An unknown treasure in Brugge (Bruges): the oldest portrait of Andreas Vesallius on a stained glass window.
Four iconographic pictures of Andreas Vesalius on glass painted windows, in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Leuven (Louvain, Belgium); Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; and Innsbruck (Austria), were made in the period between 1943 and 1956. Recently, we have found in Brugge (Bruges) a much older portrait of Vesalius, in the form of a medallion on glass. It was painted between 1860 and 1870 by Samuel Coucke who had been commissioned by Dr. François Vanden Abeele for the decoration of his medical office.
Steeno
Omer P
OP
Huize Butzelberg, Hassrode, Belgium. omer.steeno@skynet.be
Deruyttere
Michel
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D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history; D001530:Belgium; D005197:Famous Persons; D005898:Glass; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D011173:Portraits as Topic / Q000266:history*