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Van der Geest made his debut as children's writer in 2009 with the book Geel Gras. [1] [2] He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2011 for his book Dissus and in 2013 for his book Spinder. [1] [2] [3] He also won the Jan Wolkers Prijs 2013 for the book Spinder. [4] [5]
Le Tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages (French pronunciation: [lə tuʁ dy mɔ̃d nuvo ʒuʁnal de vwajaʒ]) was a French weekly travel journal first published in January 1860. [1] It also bore the name of Le Tour du monde, journal des voyages et des voyageurs (1895–1914).
Cornelis van der Geest (1555 – 10 March 1638) was a spice merchant from Antwerp, who used his wealth to support the Antwerp artists and to establish his art collection. He was also the dean of the haberdashers guild .
Van Haecht became a master in Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1626 and from 1628 onwards was the curator of the art collection owned by Cornelis van der Geest. This collection is represented in allegorical terms in the Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest (1628; Rubenshuis, Antwerp).
English: The The left side of the painting includes various portraits of contemporaneous figures, including (from the left) Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain, Archduke Albert of Austria, Peter Paul Rubens, Prince Władysław Vasa of Poland (who visited van der Geest's Gallery in 1624, with black hat) and the host showing a picture.
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Around 1620, when the portrait was executed, van Dyck was 21 years old, and the subject of the painting, Cornelis van der Geest, was 65. It is one of van Dyck's earliest works but is considered a masterpiece. Van der Geest, a wealthy spice merchant from Antwerp, was an avid art collector and commissioned the painting. [1]
Illustration of the spherical Earth in a copy of L'Image du monde. Gautier de Metz (also Gauthier, Gossuin, or Gossouin) was a French catholic priest and poet. He is primarily known for writing the encyclopedic poem L'Image du Monde. Evidence from the earliest editions of this work suggests his actual name was Gossouin rather than Gautier. [1]