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WalloniaFrom Joachim Patenier to Michel Francois:
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Joachim Patenier, Henri Blès, Robert Campin, Jacques Du Broeucq, and Hugo d'Oignies all hailed from the southern area of Belgium known as Wallonia. Their artistic endeavors are celebrated in A Curious Land. Wallonia an exhibition currently on display at the Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Belgium |
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Henri Blès was known for his landscapes. Lambert van Noort was an architect as well as a painter often depicting religious subjects. |
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Saint Jerome spent four years in the Syrian desert to purify his soul. He was tormented by vivid hallucinations during this time. He removed a thorn from the paw of a suffering lion, earning him a lifelong companion. Often the lion is included in works honoring St. Jerome such as here.
Title: Mise au tombeau, art mosan, vers 1340.
Medium: Marble
Permanent Collection: Musée d'Art religieux et d'Art mosan, Liège
Image Courtesy: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
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Painters, sculptors, goldsmiths and other visual arts flourished in Wallonia and they are celebrated in Treasures Old and New from Wallonia on display until May 18, 2008. |
From Joachim Patenier to Michel Francois:
A Curious Land. Wallonia
Centre for Fine Arts / Palais des Beaux-Arts:
February 14 - May 18, 2008