ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in ...

Be it unique painting techniques or flourishing artists like da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, their artworks became much more appreciated, more famous, and of course, they had the creative freedom ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

Eyebrows were raised when the Flemish Parliament commemorated a convicted Holocaust denier just two weeks before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. A minute's silence was observed on ...

Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister following months of painstaking negotiations to form a coalition that moves the country further to the right ...

Today, we bring you a new installment of our focus challenges, in which we ask you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. We’ll now feature these on the first Monday of each ...

Photo: AFP It was another indication how times change, and bold demands for Flemish independence have made room for the hope of gradual change and finding a renewed balance between Dutch-speaking ...

Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of Jesus, when she entered a period of repentance Eli Wizevich History ...

The new government was formed under the stewardship of Bart De Wever, the leader of a conservative Flemish nationalist party, the New Flemish Alliance. The party won elections in June with 17 ...

The Flemish government has entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft to accelerate the digital transformation of the Flanders region in Belgium. As part of the agreement, Microsoft 365 will be ...