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Church Of Our Lady (Temse)
The Church of Our Lady ( nl, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) is a church in the Belgian municipality of Temse. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and its foundation, which is presumed to date to 770, is attributed to Amalberga of Temse. History This three-aisled hall church has a complex building history. Excavations in 1979 discovered a semicircular Romanesque apse. It is thought that other old parts are hidden under the plaster. From the later Romanesque period have been preserved the three-aisled cruciform church with an eight-sided crossing tower and choir with a semicircular apse. Tournai limestone was incorporated in the facades of the southern transept. Philip the Fair granted a special tax in 1496 to pay for the repair and reconstruction of the church after heavy fire damage. The choir is thought to date from the 1496 reconstruction, while the choir on the northern side dates from 1591. In the 17th century the crossing tower was in poor condition. The repair was paid for through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanesque Architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. The Romanesque style in England and Sicily is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture. Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan; the overall appearance is one of simplic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Nijs
Adriaan Nijs (6 June 1683 – 21 April 1771) was a Flemish sculptor active in the Waasland. He was educated in Antwerp, where he was a pupil of Hendrik Frans Verbruggen. At the end of his life he settled in Temse. His oeuvre is known for its pure Rococo carvings. He married Joanna Catharina Van der Beke, by whom he had two daughters and nine sons. One of his sons from this marriage, Philips Alexander, was also a sculptor and his son Frans a well-known goldsmith. He later remarried to Catharina Magdalena Wesemael. He died in Temse in 1771. Known works * Collegekapel Sint-Niklaas: choir stalls * Sint-Ludgeruskerk, Zele: confessionals, communion rail * Sint-Petruskerk, Bazel: communion rail * Church of Our Lady, Temse: spire, communion rails, pulpit, confessionals and choir stalls * Sint-Niklaaskerk, Lochristi: communion rail and panelling * Buggenhout, Sint-Niklaaskerk: pulpit * Gruuthusemuseum, Brugge: sculptures Gallery File:PM 135641 B Temse.jpg, Seating of the choir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Architecture In Belgium
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Romanesque Architecture In Belgium
Romanesque may refer to: In art and architecture *First Romanesque, or Lombard Romanesque architectural style *Pre-Romanesque art and architecture, a term used for the early phase of the style *Romanesque architecture, architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and lasted to the 13th century **Romanesque secular and domestic architecture **Brick Romanesque, North Germany and Baltic **Norman architecture, the traditional term for the style in English **Spanish Romanesque **Romanesque architecture in France *Romanesque art, the art of Western Europe from approximately AD 1000 to the 13th century or later *Romanesque Revival architecture, an architectural style which started in the mid-19th century, inspired by the original Romanesque architecture **Richardsonian Romanesque, a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named for an American architect Other uses * ''Romanesque'' (EP), EP by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick * "Romanesque" (song), a 2007 single by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Art
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Bell Towers In Belgium
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Edward Poppe
Edward Poppe (18 December 1890 – 10 June 1924) was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest who advocated for the frequent reception of the sacraments and established a children's league dedicated to the Eucharist; he was a strong critic of Marxism and materialism as well as rampant secularism in his region. He was also a dedicated pastor who was strong in his support for the rights of the common laborer and people in Ghent came to love him for all the positive work he did. But his time in Ghent came to close due to ill health which forced him to move though he was an extensive writer during his illnesses. Poppe's beatification cause commenced on 5 April 1966 under Pope Paul VI and he became titled as a Servant of God as a result while the affirmation of his life of heroic virtue saw Pope John Paul II name him as Venerable on 30 June 1986. That same pope beatified Poppe in Saint Peter's Square on 3 October 1999. Life Childhood and education Edward Joannes Maria Poppe was born in Temse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Schut
Cornelis Schut (13 May 1597 – 29 April 1655) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, engraver and tapestry designer who specialized in religious and mythological scenes. Presumed to have trained under Rubens, he treated Counter-Reformation subjects in a High-Baroque style. After a stay in Italy, he worked mainly in Antwerp where he was one of the leading history painters in the first half of the 17th century.Hans Vlieghe, ''Cornells Schut in Italy'' in Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder, 11 May 2010 Life [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philips Alexander Nijs
Philips Alexander Nijs (27 May 1724 – 22 March 1805) was a Flemish sculptor and court sculptor of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. He was the son of sculptor Adriaan Nijs. Life and work Philips Alexander Nijs was born in Temse on 27 May 1724, to sculptor Egidius Adrianus Nijs and Joanna Catharina Van der Beke. He founded the academy ''Academie ofte Teekenconstkamer'' in his birthplace Temse in 1776. Charles Alexander of Lorraine appointed him court sculptor in 1759 when he visited Temse. Nijs mentioned this title in his signature and in gilded letters above his door. Many of his works are no longer known. Prominently present in his work are the bust of Charles of Lorraine and a terracotta statue of the apostle Peter in the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp. In the Church of Our Lady in Temse, both his and his father's sculptures can be seen. A wooden sculpture of Charles of Lorraine, hitherto known only from literature, suddenly appeared at an auction at Sotheby's in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Architecture
Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France. The style at the time was sometimes known as ''opus Francigenum'' (lit. French work); the term ''Gothic'' was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the architecture of classical antiquity. The defining design element of Gothic architecture is the pointed or ogival arch. The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. At the Abbey of Saint-Denis, near Paris, the choir was reconstructed between 1140 and 1144, draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent
Saint Peter's Abbey ( nl, Sint-Pietersabdij) is a former Benedictine abbey in Ghent, Belgium, now a museum and exhibition centre. Saint Peter's was founded in the late 7th century by Amandus, a missionary sent by the Frankish kings to Christianize the pagan inhabitants of the region, who founded two monasteries in the area, St. Bavo's, and Saint Peter's on the Blandijnberg. During the winter of 879-80, the abbey was raided and plundered by the Normans, and it remained relatively poor until the 10th century, when donations of property and relics by Count Arnulf I considerably enriched it, as did further donations by Arnulf's cousin King Edgar of England. By the second half of the century it was the wealthiest abbey in Flanders, and the reputation of the abbey school extended far beyond the town. In 984, Gerbert of Aurillac, director of the cathedral school of Reims, (later Pope Sylvester II) inquired whether students from Reims could be admitted to Saint Peter's, and its renown as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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