A (photo-) blog about the beautiful Belgian town Bruges as seen through the very two eyes of an inhabitant. Sharp, witty, and... always admiring.
30-07-2006
'Jean' van Eyck
On the Jan Van Eyck Square, there is a statue of..."Jean" Van Eyck. The statue is the work of H. Pickery and was unveiled on this square in 1878, in the presence of King Leopold II. In those years, French was deemed to be "fashionable" in our area. And thus, underneath the statue, it became "Jean Van Eyck" . At the front, though, one can also see the inscription "Jan Van Eyck". It was thought for the longest time that the statue was in bronze but, during restoration of the work of art, between 1972 and 1974, artsmith G. Tavernier discovered it was made of red copper. After intensive restoration, the statue was reinstalled in its proper place on November 28, 1974. It is 3,90 m. high and weighs 1780 kg. Now, thirty years later, the statue once again is in need of urgent care.
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