After travelling there by train, Michael Hodges finds that the Belgian city is alive with activity , from the bustling Great Market Square to the newly-revamped Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
What causes a painting to be left unfinished? Did the artist run out of inspiration? Did their commission money dry up? Did they get bored, frustrated, or
A major first for the National Gallery. Until now, Jan Gossaert s
Adoration Of The Kings has not received the attention it deserves at the National Gallery. This Renaissance masterpiece about the birth of Jesus was to be the focus of the exhibition,
Sensing the Unseen: Step Into Gossaert s Adoration, but the temporary closure of the British museum postponed its opening in May.
Faced with this setback, the curators of the National Gallery decided to adapt the exhibition to make it accessible to a wider audience.
Sensing The Unseen: Step Into Gossaert s Adoration is now an interactive experience for mobiles, through which art lovers can explore every detail of Jan Gossaert s painting. From the fur coat of King Balthazar to the broken cobblestones at the bottom of