77 - [ART & MUSEUM - BELGIUM] - COLLECTIVE

[ART & MUSEUM - BELGIUM] - COLLECTIVE Catalog of the Antwerp Museum Antwerp, Board of Directors of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, 1857 In-12°. Brown glossy half-calf. Spine with 4 raised bands decorated with a gold fillet. Normal wear and tear. Second edition, revised and substantially expanded, of this seminal historical catalog cataloging the collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Compiled under the scholarly direction of the Academy’s commission, this volume represents a fundamental milestone in the history of Flemish art. It provides detailed historical and critical entries on the masterpieces of the Antwerp School and the Old Masters, notably Quinten Metsys, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Cornelis de Vos. A rare and valuable copy, enriched with a beautiful autograph dedication to Kervyn de Volkaersbeke, jointly signed by the three leading figures of the museum’s editorial and administrative committee: Chevalier Léon de Burbure (archaeologist, composer, and art historian), Théodore Van Lerius (historian, distinguished professor at the Academy, and co-author of the work), and Pierre Génard (archivist for the city of Antwerp and historian). References: Bibliotheca Belgica, A-142; Vicaire, *Manuel de l’amateur de livres du XIXe siècle*, II, 84. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn de Volkaersbeke