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Albert Van Dyck
Albert Van Dyck (25 May 1902 – 27 March 1951) was a Belgian painter. He painted genre works, figures, portraits, and still lifes. Van Dyck was also an engraver, as well as a watercolorist. Biography Albert Van Dyck was born in Turnhout, Antwerp Province, on 25 May 1902. When Van Dyck started out as an artist, '':nl:Vlaamse expressionisme, Vlaamse expressionisme'', Flanders, Flemish expressionism, had become the authoritative art movement in the Flemish art world through the :nl:Latemse Scholen, Latem Schools. Initially, Van Dyck evolved, via a luminist style, into a purely pictorial painting style, in which he paid particular attention to the figures of children and to the Campine landscape, especially the surroundings of Kasterlee and Schilde, where he had moved. He and other Flemish artists, such as War Van Overstraeten, also reacted to the evolution of expressionism, which they perceived as excessive. Their art has been described as '':nl:Animisme (kunst), Animisme'' by criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Dijck
Van Dijck is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". The more common form Van Dijk uses the modern spelling of "dike". The form Van Dyck reflects a common replacement of the original IJ digraph with a Y. Notable people with the surname *Abraham van Dijck (1635–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter *Antoon van Dijck (1599–1641), Flemish painter in England, better known as ''Anthony van Dyck'' * Christoffel van Dijck (1605–1669), Dutch printer and type designer *Edward Van Dijck (1918–1977), Belgian cyclist * Erica van Dijck (born 1966), Dutch badminton player * Floris van Dijck (1575–1651), Dutch painter *Hendrik Van Dijck (born 1974), Belgian cyclist * José van Dijck (born 1960), Dutch professor *Kris Van Dijck (born 1963), Belgian politician *Raymond Van Dijck (1935–1997), Belgian pole vaulter *Sander van Dijck (born 1990), Dutch music producer, known more commonly as San Holo. *Teun van Dijck (born 1963), Dutch politician *William Van Dijck (born 1961), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilde
Schilde () is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ... located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Schilde proper and . In 2021, Schilde had a total population of 19,925. The total area is 35.99 km². It has one of the highest per capita income levels in Flanders. References External links * * Municipalities of Antwerp Province Populated places in Antwerp Province {{Antwerp-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Library Of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium (french: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the second half of the 20th century, a new building was constructed on the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg in central Brussels, near the Central Station. The library owns several collections of historical importance, like Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, and is the depository for all books ever published in Belgium or abroad by Belgian authors. There are four million bound volumes in the Royal Library, including a rare book collection numbering 45,000 works. The library has more than 750,000 prints, drawings and photographs, 150,000 maps and plans, and more than 250,000 objects, from coins to scales to monetary weights. This coin collection holds one of the most valuable coins in the field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules De Bruycker
Jules De Bruycker (29 March 1870 – 5 September 1945) was a Belgian graphic artist, etcher, painter and draughtsman. He is considered one of the foremost Belgian graphic artists after James Ensor and achieved a high level of technical virtuosity. He is best known for his scenes of his home town Ghent, architectural views of cathedrals, war prints and book illustrations.Dirk Van Assche, ''The Etchings of Jules de Bruycker'' in: The Low Countries. Jaargang 4. Stichting Ons Erfdeel, p. 310 Life Jules De Bruycker was born in Ghent. His family operated a small upholstery and wallpapering business. As De Bruycker displayed artistic talent from an early age, he enrolled at the |
Albert Ciamberlani
Albert Louis Alexandre Vincent Marie Ciamberlani (1864–1956) was a Belgian symbolist painter. He was born in Brussels. He studied law, and art under i.a. Jean-François Portaels. Between 1924 and 1935 he was a professor of monumental art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He was an enthusiastic follower of the ideas of symbolist theoretician Joséphin Péladan. His home in Brussels, Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani The Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani (french: Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani; nl, Huis Albert Ciamberlani), occasionally also referred to as the Hôtel Veuve Ciamberlani (meaning ''House of Widow Ciamberlani''), is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgi ..., is a listed building. He died in Uccle. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciamberlani, Albert 1864 births 1956 deaths Symbolist painters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp ( nl, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen) is an art academy located in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. It was founded in 1663 by David Teniers the Younger, painter to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and Don Juan of Austria. Teniers was master of the Guild of St Luke—which embraced arts and some handicrafts—and petitioned Philip IV of Spain, then master of the Spanish Netherlands, to grant a royal charter to establish a Fine Arts Academy in Antwerp. It houses the Antwerp Fashion Academy. 19th century The Royal Academy developed into an internationally acclaimed institute for Fine Arts, Architecture and Design. From the nineteenth century on, the academy attracted young artists from abroad. Irish, German, Dutch, Polish artists looking for a solid classical training found their way to Antwerp. Under the direction of Gustave Wappers (1803-1874) and his registrar Hendrik Conscience, the acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Van Overstraeten
Eduard (War) Van Overstraeten (8 May 1891, Wetteren – 9 December 1981, Bruges) was a Flemish communist activist and painter. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Belgium. At the end of the First World War, he was a member of the Young Socialist Guard. In 1920 he attended the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern where he defended Left Communist positions. He also attended the 3rd World Congress of the Comintern in 1921, where he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Communist International. In 1923 he was imprisoned for four months for his opposition to the occupation of the Ruhr The Occupation of the Ruhr (german: link=no, Ruhrbesetzung) was a period of military occupation of the Ruhr region of Germany by France and Belgium between 11 January 1923 and 25 August 1925. France and Belgium occupied the heavily industria .... In 1925 he was elected as a Communist deputy to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. However in 1927 he organised a majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasterlee
Kasterlee () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Kasterlee proper, Lichtaart and Tielen. In 2021, Kasterlee had a total population of 19,052. The total area is 71.56 km2. The town is twinned with Plaffeien ( Switzerland). Notable people * Baron Bob Stouthuysen (b. 10 March 1929), businessman. Gallery Image:Crepuscular rays in the woods of Kasterlee, Belgium.jpg, Crepuscular rays Crepuscular rays are sunbeams that originate when the Sun is just below the horizon, during the twilight period. Crepuscular rays are noticeable when the contrast between light and dark is most obvious. Crepuscular comes from the Latin word ... in the woods of Kasterlee File:Kasterlee - Kleine Nete.jpg, the Kleine Nete in Kasterlee File:A Kasterlee, Keeses Molen, standerdmolen 12W.JPG, Keeses Molen References External links * * - Available only in Dutch Municipalities of Antwerp Province Populated plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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