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Sculpture In Brussels
Sculpture in Brussels is sculpture that has been created in Brussels, Belgium, since the Middle Ages to the present day.''Le Folklore brabançon'', 1976, p. 103 : "''Ces chefs-d'œuvre appartiennent tous deux, à la sculpture bruxelloise, très florissante aux xveet xvie siècles''". It began in the 14th and 15th centuries with Claus Sluter's arrival in Brussels and the construction of Brussels' Town Hall. Until the end of the Ancien Régime, sculptors in Brussels were members of the ''Quatre Couronnés'' Guild of the Nation of St Nicholas and then the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. History Brussels' sculpture began with the arrival of the Dutch sculptor Claus Sluter, who was probably trained in Brussels, where he was registered in 1379 on the register of the Corporation of Stonemasons under the name of Claes de Slutere van Herlamen, and who lived there from 1380 to 1385, before settling in Dijon (France). It continued without interruption and reached its momentum during 15th and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
