Tag Archives: Belgium

1894: The Angels of the Night

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Degouve de Nuncques: The Angels of Night (1894)

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1891: Beach

Posted on September 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Georges Lemmen: The Beach at Heist (1891)

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1551: The Harrowing of Hell

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pieter van der Heyden: The Descent of Christ into Limbo (1551) In the Christian tradition, between his death on the cross and the resurrection Christ descended into Hell to rescue the souls of the righteous who lived before him and … Continue reading →

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1909: The Forest

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

One of Frederick Cayley Robinson’s set designs for The Blue Bird, Maurice Maeterlinck’s “Fairy Play” about Tyltyl and Mytyl, the children of a poor woodcutter, who are sent out by the Fairy Bérylune to search for the Blue Bird of … Continue reading →

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1940: Resistance

Posted on September 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hand-cranked mimeograph machine used by the Belgian resistance to produce underground newspapers and pamphlets during the Nazi occupation. (source)

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1914: Futurist Composition

Posted on September 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jules Schmalzigaug: Futurist Composition (1914)

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1690s: Cabinet of Curiosities

Posted on August 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Domenico Remps: Cabinet of Curiosities (1690s)

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1786: Clouds

Posted on August 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Simon Alexandre Clément Denis: Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome (1786 – 1801)

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1937: Black Flag

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rene Magritte: Le Drapeau Noir [The Black Flag] (1937)

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1650: Very Tempting

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joos van Craesbeeck: The Temptation of St Anthony (c. 1650)

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