Belgian Literature And Art

Since Belgium is a multilingual nation, literature has been written there in a number of languages, with French and Dutch being the two most common. The nation has also generated literary masterpieces in regional languages like Walloon and German. Guido Gezelle, Jacques Brel, Paul van Ostaijen, Pierre Mertens, Amélie Nothomb, and others are some of the most well-known Belgian writers.

The history of art in Belgium dates back to the Middle Ages. The country's monasteries served as the primary manufacturing centers for Carolingian, Ottonian, and later Romanesque Mosaic art. Belgian artists produced several outstanding works of art during the Renaissance.

One of the key figures in the development of the Flemish Baroque movement was the Flemish painter Rubens, a member of the Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium. The works of Belgian art and literature are now protected and preserved by prestigious museums around the nation, including The Royal Museum for Fine Arts in Antwerp and the Plantin-Moretus Museum.