Fêtes et célébrations flamandes : Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens... Romaine – Gréco-Romaine The statement of the reasons

The statement of the reasons which determined the Egyptians to take this or that hieroglyphic sign to represent this or that sound requires a little more development: I am forced to enter into minute details which I ask you in advance

or between cats

Daniel de Montmollin's art goes far beyond the simple creation of objects

as well as the way this knowledge has shaped our understanding of the visual world

and the decomposed body is transformed into fertilizing silt

Fêtes et célébrations flamandes : Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens... Romaine – Gréco-Romaine The statement of the reasonsFestivals are a form of celebration and a time for social interaction aimed at creating and maintaining a sense of belonging. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Southern Netherlands suffered the ravages of the Eighty Years' War (1568 1648). Festivals then became an essential outlet that broke the monotony of laborious activity, but also helped to withstand the onslaught of calamities. Seeking to move beyond the idea that fairs and Flemish festivals