Baptismal Church of Charles V
and
Home of Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece
Ghent, The Choir of St Bavon’s at. Intérieur du Chœur de l’Église St. Bavon a Gand. The baptismal church of Charles V and cathedral of the Diocese of Ghent. With figurines. Color lithograph by François Stroobant (Brussels 1819 – Elsene 1916). Inscribed: F S (18)51 (in reverse) / F. Stroobant del. et lith. / C. Muquardt éditeur. / Imp. Simonau & Toovey, Bruxelles., otherwise in French, German, and English as above. 34.5 x 22.1 cm.
Boetticher II/2, 855. – “Belgian architectural painter … known by works and drawings to art history, especially of his homeland. Several drawings lithographed by himself .”
So then the present one, too, of St. Bavo/Sint Baafs, the former St. John’s Church, as together the home of
Jan van Eyck’s worldfamous Ghent Altarpiece
as the main work of old Netherlandish painting
setting together entirely new standards .
Offer no. 15,509 / EUR 178. (c. US$ 239.) + shipping
„ … sowie herzlichen Dank für Ihre Ausführungen zur Kulturgeschichte / Ihr … “
(Herr H.-J. W., 7. Januar 2010)