Flanders: A Cultural HistorySignal Books, 2007 - 296 sider Famous for its cemeteries and monuments, Flanders has witnessed war and bloodshed on a colossal scale. Divided between Belgium, the Netherlands and France, this low-lying expanse of land has also known religious conflict and linguistic division. But Flanders also has another history, one of wealth and artistic creativity. An autonomous region under the Counts of Flanders, it became a medieval trading powerhouse, famed for its cloth industry. Great cities commemorate this period of plenty, while churches and abbeys testify to the power of Christian faith. |
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... Ensor : Painter and Eccentric The painter James Ensor ( 1860-1949 ) was born in Ostend and lived there for most of his life . His father was an English businessman who had settled in Ostend , his mother a Belgian . Ensor was a rebel ...
... Ensor : Painter and Eccentric The painter James Ensor ( 1860-1949 ) was born in Ostend and lived there for most of his life . His father was an English businessman who had settled in Ostend , his mother a Belgian . Ensor was a rebel ...
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... Ensor also wrote comments on scenes in his paintings . In Melancholy Fishwives ( 1892 ) , for example , two old ladies sit with a pot of coal and a cat between them while behind them three skeletons look through a mirror next to a ...
... Ensor also wrote comments on scenes in his paintings . In Melancholy Fishwives ( 1892 ) , for example , two old ladies sit with a pot of coal and a cat between them while behind them three skeletons look through a mirror next to a ...
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... Ensor did much for Ostend by instituting an annual costumed ball in the Casino called Bal du Rat Mort ( Dead Rat Ball ) , which he named after a café in Paris . As many as 2,500 people still take part . Spilliaert and Permeke Much more ...
... Ensor did much for Ostend by instituting an annual costumed ball in the Casino called Bal du Rat Mort ( Dead Rat Ball ) , which he named after a café in Paris . As many as 2,500 people still take part . Spilliaert and Permeke Much more ...
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