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Stapelen Castle, Boxtel, North Brabant, The Netherlands

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Brabant stallion Flor van 't Costershof

Olesya Nickolaeva Horse Photography

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Philippe de Champaigne

(b. 1602, d. 1674), is technically French, a Brabancon* painter that was a founding member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in Paris, France. It was considered the best art institution during the eighteenth century. M. Champaigne is a Baroque painter but he's much more than the art period. M. Champaigne was the most used and most well known portrait painter for Louis XIII.

*refers to a native the Duchy of Brabant (a state in the HRE) while Brabant is technically Belgium today, the history between Belgium and France is intertwined (very long history tbh) and the southern part of the Duchy of Brabant was French speaking and saw themselves as French rather than Belgian or Dutch. The northern half was won in the 80 years war by the Netherlands and the southern half was won by the Belgium. Then it was annexed by France in 1795. Since he died in France, he made it somewhat apparent that he saw himself as French rather then Belgian. So the French term applies to him even though he was not alive when France won the Brabant territory.

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Harry Gruyaert - Brabant, Belgium, 1988

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La Mode illustrée, no. 8, 24 février 1862, Paris. Jeune fille du Brabant et d'Anvers. Costumes anciens et modernes de César Vecellio. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Les jeunes filles d'Anvers portent une coiffure faite d'un voile blanc, fin et de soie, dans lequel elles enroulent les tresses de leurs cheveux, serrés par un cercle d'or qui ressemble à une couronne. Le front et les tempes sont entourés de quelques frisons modestes. Le vêtement, de soie, de velours ou d'autre étoffe, selon la saison, est très-étroit, avec un corsage peu liant et tout uni. Elles ont des épaulettes d'un travail élégant, d'oîi partent des manches gracieuses, attachées dans toute la longueur par des rubans de soie blanche. La taille est ordinairement entourée d'une ceinture qui vient ensuite jusqu'aux pieds. Elles ont une collerette à jolis tuyaux, fermée par des boutons d'or.

Young girl from Brabant and Antwerp.

The young girls of Antwerp wear a headdress made of a fine, white veil of silk, in which they wrap the braids of their hair, held tight by a circle of gold resembling a crown. The forehead and the temples are surrounded by some modest frills. The garment, of silk, velvet, or some other stuff, according to the season, is very narrow, with a bodice loose and plain. They have epaulets of elegant workmanship, from which spring graceful sleeves, fastened along the whole length by ribbons of white silk. The waist is usually surrounded by a belt which then comes to the feet. They have a collar with pretty pipes, fastened with gold buttons.

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Helmond Castle, North Brabant, Netherlands

Dutch vintage postcard

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Coat of Arms of Charles the Bold (le Téméraire) Duke of Burgundy

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Nick has a memory from past coming on...

Flashback: Hertogenbosch, Holland (Brabant) 1503-1504

Nicholas comes across Ilsa's lifeless body and Master Bosch tipping a silver wine goblet over with his cane. Bosch says, They call it, "Lady Killer." It's the most popular with the ladies because it's the cheapest. Nicholas embraces a dead Ilsa's hand.

Nick returns from his memory of the past and tells Natalie, Not luck, Nat. Courage.

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someren - acrylics | 20 x 30

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Bruxelles, Woluwé saint Pierre, Le parc des sources par Olivier Boyer Via Flickr : 130714_WinPhone_0242_HDR gardens.brussels/fr/espaces-verts/parc-des-sources

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This was Avatar at Poppodium 013 ! Some phone pics : )

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