Antoine Wiertz Museum, Elsene

Little known tiny museum, somewhat hidden between the pompous buildings of the European Parlement. It contains exclusively works from Wiertz, but that's absolutely not a con ! The man was very talented indeed, and clearly had no lack of imagination. His paintings are very realistic, with a sniff of surrealism, a pinch of romantism. Wiertz is somewhat sui generis, difficult to compare with someone else. Absolutely worth while a visit, if you're fond of 19 th century paintings, but shhhhh... don't tell it to everyone, that way the masses don't spoil the intimous atmosphere !