This panel was ordered by four prominent members of the Great Serment of the Crossbowmen of the Sablon with their patron saints behind them. Their names are written on the picture frame. The restoration was performed by Mr Michel Romazzotti assisted by Mrs Sophie Mortier. Underneath a hidden painting has been discovered. The cost of the restoration and study (35.000 €) was taken care of by the Friends of the Sablon church Fund but the Brussels-Capital Region also provided a generous subsidy. The restorers and Mr Joost Vander Auwera, senior curator at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium gave an illustrated conference in the church for the donors.
Restoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary painting with four donors of the Great Serment of the crossbowmen
Date :
2021
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