Rubens House shows Massacre of the Innocents and Head of the Apostle Matthew, two masterpieces by the young Rubens and Van Dyck, as part of Antwerp Baroque 2018

The Rubens House is showing two unique loaned works this autumn: The Massacre of the Innocents, an early masterpiece by Rubens (1577–1640) and the most expensive Rubens ever, will be on temporary display at the museum from 26 September. An outstanding early work by Rubens’ most talented pupil, Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), will also be on show. The Head of the Apostle Matthew has been provided on permanent loan by the King Baudouin Foundation – the only composition from the famous Böhler series displayed in a Belgian public collection.

As part of the second series of exhibitions marking...