Etienne Van Roy

Passionate about Art , History , Literature and Philosophy. Classic Cars lover.

[Etienne Van Roy @EtienneVanRoy1]

The Bodensee , where three countries meet (A / CH / D)

[Museo del Prado @museodelprado]

#TalDíaComoHoy, el 5 de octubre de 1524, fallecía en Amberes el pintor Joachim Patinir, uno de los primeros maestros flamencos que se especializó en la pintura de paisajes. "El paso de la laguna Estigia", de entre 1520 y 1524, está considerada una de sus obras maestras

[Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo]

Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands and her nephew - young - Emperor Charles V at her palace in Mechelen. Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen, Belgium.

[Jan Pauwels @JanPauwelsKBR]

October is the month for harvesting grapes (f. 10-11)

Ms. II 158 @kbrbe, Hennessy Book of Hours, Latin, Bruges, c. 1530, illuminated by Simon Bening, 37 miniatures

https://t.co/wDlHaFQNGT

[Jan Pauwels @JanPauwelsKBR]

Remarkable initial 'I'(n nomine domini ...) in which the author, the bishop of Silves, presents his work to King Alfonso IV 'the Brave' of Portugal on his throne (f. 3)

Ms. 9596-97 @kbrbe, Alvarus Pelagius, 'Mirror for Princes', Latin, Bruges, c. 1420

https://t.co/2OC4ikTizI

[Plantagenet @Plantagenet1455]

Illustration depicting roundels of the early rulers of Normandy, including Rollo, William Longsword, and Richard I “the Fearless”, 14th century.

[@Cultura_Hola @cultura_hola]

Bóveda y vidrieras de la #Catedral de #León

[Vigía de Isbilya @vigiadeisbilya]

Patio de una casa en la calle Miguel Cid.

[Ennius @red_loeb]

Splendid initial 'D'(omine)

München, Schatzkammer der Residenz, ResMü Schk 4 WL; Prayerbook of Charles the Bald; between 846 CE and 869 CE; likely Reims; p.17

[Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo]

#OTD in 1460, musician and composer Gilles Binchois died in Soignies, County of Hainault. Born in Mons, County of Hainault, he was one of the most important European composers of his time and served at the court of the most extravagant rulers in 15th c Europe: the Burgundians.

[Museo del Prado @museodelprado]

Último fin de semana: "A la manera de Italia. España y el gótico mediterráneo (1320-1420)" https://t.co/s9iLV1avod

Con el patrocinio exclusivo de la Fundación BBVA

[Willem de Zwijger @WillemdePrater]

Den Haag, 17 september 1772. Drie weken na zijn geboorte was het weer feest toen Willem Frederik, zoon van erfstadhouder Willem V, in de Grote Kerk werd gedoopt. Hij was voorbestemd om ooit stadhouder Willem VI te worden, maar het lot besloot anders: hij werd de eerste Oranje-koning.

[Laura Karim @LauraAKarim]

OTD in 1434 - Birth of Eleanor of Portugal, mother of Emperor Maximilian. Eleanor & Maximilian were descended from John of Gaunt, through his daughter Philippa, Queen of Portugal. Despite what we’re often told Margaret Beaufort & #HenryVII were far from being the only remaining Lancastrians in 1485.

Eleanor was the eldest surviving daughter of King Edward of Portugal & his wife Eleanor of Aragon. She had multiple suitors for her hand, including Louis, Dauphin of France & Emperor Frederick. She herself is said to have chosen Frederick as marriage to him would give her the title of Empress as opposed to merely Queen. This was unfortunate as the marriage proved to be notoriously unhappy.

This was due to a mismatch in temperaments & expectations. Eleanor was a lover of luxury & struggled to adapt to the austerity of Frederick’s court. She was also a strong woman who wanted to be actively involved in decision making, which Frederick didn’t like. Following the deaths of several of their children he accused her of being responsible by feeding them Portuguese food & took sole charge of their remaining offspring.

Eleanor’s son Maximilian married Mary of Burgundy, step-daughter of Margaret of York, Dowager Duchess of Burgundy. (Mary was another Lancastrian descendant through her paternal grandmother Isabella of Portugal, who was the eldest child of Philippa, Queen of Portugal.)

Maximilian & Margaret of York became the primary champions of the Yorkist claimants who challenged Henry VII after 1485.

Maximilian’s own strong claim to the crown of England is often forgotten, but is a relevant consideration for his involvement. In particular, why would he have funded imposters, as Henry VII said the claimants were, when he could have advanced the genuine claims of himself, his son or other close relatives?

It is often argued that Margaret of York’s primary motivation was hatred of Henry VII & a desire for revenge for his role in the defeat & death of her brother #RichardIII. Hence the theory goes that she created/ backed imposters because she would stop at nothing to achieve her ends. Perhaps. But equally, she could have pursued the same ends by advocating the rights of other family members & it is striking that this did not happen.

There is another possibility of course, that the claimants really were who Margaret said they were namely her nephews, the Princes in the Tower. It is worth remembering also that Margaret had a close relationship to the Princes’ mother, Elizabeth Woodville, whose household she had lived in England & who had been involved in advocating Margaret’s own marriage to Charles, Duke of Burgundy.

[Willem de Zwijger @WillemdePrater]

Brussel, 15 september 1505. Maria van Hongarije, zuster van (de latere keizer) Karel V werd geboren. In een roerige tijd was ze namens Karel V landvoogdes (1531-1555) in de Nederlanden. De jonge Willem van Oranje/ De Zwijger groeide op aan haar hof en was haar beschermeling. 1/2

[Darío Madrid @Dario_Madrid_F]

Hoy hace 442 años, 13 de septiembre de 1584, que terminó la construcción de la considerada "Octava Maravilla del Mundo", el Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial que a bien tuvo ordenar levantar el rey Felipe II el "Prudente". ¿Saben ustedes dónde se colocó la última piedra?

[Musée du Louvre @MuseeLouvre]

✝️ Au premier abord : une scène de crucifixion. Mais en regardant de plus près, se dévoile un véritable document historique d'un Paris au XVe siècle !

Focus sur le tableau "La Crucifixion du Parlement de Paris" du Maître de Dreux Budé.

📍Salle 820, aile Richelieu, niveau 2

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🌍 ✝️ At first glance, it appears to be a crucifixion scene. But upon closer inspection, it reveals itself to be a genuine historical document of 15th-century Paris!

Let's take a closer look at the painting "The Crucifixion of the Parliament of Paris" by the Master of Dreux Budé.

📍Room 820, Richelieu Wing, Level 2

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[Casa Lettori @CasaLettori]

Vista dell’atrio e del tablinum della domus di Marco Lucrezio Frontone a Pompei. Davanti alla fontana centrale è collocato un cartibulum, tavolo in marmo con piedi a zampa di leone

#LuoghiMagici a #CasaLettori

[Etienne Van Roy @EtienneVanRoy1]

@LauraAKarim Congratulations ! Beautiful place to remember an historical moment ! Wishing you a nice future !

[Jan Pauwels @JanPauwelsKBR]

Translator, author and scribe Jean Miélot writing on the orders of his patron Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (f. 104v)

Ms. 9392 @kbrbe, 'L'Epistre d'Othea' by Christine de Pisan, Lille (France), c. 1460, 102 miniatures by Loyset Liédet

https://t.co/GOay6oY8zV

[Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo]

The economic, cultural and political powerhouse of 15th c. Europe and yet nobody has ever considered to make a series about this place and its outlandish rulers.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Vincent van Gogh arrived in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 🇫🇷 on 8 May 1889 after suffering a major mental crisis in which he cut off his earlobe. Arriving from Arles, he voluntarily committed himself to Saint-Paul de Mausole psychiatric hospital. Vincent van Gogh stayed there for a whole year, until May 1890.

It was in his small hospital room that he experienced his most productive period; a major period in his life as an artist, during which he produced almost 150 paintings and numerous drawings, including ‘The Starry Night’, ‘The Almond Tree Branch in Bloom’ and ‘The Iris’.

"The cypresses are always on my mind, I would like to do something with them like the sunflower paintings, because I am surprised that they have not yet been done as I see them. They are beautiful, in lines and proportions, like Egyptian obelisks. And the green is of such a distinguished quality."

"It's a spot of black in a sunny landscape, but it is one of the most interesting black notes, and the most difficult to hit off exactly, that I can imagine. Yet you should see them here against the blue, in the blue to put it better."

Letter to Theo - 25 June 1889

The landscapes of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the foothills of the Alpilles, where he used to stay, are still today as the painter discovered them over a century ago. After him, many other artists settled in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence or in surrounding villages. Some of them became famous, such as Yves Brayer, Auguste Chabaud, Mario Prassinos and Albert Gleizes, the precursor of Cubism.

Today, a free, one-hour walking tour through the landscapes that inspired Vincent van Gogh takes you into the world of the artist. A signpost will guide your steps from the historic centre, starting from the Estrine Museum, to the Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole, marked out by 19 reproductions of his most emblematic paintings.

To pay tribute to Vincent van Gogh, (the) Estrine Museum has created a multimedia educational space devoted to the life and works of the painter.

The Vincent van Gogh interpretation centre allows visitors to (re)discover the human and artistic journey of this outstanding personality, as well as his influence on 20th and 21st century artistic creations.

The Estrine Museum collection is dedicated to the painting and graphic arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. Hôtel Estrine was built in 1748 in the tradition of the true treasures of 18th century Provençal architecture.

The Estrine Museum is a museum of contemporary art where two or three temporary exhibitions are organised each year with artists such as Vincent Bioulès, Bernard Buffet, Albert Gleizes, Eugène Leroy or Paul Rebeyrolle.

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