Royal Library of Belgium

Can war be beautiful?
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. In view of this event, historian and artist, Koen Broucke bases an exhibition on this paradoxical assumption: in its representation, the horror of war is given an aesthetic character and even leads to sublime beauty.

The curator stages an artistic dialogue between books, prints and drawings from the past and contemporary creations

An exhibition investigating the link between art and history
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