De beroemde reis van Albrecht Dürer door de Lage Landen in woord en beeld

De grote Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is zonder twijfel een van de bekendste Duitse kunstenaars. Als vaandeldrager van de noordelijke renaissance was Dürer tevens een van de eerste echte Europese kunstenaars: zijn oeuvre bezit een opvallend internationaal karakter en vormt een brug tussen Noord en Zuid. De vele reizen die hij door het vroegmoderne Europa maakte, drukten alle hun stempel op zijn artistieke persoonlijkhe...

In this edition of 'Phoebus Focus', no less than three specialists examine two of the sketches that Baroque master Abraham Van Diepenbeeck made for the stained-glass windows of the Antwerp St. Paul's Church. The stained-glass windows themselves have not survived the ravages of time and so these sketches are invaluable for the reconstruction of the church's original interior.

Hendrik and his father Raymond Dierendonck have created the benchmark for everything to do with meat. They supply only the highest quality products and have won the following of Belgium’s top chefs.

Hendrik is one of the pioneers of the international ‘nose-to-tail’ philosophy, in which literally every part of the slaughtered animal is used. He specialises in the processing and maturing of exceptional meat from the best breeds, including West Flemish Red cattle.

This is a revised edition...

In praise of folly: on the fool and the jester in Flemish art

According to medieval theologians, faith is a deadly serious business. Humour and virtue are irreconcilable, because laughter is uncontrollable and escapes the control of reason. A modest smile is permitted. But laughing loudly, grinning and grimacing: these are the playing field of the devil – just as pernicious as other uncontrollable urges, such as physical love or the addiction of the gambler. That is the domain of the peasan...