European Old Master Drawings /anglais

At the end of the 15th century, the underground ruins of Emperor Nero's famous palace were discovered in Rome : the Domus Aurea. The walls were painted with sumptuous symmetrical decorations teeming with a host of bizarre animals and mythical creatures. This was the beginning of a new visual language, which was known as 'grotesque' after the site found in 'grotto-like' ruins. Hans Vredeman de Vries and Cornelis Floris spread the grotesque style with its endless variations through their printed designs. In the 16th century, grotesque ornaments became popular not only in painting and architecture, but also in glass painting, metalsmithing and book printing. Today we still link the term 'grotesque' to the capricious, bizarre, monstrous - but also to the caricatural and laughable. Bosch and Bruegel were the great pioneers of the grotesque in printmaking with their fantastic drolleries. James Ensor, Fred Bervoets, René De Coninck, Carll Cneut and others are part of a long tradition of artists who were, and still are, inspired by the grotesque : both as a concept and as a figural style.

?Un grand du trail se livre avec sincérité sur sa passion, intacte depuis bientôt deux décennies. Un parcours exemplaire et une source d'inspiration."Mes courses, mes aventures, mes engagements..."Un grand de l'ultra-trail partage sa passion. Elle prend sa source dès l'enfance dans une famille sportive, au pied des montagnes.À chaque étape de sa vie et de ses courses, François D'Haenes'interroge sur ce qui lui a permis de garder le goût de courir longtemps, très longtemps, et d'accéder aux plus beaux des podiums, de l'utmb à la Diagonale des Fous en passant par la Hardrock ou le mont Fuji. C'est un plaidoyer pour l'équilibre d'une vie où la course jamais ne détruit les bonheurs quotidiens, ceux de la famille, de la fidélité en amitié, du travail de la vigne, du plaisir des longues sorties improvisées en montagne et du ski-alpinisme en hiver. Une réflexion nourrie par près de deux décennies de pratique, où les amateurs trouveront une foule de conseils pour vivre longtemps leur passion de la course d'endurance.

In this exhibition, the Museum Plantin-Moretus shows the 80 most beautiful old master drawings from Flemish collections. From scribble to cartoon : Drawings from Bruegel to Rubens in Flemish Collections (Van Crabbelinge tot Carton : Tekeningen van Bruegel tot Rubens in Vlaamse Collecties) gives an astonishing and representative overview of the art of drawing in our regions in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 2020, the Flemish government placed a large number of old master drawings on their masterpiece list, including rare artworks by Frans Floris, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Jacques Jordaens, Otto van Veen, Jan Fijt and many more. The majority of these masterpieces are kept in the Museum Plantin-Moretus. The museum takes the official recognition of these drawings as masterpieces as an opportunity to put its unique collection in the spotlight. The exhibition presents an overview that illustrates who, why and how people drew in our regions in the 16th and 17th centuries