The Story Of… Quinten Matsijs in Antwerp, Belgium

Exclusive Interview with Sven Pays

By Karen Beishuizen
Photos courtesy of Quinten Matsijs

The Quinten Matsijs is Antwerp’s oldest pub. It is named after a blacksmith who turned to painting and was one of the founders of the Antwerp school. This is the name given to painters during the 16th and 17th centuries. Quinten Matsijs died in 1530. As a tribute, his tombstone is the only one to be placed on the façade of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. The pub...