Bruges

Bruges became the cradle of Flemish painting.

An excerpt from the article 31 facts about Bruges

The new Flemish school presented the technique of oil painting. Prominent painters and miniaturists were active there. The painter Jan van Eyck settled there, started a family and lived there until his death. Hans Memling, among others, also created there. Thanks to the Bening family, Bruges illumination became famous, which developed thanks to Vrelant and Lidet.