Church of St. Walburga, Antwerp
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The Church of St. Walburga in Antwerp was a notable former parish church renowned for housing major Baroque artworks, including Peter Paul Rubens’ celebrated altarpiece "The Elevation of the Cross."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
ⓘ
former Roman Catholic parish church ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | important site for early Baroque painting in the Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| artistAssociated | Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque church buildings in Belgium
ⓘ
Former churches in Antwerp ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Antwerp ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Flemish Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Walburga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| heritageType | religious architectural heritage of Antwerp ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housedWork |
"The Elevation of the Cross"
NERFINISHED
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"The Elevation of the Cross" triptych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housedWorkBy | Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baroque interior decoration
ⓘ
housing Peter Paul Rubens’ altarpiece "The Elevation of the Cross" ⓘ important Baroque artworks ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
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Antwerp, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Netherlands (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Antwerp ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Walburga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAltarpiece | "The Elevation of the Cross" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAltarpieceArtist | Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | commissioning of Rubens’ "The Elevation of the Cross" for its high altar ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Counter-Reformation visual culture in Antwerp ⓘ |
| originalLocationOf | Rubens’ "The Elevation of the Cross" triptych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrderInvolved | secular clergy (parish clergy) ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorBuilding | Church of St. Paul, Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
ⓘ
parish liturgies ⓘ public devotions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.