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Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
What an entry! An early 16th c. woodcut depicting young Emperor Charles V at the Belfry of Bruges during his entry into the city (18 April 1515). In a book written by Remy Du Puys and published in 1515 by Gilles de Gourmont.
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
I’ll just leave this here.
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Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
Belgium doesn’t lack taxes. It lacks growth! That is why we are asking the federal government to stop new taxes and excessive regulation, provide tax stability, give entrepreneurs the certainty and room they need to grow 👉 Show your support at iksteunondernemerschap.be/
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The portrait of Catharina van Hemessen has returned home to Antwerp for an exhibition. Her self-portrait (1548) is one of the first self-portraits in history by a female artist and also the first painting actually signed by a woman.
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
Opening next month (21 November) at the @NationalGallery in London:
probably one of the greatest, most exciting and most important exhibitions ever! For the first time in history all portrait paintings by Jan van Eyck will be brought together.
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This was painted in the 1420/1430s in a workshop in Flanders. The level of detail in the Ghent Alterpiece was very much unmatched at the time. Jan van Eyck truly was one of the greatest painters ever.
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
#OTD in 1623, Flemish Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest was born in Pittem. He moved to China, befriended the Kangxi Emperor and served as Director of the Imperial Observatory. After his death he reveived - as only Westerner ever - a posthumous name - Nan Huairen.
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
“Ondernemers zijn trekpaarden en geen melkkoeien” hoorde ik vanavond van goeie vriend @BartBuysse op het @UNIZOvzw Momentum
Dat ze de dat maar goed in hun oren knopen bij de komende regeringsbesprekingen
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
For four and a half centuries the world has been getting its geography from a Flemish mapmaker named Gerardus Mercator, who in 1569 produced a chart that was splendid for sailing ships and terrible for almost everything else. It made Greenland look roughly the size of Africa, which is a bit like drawing a house cat and a rhinoceros at the same scale, and it flattered any country that had the good fortune to sit far from the equator.
On Friday the UN General Assembly voted, 164 to one, to retire Mercator in favour of the Eckert IV projection, which shows continents at something close to their true size. Togo led the charge on behalf of the African Union, and France signed up before the ink was dry.
The lone dissenter was the United States, which also shrinks, and evidently minded.
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The post incorrectly claims the UN voted to adopt the Eckert IV projection; the resolution endorses Equal Earth and equal-area projections, with France choosing Eckert IV separately.
documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ltd/…
theguardian.com/world/2026/sep…
reuters.com/world/africa/u…
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
Open brief van de Belgische Brouwers vandaag in de krant…
Dat ze een punt hebben
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
This exhibition in London (National Gallery / Nov 26 - April 27) is without a doubt one the most important events in years: all known portrait paintings by Jan van Eyck will feature in one exhibition!
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
First time Alpe d’Huez is one to remember. 🥵🇫🇷⛰️
One step closer to our goal but tomorrow we have another big day.🚀👊🏻
Another day of incredible work from the boys!🪽❤️
Hugo Slimbrouck retweeted
Kan er iemand tegen Seys zeggen dat hij Yamal uit zijn achterzak moet halen? Spanje gaat hem nog nodig hebben tegen Frankrijk.
#ESPBEL 🇧🇪
