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The small collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Villa Vauban – Musée d’Art de la Ville, in Luxembourg City, has its origins in the nineteenth century, when three influential local figures bequeathed their private collections to their home city. These donations formed the basis of a collection that provides an overview of the collecting habits of art collectors of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century. The most important donation is that of Jean-Pierre Pescatore (1793-1855) who made numerous purchases in the 1840s and 1850s – mainly contemporary French works, but also Dutch paintings, such as those by Cornelis Bega, Pieter Jacobs Codde, Gerrit Dou, Joris van der Haagen, Adam Pynacker, Jan Havicksz. Steen, David Teniers the Younger, and Philips Wouwerman.
The collection of paintings and prints continue to be enriched by purchases and donations to this day. More recent additions include paintings by Nicolaes Berchem, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Mattheus van Helmont, Bartholomeus van der Helst, and Adriaen van de Velde.
Gabriele Diana Grawe, Curator (February 2024)
Collection catalogues
A stroll through art. European painting and sculpture, 17th–19th century
Angelika Glesius, Gabriele D. Grawe
Luxembourg 2021