Travels with a Curator: Charterhouse, Bruges

[@janawilliams4474]

Thank you. Your cocktails and travels have been such a lifeline. Growing up in rural Georgia, my life was forever changed by the summer “bookmobile” and by a piano teacher who had traveled. You are doing the same for so many of us!

[@cacata98]

During this quarantine I have had with my wife the privilege to watch this fabulous series regularly. My congratulations for allowing us to have this pleasure at our home in the Dominican Republic. We look forward to coming programs.

[@ancahammer3354]

Bruges îs further and further away from us but this îs a moment when, miraculosly, we can Have an enchanted glimpse at it. Thank you

[@dorothywoods7446]

Another wonderful presentation, thank you so much for all the care and research you put into this series of lectures.

[@giulioformaggia5416]

I always follow your travels and cocktails with great interest as well as pleasure. However i would like to point aut that the only possible exit from purgatory is to paradise.

[@francinegodhelp-hazeveld2159]

Was in Brugge last year, very nice place with fantastic atmosphere. The weather-beaten face of the old man, Joris van der Paele, on Jan van Eyck’s painting in the museum there, is a stunning portrait. So much better life than on a reproduction. Thanks for your great lectures.

[@debcap65]

Just when I needed a far away escape. Fantastic episode in beautiful Bruges!

[@erickwilberding5786]

Thank you for another informative and thoughtful episode! Always extraordinary and fascinating to look at Flemish old masters. And always so odd to think how affluent the ascetical Carthusians were in the past. Thank you again for the rich episode.

[@ritabiro5105]

I yoned your programm about Brugge with Van Eyc paiting as I remeber visiting Belgien for a short time by bus yoining the company from Danish frends from Eu delegation from Budapest.It is really also a nice city Brussel chatidral and of course I remeber Michelangelos madonna from Brugge cathedral.I had made a tripp on bateux through the river yoinin the sunset.It was also quite a long time ago since Hungary a member also eu member and many development but problems as well.So thanks for you and wish a nice day and circling around arts.

[@barbaraschoetzau8740]

Always wonderful to spend time with Xavier Salomon and Aimee Ng. But Bruges, what a treat!!

[@nakinilerak]

Thank you for another wonderful talk. Do you think the red-hatted figure might be Jan van Eyck? He hid a small red-hatted man in several paintings, including as a reflection on St George's armour in the Madonna of Canon van der Paele, and in the convex mirror behind the Arnolfinis; you can also find him in the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin (red-hatted possibly blind man blocked from the view of the world by a wall), and in the Ghent altarpiece, and several others. His almost certain self portrait in the National Gallery in London shows him with a very elaborate red hat. I would posit that the rather surreal depiction of a red-hatted man peering out from below the weeds might be a dying van Eyck's last joke (or his workshop's wickedly funny goodbye) - he's almost pushing up the daisies.

[@helenpetrie892]

Thank you for your wonderfully informative talks.

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

I know St. Barbara from Livorno..St. George from Confirmation a few years back and recent posts from Bath, England..,these are always educational! Thank you!!

[@kfrick0606]

I traveled to Bruges and saw a reproduction of Jan Van Eyck painting in the museum. We all loved the city and would like to return some day. Thank you for your lecture today. I enjoyed it very much. I love The Frick!

[@philipaldrige3860]

wow, this is amazing

[@mahendrasingh_illustrator]

what an amazing job to have, looking and thinking and talking about beautiful paintings all day

[@rosemarycaruso9071]

Thank you for all your wonderful talks. I have watched every one, including Cocktails with a Curator. You have provided such fantastic and informative insights into not just artists and their work, but people and places and snippets of history, I have learnt so much. It has been so thoroughly enjoyable. I look forward to Wednesdays and Fridays when otherwise each day would be pretty much like the last!

[@gustavderkits8433]

A beautiful exposition of a great painting. I long to see it again at the Frick.A quibble. At about 16:15, a theological error: souls in purgatory were destined for Heaven, not Hell. They had to expiate their sins waiting in purgatory, but were saved. This is an opinion from my 16 years of Catholic education and supported by various public analyses of The Divine Comedy of Dante. Otherwise, exceptional, as usual.

[@operalove7221]

Absolutely wonderful talk. Thank you 👏

[@nielsnielsen6]

The van Eyck exhibit in Ghent this year was astonishingly good. I can't wait to see the Frick's van Eyck again.

[@lucanardecchia2859]

We visited Bruges and the Flanders some years ago and would like to visit again one day..Thank you for this wonderful new lesson. Un saluto

[@dawnjackson1802]

Enjoyed another wonderful lecture, valuable to explain what I am seeing on my third visit to Bruges. Elizabeth 🇨🇦

[@adagietto2523]

Bruges is incredibly beautiful but very touristy; my favourite place in Flanders is Ghent, which has the same historical atmosphere in its old centre but is a proper living city, and has the amazing Van Eyck altarpiece with its many panels, one of the most stunning works of art in the world. It was cleaned not long ago and is as resplendent as when it was first painted.

[@markgourley910]

Yes, I have to agree. Bruges and its artworks and buildings are delightful - but the altarpiece in Ghent is a supreme masterpiece.

[@sethfleishman5346]

wonderful, as always. thank you. -s

[@heavenlytraveler]

This was wonderful. I love the videos that you are doing. I appreciate the thought that went into creating a video that combines history and art in such a meaningful way.

[@kaloarepo288]

There is a very famous 19th Century French novel by Stendhal called "The Charterhouse of Parma." In Italian a charterhouse is called a "certosa."

[@andrewcostello8970]

Thank you for the wonderful and informative video. It is a shame that the Charterhouse was destroyed in the religious wars of the 16th Century. Does anyone know how the painting managed to survive the destruction of the Charterhouse? Was it moved many years prior to the wars or was it saved in the midst of the fighting?

[@francoismiville-deschenes9524]

Bruges is also called the Venice of the North

[@veronicacarrie1368]

best video ever

[@dawneabdulal-bari9313]

Love IT! Shared ;->

[@Leebearify]

Does anyone know why Mercury was paired with St. Barbara. I have not found anything on this nor does Mercury appear on 'every' painting with her. Thanks to anyone who can help.

[@kitvor8486]

Hi everyone, I hope you can help me but do you know how are the Dutch Masters? My regards

[@harrycarslon834]

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[@tonydrake1174]

huh?

[@robingirard7768]

You should speak french, your native language and be subtitled in english!