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Masterpiece leaves storage as Antwerp museum nears reopening
15.03.2022 - 21:43 / abcnews.go.com
ANTWERP, Belgium -- Moving a masterpiece is never easy, even more so when it measures 4.11 by 6.75 meters (13.5 feet by 22.1 feet) and weighs 560 kilograms (1,225 pounds). Such is the size of the “Baptism of Christ,” by Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1605), the jewel in the crown of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.The painting was moved out of storage Tuesday ahead of the museum's reopening after over a decade of renovations.“We know exactly where each work will be hung or placed”, said Carmen Willems, general director of the museum.
“Our own team of curators and restorers, together with experienced art transporters and art handlers, will ensure this delicate undertaking is brought to a successful conclusion.”After an 11-year shutdown for the renovation work, the artwork is reemerging from its slumber. Renovation was originally slated to be done in 2017 but took five years longer than scheduled.During this time, nearly 4,000 works of art traveled around the world, while internally the atelier worked to restore just over 130 paintings and sculptures.On Tuesday, the first monumental Rubens was moved from the internal depot of the museum — housed two floors down and once a nuclear bomb shelter — to the newly renovated exhibition hall.Due to its size, the painting remained untouched during the renovation.
It was lifted via a special trap built into the floor and hoisted with a pulley and the able hands of a group of professional art handlers.When it emerged inch by inch, the painting faced the wall and was then pulled along on soft cloths by workers on a scaffold. A crowd invited for the event waited patiently for the painting to be turned around and seen in all its glory.It’s not the first time such a painting has
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