Thanks to its Heritage Fund, the Foundation has been able to acquire two drawings that are on show at the exhibition 'De Floris à Rubens'. The works are 'La Conversion de Saul' by Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675) and 'Jupiter et Callisto', a 16th century work made by an artist from the circle of Bernard van Orley and Pieter Coecke van Aelst.
The King Baudouin Foundation’s Heritage Fund has recently acquired a major work by the Belgian painter Léon Spilliaert in a sale at Sotheby’s, Paris. The painting will be entrusted to the Fine Arts Museum of Ghent.
As of 14 June 2015, the Royal Mariemont Museum is exhibiting part of an exceptional collection of Coptic textiles, comprising over two hundred pieces collected by Maria Luise Fill and Robert Trevisiol and recently donated to the King Baudouin Foundation.
Through the acquisition of the Chauve-Souris et Pavots bracelet, the Braet-Buys-Bartholomeus Fund has enriched our public collections with a unique piece of Philippe Wolfers jewellery.
