of the exhibition
Credits and curatorial team
An exhibition co-organized by the Denver Art Museum and The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
The exhibition is curated by Katharina Van Cauteren, Chief of Staff of The Phoebus Foundation Chancellery. The Montreal presentation is curated by Chloé M. Pelletier, Curator of European Art (before 1800) at the MMFA.
Major Public Partner
With support from
