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Tag Archives: Belgium
1889: Fallen Angel
James Ensor: The Expulsion of the Fallen Angel (1889)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Angels, Art, Belgium, Christianity, James Ensor, Painting, Religion
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1895: Tentacles of the City
This is the beginning of “La plaine,” the poem that opens Emile Verhaeren’s 1895 book of poems, Les villes tentaculaires [The Tentacled Cities]. The cover is by Théo van Rysselberghe (source). I couldn’t find a translation online, so I did the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Belgium, Cities, Design, Emile Verhaeren, Factories, Poetry, Technology, Théo van Rysselberghe
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1898: Self-Portrait with Demons
James Ensor: Poster for the Salon: Self-Portrait with Demons (1898) (source)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Belgium, Demons, James Ensor, Portraits, Printmaking
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1594: So Tempting
Maerten de Vos: The Temptation of Saint Anthony [detail] (1594) Click on the image to see the whole painting.
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, Belgium, Christianity, Maerten de Vos, Painting, Temptation of St. Anthony
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1922: Setting Sun
Leon Spilliaert: Seascape with Setting Sun (1922)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting
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17th Century: Werewolf on Trial
Sennertus [Daniel Sennert, 1572–1637], on the authority of a respectable man, informs us that a certain woman was apprehended on the suspicion that she was a werewolf; which she also acknowledged. The magistrate promised to spare her life, provided she … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, 19th Century, Belgium, Frans Synders, Germany, Monsters, P. I. Begbie, Peter Paul Rubens, Sennertus, Trials, Werewolves
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1921: Green Lightning on the Sea
Léon Spilliaert: L’éclair vert sur la mer [Green Lightning on the Sea] (1921) From a listing at Sotheby’s, although there titled L’eclair vert sur la mer—“the green eclair on the sea.”
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting, Seascapes
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1912: Branches
Léon Spilliaert: Branches (1912)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, Belgium, Léon Spilliaert, Painting, Trees
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