Completion of the restoration of the Altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi

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From 12 December 2023 to 7 January 2024, the sculpture of the Magus Balthazar will be on display at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) to celebrate the completion of the restoration of the altarpiece of theAdoration of the Magi in the church of San Nazaro Magiore in Milan. Educational panels will present the work,…

Call for applications \ Doctoral Fellowship

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Applications for the 2024 Doctoral Fellowship are now open. Applications must be received by 13 February 2024.

New funding

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From 2023 onwards, the Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren will allocate €50,000 each year to one or more projects for the acquisition, conservation, restoration or valorisation of a work (15th-18th centuries) intended for or belonging to a Belgian public or religious institution. The project must demonstrate the artistic or historical value of the work and must clearly highlight…

Library closed on 4 August

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The library of the Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren will be exceptionally closed on Friday 4 August. During the month of August, the library will be open at its usual times. More information on the Library & Archives page of our website.

Call for Papers \ Study Day “Cultural Crossroads”

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Call for Papers: Cultural Crossroads: Artistic Encounters between the Low Countries and Spain, 15th-17th Centuries. I.- Flemish Paintings in Spain (Brussels, 24 November 2023) The export of art produced in the Southern Netherlands to the Iberian Peninsula is a well-known research topic. The importance of the economic links, based mainly on the trade in wool…

2023 Seminar

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From 7 to 10 March 2023, the Foundation welcomed two experts in stained glass, Isabelle Lecocq (IRPA) and Yvette van den Bemden (UNamur), who discussed diverse aspects related to the production and conservation of stained glass (historical evolution, commissions, techniques etc.). New avenues of research were presented, in particular with regard to the connections between…

Tapestry cartoons in Brussels in the 16th century

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The Périer-D’Ieteren Foundation recently acquired the digital documentation of Louise Longneaux’ PhD dissertation on Tapestry cartoons in 16th-century Brussels (unfinished due to private reasons). All research material and photographs collected are now available to scholars who envision new research on this topic. In this way, the Foundation, which also holds the extensive archive of Sophie Schneebalg-Perelman (available upon…

Funding Opportunities \ Preliminary Study Grants (conservation-restoration)

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Applications for the Preliminary Study Grants (conservation-restoration) are now open. Applications must be received by 30 September 2022.

Funding Opportunities \ Publication Grant

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Applications for the Publication Grant are now open. Applications must be received by 30 September 2022.

Adoration of the Magi altarpiece

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The Adoration of the Magi altarpiece from the San Nazaro Maggiore Basilica in Milan has arrived at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage on 15 March 2022 for study and restoration. Coordinated by the Périer-D’Ieteren Foundation since 2017, this project finally got off the ground thanks to the support of the King Baudouin Foundation (René & Karin Jonckheere Fund…