HIGH ART IN THE LOW COUNTRIES BRUSSELS, BRUGES, DELFT, AMSTERDAM

MAY 28 – JUNE 9, 2021 TOUR LEADER: DR NICK GORDON

Overview From the 15th century onwards the Low Countries witnessed an extraordinary period of cultural brilliance. Brisk trade, merchant-based governments, humanistic education, religious dissent and a taste for luxury and everyday detail combined with an artisan culture to produce a period now known as the Northern Renaissance. The visual worlds and distinctive religious and political identities that emerged from the region continue to influence Western art. Landscape, still life, genre painting and the modern portrait were all developed in the Low Countries, starting with the innovations introduced to oil painting by Jan van Eyck and continuing through the work of Bosch, Brueghel, Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer and down to Van Gogh. But the political and religious map of Europe was reshaped here too, with the emergence of Protestant republics in the north and the struggles of peasants and burghers against the ambitious Holy Roman Empire. With the glory of the Dutch Golden Age, a vast colonial empire brought fabulous riches and ensured the posterity of the art and history of the Low Countries. This 13-day tour goes beyond the clichés of windmills and wooden shoes, taking us from Brussels, to Bruges, Delft and Amsterdam, exploring the fascinating art, history and culture of the Low Countries along the way. Visiting both the larger cities, including Antwerp and The Hague, as well as smaller centres such as Haarlem and Ghent, we enjoy exceptional museums and galleries, and appreciate the cityscapes that have remained largely unchanged since the glory days of the Northern Renaissance and the Dutch Golden Age.

Your tour leader Dr Nick Gordon is a cultural historian and artist, with over 10 years of experience leading tours to Italy. He has strong interests in art, history, philosophy and architecture, from the ancient world to the present. Nick holds a University Medal and PhD in history from the University of Sydney. He taught medieval and Renaissance history at the University of Sydney, the history of political thought at the University of Western Sydney,

and architectural and Australian history elsewhere. He continues to teach and give occasional lectures on European and Australian art and history. Nick has lead tours for Academy Travel since 2007. “Nick is an excellent tour leader – in his management, organizational and people skills. He has great knowledge of art and art history, which he shared willingly, both in lectures and informally.” Participant from Nick’s Art Along the Rhine tour, June 2017. “Nick was a wonderful tour leader. He was always calm and helpful. His knowledge is phenomenal, and he was very patient with our numerous questions and generous with his time.” Participant from Nick’s Rome Study Tour, January 2020.

HIGH ART IN THE LOW COUNTRIES Tour dates: May 28 – June 9, 2021

Tour leader: Dr Nick Gordon

Tour Price: $7,880 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $1,720 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $500 per person

Recommended airline: Emirates and Etihad Airways

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Brussels (3 nights), Bruges (2 nights), Delft (3 nights), Amsterdam (4 nights)

Date published: March 18, 2020

Enquiries and bookings

For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Lynsey Jenkins at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email info@academytravel.com.au

Tour Highlights

GOLDEN AGE ART The Dutch Golden Age revolutionized art and popularized genres, such as landscape and still life, that are much loved today. Explore the wealth of art from the wonderful works of Jan Vermeer and Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis, through to a host of less well known but equally magnificent masters.

BRUGES Bruges’ medieval architecture is beautifully preserved, and the city retains the vibrance it was famous for when it was the capital of the Burgundian Dukes. Enjoy staying in the historic centre for two nights, getting to know the city’s fascinating history and discovering masterpieces by Jan van Eyck, Michelangelo and Hans Memling.

AMSTERDAM Amsterdam’s reputation for cosmopolitanism is well-deserved, extending back to the 17th century when it was a refuge for many of Europe’s most radical thinkers. Enjoy a four-night stay in this wonderful city, exploring its exceptional galleries, World-Heritage listed canals, relaxed lifestyle and its fascinating history.

SMALL TOWNS AND THEIR GEMS The region’s smaller towns are home to their own wonders, which are missed by most travellers. Unpack your bags in historic Delft, home of Vermeer, witness the extraordinary beauty of the Ghent Altarpiece, explore Leuven and Leiden, visit the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and the wonderful Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam.

MODERN MASTERS The Low Countries’ tradition of excellence in the arts is carried through into the modern age. Get to know the modern masters in depth, with visits to the Van Gogh and Magritte museums – the largest collections of these artists’ work – and discover Victor Horta, a pioneer of art nouveau, through a private guided visit of his house and studio

Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D.

Friday 28 May Arrive

The tour begins this afternoon, when we gather in the hotel lounge where tour leader Dr Nick Gordon will meet you. After time to introduce ourselves, we visit the Royal Library of Belgium, whose collection of manuscripts on display provides a fascinating insight into the love of detail, dynamic compositions and wonderful use of rich colours that is typical of late medieval and early Renaissance art from this region. We continue on foot to the World-Heritage listed Grand Place, the historic centre of Brussels, which is lined by the palaces of the city’s medieval guilds. Dinner in a local restaurant, evening at leisure. Overnight Brussels. (D)

Saturday 29 may Brussels Museum of Fine Arts

Flanders and Brabant were the economic heart of northern Europe in the Middle Ages and the centre of an artistic revolution in the 15th-17th centuries, which we will explore in detail over the next few days. After a talk in the hotel this morning, we visit Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts to explore its magnificent collection of Old Masters, including works by Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymous Bosch, Pieter Bruegel and Peter-Paul Rubens. We then enjoy a welcome lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we return the Museum of Fine Arts to explore its other excellent collections – the modern art museum, with works by David, Ingres and Matisse, and the Magritte Museum, which holds the most comprehensive collection of this modern master’s work. Evening at leisure. Overnight Brussels. (B, L)

Sunday 30 May Victor Horta and Louvain

Victor Horta was one of the leading lights of art nouveau architecture, which used modern building materials to create a new way of living for the growing middle classes of Europe. This morning we have a private guided visit of the house and studio of this master. The building is both innovative and delightfully playful in its use of materials, its carefully coordinated decorative motifs and its division of spaces to facilitate a modern lifestyle. We then travel by coach to Louvain, a historic university town outside of Brussels, to explore its history, including a visit to its

Above: The Grand Place in Brussels Below: Pieter Breughel The Younger’s The Peasant Wedding Dance in Brussels’ Museum of Fine Arts Bottom: detail of the lightwell in Victor Horta’s House and Studio

Tour start & finish time

The tour starts at 3.30pm on Friday 28 May, at the Renaissance Marriott Hotel, Brussels.

The tour ends after breakfast on Wednesday 12 June, at Park Centraal, Amsterdam.

beautiful gothic cathedral and treasury. Returning to Brussels, the evening is at leisure. Overnight Brussels. (B)

Monday 31 may Ghent

Ghent was one of the largest cities in medieval Europe and home to one of the most revolutionary artworks of the 1400s: the Altarpiece of Hubert and Jan van Eyck, housed in the Cathedral of St Bavo, commonly known as the Ghent Altarpiece. Research undertaken during its recent renovation has revealed even more about this extraordinary piece of art – one of the first surviving works employing the luminous new techniques of oil painting devised by Jan van Eyck – and its presentation in the cathedral is excellent. After visiting the masterpiece, we tour the city and break for lunch. In the early afternoon we continue to Bruges with its perfectly preserved Flemish-Gothic architecture. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Bruges. (B, D)

Tuesday 1 June Bruges

Bruges was a magnet for European merchants of the Middle Ages as it was the largest port north of the Alps and at the convergence of overland, river and ocean trade routes. Towards the end of the 14th century it became part of Burgundy, a rising power in Europe whose dukes played France and England off each other to increase their own territorial possessions. It was also under the Dukes of Burgundy that Bruges became the centre of an artistic revolution as artists such as Jan van Eyck, Gerard David and Hans Memling worked in the town for the burghers and nobles who wanted themselves immortalised in the new style. After a talk in the hotel, we explore the historic cityscape of Bruges, including the Church of Our Lady, to visit the tomb of the last of the Burgundians – Mary the Rich – and the only statue by Michelangelo to go north of the Alps in the artist’s own lifetime. We then visit the Hans Memling Museum, where some of the artist’s finest work is displayed. In the afternoon, after a break for lunch, we visit the excellent Groeninge Museum, which has some of Van Eyck’s finest works – the portrait of his wife, Margherita van Eyck, and the Madonna of Cardinal van der Paele – along with works by Bosch and Gerard David. The later-afternoon and evening are at leisure to enjoy Bruges. Overnight Bruges. (B)

Wednesday 2 June Antwerp

Today we travel to Antwerp, which became Europe’s largest port and richest city in the 16th-century, after Bruges fell out of favour (and the entrance to its port silted up in a storm!). The vibrance of the city is reflected in the guildhalls of Grote Markt, whose architecture influenced a young Gaudí, and also in the canvases by Rubens, which are currently displayed in the magnificent cathedral. Our tour of the city also includes a guided

Right from top to bottom: detail of Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece; the romantic scenery of Bruges, famed for its canals, chocolate and

townhouses; Hans Memling’s Arrival of St Ursula in Rome, just one of the beautiful panels of the St Ursula Shrine in Bruges

visit of Rubens’ house and studio and concludes with the House Museum of Mayer van den Bergh. This intimate museum has a number of masterpieces, such as Bruegel’s Mad Meg, which were collected by Van den Bergh in the late 19th century, when Gothic and Northern Renaissance art was out of favour. In the mid-afternoon, we continue on to Delft, our base for the next three nights. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Delft. (B, D)

Thursday 3 June Delft and Boijmans van Beuningen

Delft was one among many prospering towns of the Netherlands in 17th century, and is today best known among English speakers as the hometown of Vermeer. For the Dutch, however, it is much more significant because it was here that William “the Silent” of Orange set up his headquarters to lead the war against the Spanish that ultimately led to the independence of the Netherlands. This morning we explore Delft, including visits to the Nieuwe Kerk, where most of the House of Orange are buried, and the new Vermeer Centre. After a break for a leisurely lunch, we travel the short distance to visit the Depot of the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam. The new Depot, due to open in 2021, allows public access to the collection, whose fine collection runs from paintings by Bosch and Pieter Brueghel the Elder to Magritte, Dali and contemporary design, as well as to restoration workshops and panoramic views across Rotterdam to its port. Return to Delft, evening at leisure. (B)

Friday 4 June The Hague

Today we visit The Hague, a city whose fascinating history is inseparable from the House of Orange and as the modern seat of the International Court of Justice. The great prize of our visit today, however, is the extraordinary collection in the Mauritshuis, whose impressive collection includes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and View of Delft, Carol Fabricius’ The Gold Finch, and many excellent portraits by Rembrandt and others. After a guided visit of the gallery, we break for lunch and then visit the Panorama Mesdag – an extraordinary 120m long painting depicting the Belgian coastline at Schveningen curving around the walls of a specially built gallery. In the later afternoon, we return to Delft, stopping to visit Hofwijck, the 17th-century estate of the poet, composer and secretary of state, Constantijn Huygens. Constantijn Huygens was one of the leading lights of Dutch culture – and his son, Christiaan, became one of the Scientific Revolution’s prime movers – and he had his gardens designed according to the principles of classical architecture. Return to Deflt, evening at leisure. Overnight Delft. (B)

Saturday 5 June Leiden and Amsterdam

This morning we depart Delft for Amsterdam, stopping to visit Duivenvoorde Castle – a golden age castle, with beautiful gardens and a private art collection – and Leiden, a beautiful university town with a rich history as a centre of printing and

Above: Delft, a tranquil Golden Age town, home of Vermeer, and the spiritual centre of the House of Orange Below: Pieter de Hooch’s Courtyard in Delft, in the Rijksmuseum Bottom: The townhouses of Old Amsterdam reflected in the canal

textiles, and as the place from where numerous settlers left for the New Amsterdam and Massachusetts colonies. In Leiden, we explore the history and architecture of the town, including its alms-houses and Church of St Peter. In the afternoon, we continue to nearby Amsterdam. After checking into our hotel, we stroll along Amsterdam’s World Heritage-listed canal belt. These rings of canals are feats of hydraulic engineering – a series of timed locks and sluices keep water flowing almost uphill – and were a new model of rational town planning for a burgeoning city. The merchants, artists and religious minorities who flocked here made it one of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities and its canals are lined with the townhouses of the wealthy burghers of the Golden Age. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight Amsterdam. (B, D)

Sunday 6 June Rembrandt and the Rijksmuseum

The Dutch Republic emerged from the religious conflict that reshaped Europe and ushered in its own distinctively modern forms of art. We explore the art and culture of the Dutch Golden Age today, starting at the Rijksmuseum, the most extensive collection of Dutch painting, including Rembrandt’s The Nightwatch, and Vermeer’s The Milkmaid. After our guided visit, there is time for independent exploration of the galleries and lunch. In the mid-afternoon, we visit Rembrandt’s House to explore the life, times and style of the master and to see how art was made and sold to wealthy upper and middle-class patrons. Evening at leisure. Overnight Amsterdam. (B)

Monday 7 June Van Gogh

“If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced”

– Vincent van Gogh.

Van Gogh is one of the modern world’s most prolific artists, although recognition of his work and its impact on modern art only came after his untimely death. This morning we visit one of the most significant collections of the master’s work at the Van Gogh Museum. This stunning collection of masterpieces - including Sunflowers, Almond Blossom and nine self-portraits – spans the artists whole life, from his early works and influences through to his final paintings. The afternoon is free, and you may wish to visit some of Amsterdam’s other museums, such as the Stedelijk or the Royal Palace, or simply relax. Overnight Amsterdam (B)

Tuesday 8 June Haarlem

Haarlem is one of the gems the Netherlands, with quiet streets, boutiques and cafes. The city too is brimming with history – it was brutally sacked by Spanish troops in the 16th century and its

Right from top to bottom: Frans Hals’ Portrait of Cornelia Vooght in the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem; Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in the Van Gogh

Museum in Amsterdam; and detail of Rembrandt’s The Nightwatch

rebuilding became a symbol of Dutch independence. This morning we explore the history of Haarlem on a walking tour, including visits to its historic alms-houses and the Cathedral of St Bavo. We then visit the superb museum devoted to Frans Hals, one of the most endearing portraitists of the Golden Age and one of many great painters of the Haarlem school. We return to Amsterdam in the mid-afternoon. This evening we enjoy a farewell meal in one of Amsterdam’s fine restaurants. Overnight Amsterdam. (B, D)

Wednesday 9 June Departure

The tour ends this morning, after breakfast. Please consult your individual travel documents for your ongoing journey. (B)

Hotels Throughout the tour we stay in central 4-star hotels in the city. The hotels combine modern comforts with easy access to major sites.

Brussels, Renaissance Marriot (3 nights) www.marriott.com/

Bruges, Grand Hotel Casselbergh (2 nights) www.grandhotelcasselbergh.be/

Delft, Museums Hotel (3 nights) www.museumhotels.nl/en/

Amsterdam, Park Centraal (4 nights) www.parkcentraal.com/amsterdam/

Weather on Tour June is a beautiful time to travel in the Low Countries. The long northern days give us plenty of opportunity to enjoy the historic town centres well into the evening. It is likely to rain on some days, so a lightweight waterproof jacket is advisable. Daytime temperatures will usually reach the low twenties, with night time average minimums in the mid-teens.

Above right: The view onto the recently renovated Rijksmuseum from Museumsplein

Below Right: Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, one of the Rijksmuseum’s four works by Vermeer, just over 10% of

the artist’s work to have survived

Tour Price The tour price is $7,880 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for sole use of a room is $1,720 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

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13 nights’ accommodation in carefully selected four-star hotels

All breakfasts, plus lunches and dinners as marked by B, L or D in the itinerary

Land travel by air-conditioned coach Extensive background notes Background talks Services of a tour leader and tour manager throughout

the tour All entrance fees to sites mentioned on itinerary Qualified local guides where appropriate Porterage of one piece of luggage at all hotels Tips for all services included in the itinerary

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Air travel OPTIONS The tour price quoted is for land content only. For this tour we recommend Emirates and Etihad Airways, who both offer suitable flights into Brussels and out of Amsterdam from most Australian cities. Please contact us for further information on competitive Economy, Business and First-Class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers.

Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Lynsey Jenkins at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email info@academytravel.com.au

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This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and

museums tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold,

humidity and heat walk up and down slopes negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites,

which are often uneven and unstable get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or

boat unassisted, possibly with luggage move your luggage a short distance if required

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