Tag: Belgium

Liège (Belgium)

Museums: • Grand Curtius: Quai de Maestricht 13, 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 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…

Portrait of a man (c.1438-1440)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…