Published: “De uil in de grot. Gesprekken met beelden, kunstenaars en schrijvers”
In this new book, Barbara Baert enters into a dialogue with academics, artists and artlovers on their favourite works of art.
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KU Leuven researchers reveal deepest layers of Bruegel drawings
Thanks to the KU Leuven research project Fingerprint we can now have a phenomenally detailed look at the Bruegel drawings.
Daan van Heesch awarded the Bader Prize 2019
The scholarly journal Simiolus has awarded Daan van Heesch the Bader Prize 2019 for his article “Paulus de Kempenaer and the Political Exploitation of Hieronymus Bosch in the Dutch Revolt”.
Netherlandish Carved Altarpieces in the Nordic Regions (Leuven, 17 September 2019)
On 17 September 2019 LECTIO (Leuven Centre for the Study of the Transmission of Texts and Ideas) and Illuminare – Centre for the Study of Medieval Art organise a round table on “Netherlandish Carved Altarpieces in the Nordic Regions” together.
Jeroen Luyckx received fellowship from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Jeroen Luyckx, PhD Candidate at Illuminare, has received a fellowship from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Conservation of Medieval Manuscripts from the Maurits Sabbe Library KU Leuven
A selection of conserved manuscripts is on display at the Maurits Sabbe Library (Charles Deberiotstraat 26), from 26th of June until 4th of October 2019.
Digital Corpus of Flemish Retables in Ons Erfdeel
An article about our project Digital Corpus of Flemish Retables appeared in the Flemish-Dutch cultural magazine ons erfdeel / de lage landen, written by Hannah De Moor.
Published: “Enclosed Gardens of Mechelen. Late Medieval Paradise Gardens Revealed”
Out now: the new book “Enclosed Gardens of Mechelen. Late Medieval Paradise Gardens Revealed”, edited by Lieve Watteeuw and Hannah Iterbeke.
The Right Moment: A Symposium on Kairotic Energies (Brussels, 18-19 October 2018)
Barbara Baert decided to invite scholars, friends and artists who inspired her work and had considerable impact on her oeuvre for the 2018 Francqui colloquium The Right Moment: A Symposium on Kairotic Energies.
Published: “Netherlandish Art and Luxury Goods in Renaissance Spain”
Netherlandish Art and Luxury Goods in Renaissance Spain, a fascinating collection of essays that explores the diverse ways in which Netherlandish art permeated the artistic landscape of Spain from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, is now available at Harvey Miller Publishers.
