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Gothic. Matthias of Arras (c.1290–1352), sometimes spelled as Matthew of Arras ( Czech: Matyáš z Arrasu, German: Matthias von Arras, French: Mathieu d'Arras) was a French architect, famed for his work on St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague . Matthias was born in Arras, but little else is known about his early life.
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Discover the treasures of the Arras Museum of Fine Arts. A 6,000m² museum pathway interspersed with collections of unusual diversity: sculptures, tapestries, furniture, porcelain, seventeenth century paintings and a gallery dedicated to the Arras School.
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Paintings. The museum's collection includes paintings of the Flemish and Dutch schools including Jehan Bellegambe, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Peter Wtewael, Balthasar van der Ast, Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard Seghers, Jacob Foppens van Es, Barent Fabritius, Nicolaes Maes and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout .
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architect sculptor bricklayer. Matthias of Arras, sometimes spelled as Matthew of Arras was a French architect, famed for his work on Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Background. Matthias was born in Arras, but little else is known about his early life. Career.
- The Arras Museum of Fine Arts. Established in the former Saint-Vaast Abbey, the Arras Museum of Fine Arts boasts works by some prestigious pupils from the Flemish schools (Brueghel, Rubens, van den Eeckhout), the Italian schools (Bassano, Baglione) and the French schools (Champaigne, Le Brun, Corot).
- The museum Jean & Denise Letaille, Bullecourt 1917. This astonishing museum installed within a former agricultural hangar displays a collection of more than 2,000 authentic military objects from the Great War.
- The Louvre-Lens Museum. Inaugurated in 2012, the region’s biggest museum houses 200 masterpieces behind the glass walls of the Galerie du Temps (the Gallery of Time).
- The Lewarde Mining History Centre. The biggest mining museum in France is an immersive experience. The descent deep into the former Delloye pit is the high point, while the guided visits – initially led by former miners who transferred their knowledge to mediators – provide a rich and emotionally charged experience.
Matthias Fekl arrives at Elysee Palace on August 24, 2015 in Paris, France. Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Chris Norman are being...
The nearby Wallenstein Chapel contains the worn grave slabs of cathedral architects Matthias of Arras and Peter Parler. Beyond is the ornate, late-Gothic Royal Oratory, a fancy balcony with ribbed vaulting carved to look like tree branches.
