peter paul rubens was appointed to the service of a hapsburg governor in brussels, where he painted many of his exuberant portraits. and you'll find works of many other old masters, including raphael's madonna in the meadow... rembrandt... there's an especially good collection of pieter breughel the elder and his superb landscapes and genre scenes. the museum's collection is so large you'd be better off concentrating on just a few areas, or, even better, returning for a second visit. just across the street, vienna's magnificent new museumsquartier unites baroque buildings with avant-garde architecture. always a generous patron of the arts, the city recently opened this cultural complex on the site of the old imperial riding stables. the center draws together fresh, offbeat exhibits... working artists in residence... and inventive galleries in a single, extraordinary location. the leopold gallery features a great collection of modern viennese painters, including gustav klimt... and egon schiele. vienna's most outrageo buildings we designe by friedensreich hundertwasser. was a inr anarchit