Saint-Idesbald
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Sint-Idesbald | |
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Sint-Idesbald | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | West Flanders |
Municipality | Koksijde |
Source: NIS | |
Postal code | 8670 |
Saint-Idesbald (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tidɛsbal]; Dutch: Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
In 1931, George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including Pierre Caille, the Haesaerts brothers, Edgard Tytgat and Paul Delvaux.
In 1982, the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Barthelman, Z. (2007). Paul Delvaux: Odyssey of a Dream. Saint-Idesbald: BAI and Foundation Paul Delvaux. p. 236. ISBN 978-90-8586-407-3.
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