Anyone who thinks that fine art in the Low Countries started with Jan van Eyck, should read the book Johan Maelwael and the Van Lymborch brothers. The authors of this book argue that the founders of Dutch painting can be found in Nijmegen. The Maelwael family brought about a revolutionary twist to m
Forty years after his death, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is devoting a retrospective to the Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984). This beautiful exhibition is relevant not only as a part of art history but also because Verheyen continues to inspire young artists today.
At first glance, Johannes Vermeer was everything but impulsive. The lab research that preceded the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, however, shows that the artist constantly adjusted his compositions during the painting process.
As an architect he became famous throughout Western Europe. But what about Henry Van de Velde’s previous career as a painter? From a new and hefty catalogue raisonné emerges the picture of an artist who struggled with social status and innovation in his craft.
For this year’s Venice Biennale, internationally renowned artists Jos De Gruyter and Harald Thys converted the Belgian Pavilion into a folk museum that spotlights humankind. Their installation, Mondo Cane, features a series of about twenty automated dolls that keep repeating the same actions over
