Maison d'Erasme/Erasmushuis

Maison d'Erasme/Erasmushuis Review

In the middle of a commonplace neighborhood in the commune of Anderlecht stands the remarkable redbrick Erasmus House, which has been restored to its condition in 1521, the year the great humanist came to Brussels for the fresh air. First editions of In Praise of Folly and other books by Erasmus can be inspected, and there are some extraordinary works of art: prints by Albrecht Dürer and oils by Holbein and Hieronymus Bosch. Erasmus was out of tune with the ecclesiastical authorities of his day, and some of the pages on view show where the censors stepped in to protect the faithful.