Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges
Art exhibition of Early Netherlandish Painting in 1902 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges (Exhibition of Flemish Primitives at Bruges) was an art exhibition of paintings by the so-called Flemish Primitives (nowadays usually called Early Netherlandish painters) held in the Provinciaal Hof in Bruges between 15 June and 5 October 1902.
It was the largest exhibition of 15th- and 16th-century Flemish art to date, consisted of 413 official catalogue entries,[1] and drew some 35,000 visitors.[2] The exposition was highly influential, leading to at least five contemporary books as well as numerous scholarly articles, and initiated deeper study of the Flemish Primitives by a new generation of connoisseurs.[3][4] It also inspired Johan Huizinga to research and write his The Autumn of the Middle Ages.[5] The change in attribution of many important works (in table below) reflects progress in understanding the era by art historians since then, although it is an ongoing process.