The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-07-27
IN HONOR OF A GREAT PAINTER
Antwerp to Celebrate the Birth An
niversnry of Van Dyck

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niversnry of Van DycI.
The State Department has issued the
following statement regarding the proposed
celebration of the Booth anniversary of the
Antwerp painter. Antoine Van Dyck:
The Consul General at Antwerp, Bel
GUM, reports that the authorities of that
city have taken steps to celebrate the Booth
anniversary of the Antwerp painter, An
tome Van Dyck. by holding loan exhibit
ton of the celebrated artists works, gath
cred from the principal collections of Eu-
rope, public and private. The committee in
charge of this exhibition has already re-
ceiyed pledges from these possessing the
best known OF the artists works to insure
the success of the exhibition.
The same will be opened on the 18th
day of August next, and the event will be
accompanied by grand festival, one fea-
ture of which will be a procession repre-
senting Art During the Course of Ages.
| These corteges or professions have been
| for hundreds OF years a great feature of
the artistic life OF Belgium, and are car
ried out with degree of taste and excel
lence nowhere surpassed. The city mas
| sand francs to be distributed as prizes to
those societies participating in the proces-
| sion which succeeded in making the best
display.
Invitations have been Issued by the Or
ganizers of the exhibition TO the academies
of art throughout the world, as we'll as to
artists generally.
THE following is the programme
OF the festival as far as at present
determined upon: Saturday. August
Il2. 1899: Opening OF the exhibit
ton in the hall Of the new museum
reception of members of the art academies
| and foreign artists in the club house Of
| the Cercle ArtistiQue. concert in the Place
Verte and illumination; torchlight process
sion escorted by military music. etc.
Sunday, August 10. 1899: Opening dis
play of the paintings lately finished on the
! walls of the vestibule and staircase OF the
Hotel de Vile; reception at the Hotel de
| Vile of the societies participating in the
festival; solemn session of the members OF
the Corps Academique; procession to the
| statue OF Van Dyck, before which manifes-
| tation will be made; banquet to the mem
bers Of the foreign art academies and art
lists; festival in the garden of the Royal
Society Harmonic in honor of the visiting
strangers, accompanied by fireworks. etc.
Monday. August II, 1899: Visit of the
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and invited strangers to the Van Dyck eX-
hibition, and to the Museum OF Fine Arts;
the first passing of the great procession
| representing Art During the Course of
Ages" festival organized in the Zoologi-
cal Garden in honor OF visiting strangers.
Tuesday, August -, 1899: Visit of the
invited strangers. artists, etc, to the Plen-
tin Museum and other monuments of the
city; excursion on the Schelde offered to
! Ttefrf tNTr and cts farn f1a
Hotel de Vile in honor of visiting strang-
ers, artists. etc.
Wednesday, August 16, 1899: Second
passing of the grand procession above
mentioned; concert on the Place Verte and
illumination; popular representation al
the Flemish Theatre.
Thursday. August II, 1899: Running
races; second popular representation al
the Flemish Theatre.
Sunday. August 90. 1899: International
singing contest at the Royal and Flemish
Theatres. the third passing of the pro
cession. Art During the Course OF Ages
second session OF international singing
contest; illumination of the park and diff
ferent avenues and boulevards OF the city
Monday. August q. 1889: international
singing contest and distribution of prizes
Sunday. August Y, 1879; Inc tourtt
passing of the grand ,artistique procession
the distribution at the Hotel de VILE Of
the prizes adjudged to the societies taking
part in the procession before mentioned
Illumination of the tower of the cathedral
accompanied by display of fireworks.
As will be seen from the programme
the city authorities have taken abundan
measures to provide for the entertainment
of strangers who may desire to visit thu
coming exhibition, and 1t Is confidently
hoped that the same will equal In success
that of the works of Rembrandt, held IL
| Amsterdam last year.