Antwerp

We didn't exactly go on holiday this year,

But my parents decided to go with me for a day to Antwerp.

Practically we just walked around in the city and we went to the museum.
Antwerp is much more beautiful then I thought.

I saw this cute little toy store, some of these toys seem very familiar to me as if my grandmother used them. How cute and vintage they are.

I really love these dolls, I just had to take one home ♥

I really had a good time in Antwerp, I bought a Mr Rat pull-string doll. We went to the Museum of Fine Art (Schone Kunsten). I've seen quite some interesting painting, lots of Rubens of course, however they also had a large collection of modern art. I became very Impressed with James Ensor.
I've always had a thing for dolls, bears, toys and such but his paintings gives them a sort of dark and fearsome look. Ensor reminds me of the carnival in Venice.

Self portrait with masks 1899

Ensor is as anyone who knows me well would have expected of me a painter of the nineteenth century.
This might need a little explaining for those who don't know me that well. The last two year I was trained for my final exams in art history and every two year they change the subject. Our subject was the nineteenth century and while the whole class disliked this subject, well hated it really. I Soon learned I love the nineteenth century more than any other time in History. I found out every art style I care about is from this century (Oh it's not just paintings, also architecture, music, ballet, fashion I am one nineteenth century monster). So I made my last essay about the Victorian era (1837-1901), scored myself the highest marks on my final exam and started to notice when I feel drawn to an artist I can say that 90 % of the time he or she will be from the nineteenth century.


I had a great time ♥
- 19th century doll loving monster over and out.