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Artwork "The Countesses"

Artwork "The Countesses"

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Artwork "The Countesses"

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Town hall with belfry – Kiosk in Romain De Vidts Park loop from Sint-Niklaas

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2. Kiosk in Romain De Vidts Park – Walburg Moated Castle loop from Sint-Niklaas

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3. City Pump Sint-Niklaas – The Casino Park loop from Stationswijk

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Katrien

January 21, 2023

Following the celebration of 800 years of Sint-Niklaas, Art in the City commissioned Frans Heirbaut to immortalize the founding countesses on the Grote Markt of Sint-Niklaas, an idea that was launched years ago by the urban emancipation council.

Joanna of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut, was asked to establish a new parish in 1217. In 1241 she made Sint-Niklaas the administrative center of the Land van Waas. Her sister, Countess Margaretha, donates land including this large market square.

The noble ladies are depicted as skeletons by Frans Heirbaut. It is a conscious choice with which he addresses medieval motifs and moralizing themes such as the mortality of man, death that is always very near (memento mori). With their elegant posture and gestures, the countesses appear to be performing the dance of death (danse macabre).

The motif of vanity (vanitas) is reflected in the central mirror. The countesses take a 'selfie'. This gives the group of sculptures a universal character that connects past and present.

In 2017, the Cultural Prize of the City of Sint-Niklaas was awarded to this special achievement

Source: kunstindestad.be/portfolio-view/johanna-en-margaretha-van-constantinopel-1217-door-frans-heirbaut

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Viviane

June 9, 2024

Beautiful work of art that you can admire on the main market

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Artwork "The Countesses"

1. Town hall with belfry – Kiosk in Romain De Vidts Park loop from Sint-Niklaas

2. Kiosk in Romain De Vidts Park – Walburg Moated Castle loop from Sint-Niklaas

3. City Pump Sint-Niklaas – The Casino Park loop from Stationswijk

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