We are proud to announce our silver tureen, a showpiece from Johannes Cornelius Hendrickx (1782), got a place of honor at DIVA. The decoration, which includes fruits, garlands of flowers and musical instruments, as well as the coating of arms of the De Meester family, must have been a source of wonderment around the table.
Take a closer look at this 17th century ‘View of Brussels’ of Bonnecroy. How impressive is it that you can still easily recognize the city’s main buildings, which are painted with great precision? Discover this masterpieceon on our stand 46a at BRAFA.
Rendezvous at the BRAFA to discover our latest acquisitions, including Rubens’s sword and the map of Utopia created by Abraham Ortelius, in dialogue with works by modern artists such as Piet Stockmans, Antoine Mortier and Gustave Serrurier-Bovy. From 26/01 to 3/02 at Tour et Taxis, Brussels (stand 46a).
On January 12, Sven Gatz, Flemish Minister for Culture, Nabilla Ait Daoud, Deputy Mayor for Culture in Antwerp, and Thomas Leysen, chairman of the King Baudouin Foundation, unveiled the map of Utopia at the Plantin-Moretus Museum. End of January, you will be able to admire Ortelius’16th century map, acquired by the Foundation, at our BRAFA stand.
A tribute to Maurice Wyckaert with 9 masterpieces bequeathed by the Belgian collector Thomas Neirynck to the King Baudouin Foundation. On view until March, 24 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
