Tag: Belgium

Grand Curtius (Liège)

Opened: 1610 Address: Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège, Belgium Website: https://www.grandcurtius.be/ Collection: • Ingres, J. A. D. (1780-1867): Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (1804) See also: • Liège (Belgium) | Museums

Liège (Belgium)

Museums: • Grand Curtius: Féronstrée 136, 4000 Liège • La Boverie: Parc de la Boverie 3, 4000 Liège Births: • François, Déborah (1987) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) See also: • Cities | Belgium

Audrey Hepburn

(1929–1993) Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston Filmography as Actress: Roman Holiday 1953 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck     Sabrina 1954 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn     War and Peace 1956 Director: King Vidor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry…

The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1434-1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin c.1434–1435 Oil on panel, 66 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Nicolas Rolin (around 1376/80-1462), chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe the Good, to adorn the personal chapel (Saint-Sébastien…

Madonna at the Fountain (1439)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna at the Fountain 1439 Oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Inscriptions: frame, lower: A XAN/ IOHES DE EYCK ME FECIT + PLEVIT ANO 1439° The Virgin Mary lovingly cradles the…

Saint Barbara (1437)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Saint Barbara 1437 Oil on panel, 32 x 18.2 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Barbara was the daughter of a nobleman who wanted to hide her away from admirers by locking her up in…

The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (Madonna met kanunnik Joris van der Paele) 1436 Oil on panel, 124.5 x 160 cm / 148 x 184 cm (framed) Groeningemuseum, Bruges Inscriptions: Bible quote (top of list): HEC E[ST]…

Lucca Madonna (c.1437)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Lucca Madonna c.1437 Oil on panel, 65.5 × 149.5 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt No other work by Jan van Eyck conveys a sense of such immediate intimacy between the viewer and the figures depicted as this painting.…

Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…