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Laurent-Benoît Dewez (1731–1812), Architect in the Age of Enlightenment
Laurent-Benoît Dewez (1731-1812), court architect to Charles of Lorraine, was the most outstanding architect of his time in the Southern Low Countries. After studying in Italy and serving in the eminent office of Robert Adam in London, Dewez developed a personal, classical style that came to embody the “Eglise Belgique” under the Austrian Habsburgs. He designed numerous castles, abbeys, and churches across Belgium, but time has not been kind to his legacy: of his 80 architectural projects, many have vanished. However, the Château de Seneffe, the abbey of Vlierbeek in Leuven, and the churches in Andenne, Floreffe, and Harelbeke still stand as testaments to his remarkable talent. This richly illustrated monograph presents, for the first time, a comprehensive collection and analysis of the complete works of Laurent-Benoît Dewez.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
1979-1990
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Les Jésuites à Namur, 1610-1773
L'ancienne église Saint-Ignace des jésuites (1621-1645), actuellement Saint-Loup, est l'un des plus beaux édifices baroques du XVIIe siècle en Belgique. C'est autour d'elle que s'articule cet ouvrage, auquel ont collaboré onze historiens et historiens de l'art des Facultés universitaires de Namur et de l'Université catholique de Louvain.Après avoir expliqué le rôle historique des jésuites dans les anciens Pays-Bas et à Namur, les auteurs s'attachent plus particulièrement à l'étude de l'architecture, du mobilier et de la décoration de l'église et du collège attenant, sur base d'une lecture ou d'une relecture d'archives et de recherches archéologiques éclairant les différentes questions sous un jour nouveau.
Joseph II
It has been said that never has a monarch so narrowly missed "greatness" as did the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. An idealistic, sincere, and hardworking monarch whose ultilitarian bent, humanitarian instincts, and ambitious programs of reform in every area of public concern have prompted historians to term him an "enlightened despot," "revolutionary Emperor," "philosopher on a throne," and a ruler ahead of his time, Joseph has also been condemned for being insensitive to the phobias and follies of his subjects, essentially unrealistic, almost utopian, in establishing his goals, and dogmatic and overly precipitous in trying to achieve them. Efforts to analyze and explain the actions of this ...
