Cultural Crossroads. Artistic Encounters between the Low Countries and Spain, 15th-17th Centuries. III- Echoes of Flemish Sculpture in Spain from Gothic to Baroque
The Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren is pleased to invite you to the third edition of the Cultural Crossroads study day, organised in collaboration with the Moll Institute (Madrid).
Since 2020, the Moll Institute and the Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren have jointly conducted a research programme dedicated to identifying and studying the art that developed in the Low Countries between the 15th and 17th centuries and that is now preserved in Spanish collections. As part of this collaboration, a series of study days entitled Cultural Crossroads was launched in 2023 to foster and disseminate research on artistic exchanges between the Low Countries and Spain. The first and second editions focused on painting (Brussels, 2023) and tapestry (Madrid, 2024). The third study day, devoted to sculpture, will take place in Brussels at the Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren on 28 November 2025.
Between the 15th and 17th centuries, the Southern Netherlands and Spain developed intense artistic and cultural connections, strengthened by trade routes and close dynastic ties. These exchanges profoundly influenced the visual culture of both regions. Among the artistic media that circulated between them, Flemish sculpture occupied a central place. From Brabant altarpieces admired for their narrative depth to Mechelen statuettes sought after by Spanish patrons, Flemish sculptors and workshops profoundly shaped Iberian artistic production.
Several artists—including Hannequin and Egas Cueman—settled in Spain and established artistic dynasties that contributed to a hybrid Hispano-Flemish sculptural identity, bridging Gothic and Baroque traditions. Cities such as Burgos, Toledo, Seville, and Madrid became key centres for the reception and adaptation of these artworks, connected to the Low Countries through a vibrant network of trade, diplomacy, and devotion.
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Proceedings
The proceedings of this study day will be published in the Cahiers d’études series of the Annales d’Histoire de l’Art et d’Archéologie.
Informations
For more information about the Flemish Art in Spain project, check here.
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