Kortrijk - Kortrijk Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk
Some way north in Begijnhofstraat in a quarter with narrow lanes stands the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk founded by Baldwin IX. Its facade and towers are 13th C. and the choir was completed around 1300. The Flemish poet Guido Gezelle was chaplain of this church for a long time; he is commemorated by a memorial in front of the church.
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk van Dyck Painting
In the left transept is the outstanding work "The Raising of the Cross" by Anton van Dyck in the style of Rubens.
Another notable work of art is a statue of St Catherine wearing a martyr's crown (around 1380) by André Beauneveu in the Chapel of the Counts which was founded by Louis de Male, built in the shape of a parallelogram and decorated with the portraits of Flemish counts. The first 32 of these frescoes were completed in 1378 and are by Johann van der Asselt; the remainder by various artists were added later.
Another notable work of art is a statue of St Catherine wearing a martyr's crown (around 1380) by André Beauneveu in the Chapel of the Counts which was founded by Louis de Male, built in the shape of a parallelogram and decorated with the portraits of Flemish counts. The first 32 of these frescoes were completed in 1378 and are by Johann van der Asselt; the remainder by various artists were added later.
