Figures
2.1 Melchior Fallon, The Church of St Géry, Cambrai, on the Mont des Boeufs, 1543 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Cambrai, France 29
2.2 Simon le Boucq, Parish church of St Vaast outside the walls, Valenciennes from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 121, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 31
2.3 Grand Dieu de Thérouanne, cathedral of Notre Dame, Saint-Omer, France 42
7.1 South elevation of the nave, parish church of St Omer, Zegerscappel, France 171
9.1 Hugo de la Vigne, Reliquary of St Macaire, Saint-Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent 244
9.2 Death of St Macaire from Plague, detail from Hugo de la Vigne, Reliquary of St Macaire Saint-Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent 244
10.1 St Eleuthère (1595), parish church of St Eleuthère, Blandain, Belgium 262
10.2 St Etton, parish church of St Etton, Dompierre-sur-Helpe, France 263
10.3 Genealogy of St Waudru (1577), collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 264
10.4 St Waudru flanked by her husband, St Vincent, formerly Madelgaire, and their daughter St Aldetrude, detail from Genealogy of St Waudru (1577), collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 264
10.5 Catechism of St Eligius (1587), parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 265
10.6 Miracle of St Géry, parish church of St Géry, Cambrai, France 267
10.7 Translation of St Macaire, parish church of St Martin, Obourg, Belgium 268
11.1 Michel Varlet, History of the Miracle of the Sainte Chandelle (1581) Musée de Beaux-Arts, Arras, France 284
11.2 Procession of the Sainte Chandelle, detail of Michel Varlet, History of the Miracle of the Sainte Chandelle (1581), Musée de Beaux-Arts, Arras, France 285
11.3 Copy of Notre-Dame de Grâce of Cambrai, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 289
11.4 Notre-Dame de Grâce with SS Maxellende and Peter, and canon Pierre Anthoin (1625), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 290
11.5 Sacrilege of Notre Dame de Cambron with the Adoration of the Magi, Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai, France 294
11.6 Plaque and portrait relief of Justus Lipsius, basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 302
12.1 Parish church of St Martin, Arnèke, France 320
12.2 Parish church of St Martin, Wormhout, France 322
12.3 Parish church of St Wandrille, Bollezeele, France 323
12.4 Parish church of St Folquin, Esquelbecq, France 324
12.5 Parish church of St Martin, Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, Belgium 326
12.6 Parish church of St Martin, Ath, Belgium 328
12.7 Charity of St Martin, carving above the west door, parish church of St Martin, Ath, Belgium 329
12.8 Simon le Boucq, Refuge of the abbey of Fontenelle, Valenciennes, from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 797, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 333
12.9 Parish church of St Nicolas, Avesnes-le-Comte, France 336
12.10 Parish church of St Vaast, Saint-Vaast, Louvière, Belgium 338
12.11 Parish church of St Etton, Dompierre-sur-Helpe, France 339
12.12 Parish church of St Germain, Carnières, France 340
12.13 Parish church of St Médard, Boussières-en-Cambrésis, France 341
12.14 Parish church of St Martin, Merbes-le-Château, Belgium 342
12.15 Parish church of St Rictrude, Ronchin, France 343
12.16 Parish church of St Martin, Féron, France 344
12.17 Parish church of St Michel, Pommereuil, France 347
12.18 Parish church of St Elisabeth, Neuville-en-Avesnois, France 348
12.19 South-east turret, parish church of St Elisabeth, Neuville-en-Avesnois, France 349
12.20 Parish church of St Pierre, Solre-le-Château, France 350
12.21 Parish church of St Jean-Baptiste, Namur, Belgium 354
12.22 Parish church of St Martin, Havré, Belgium 356
12.23 Plaque, parish church of St Martin, Havré, Belgium 357
12.24 Parish church of the Sainte-Vierge, Grand-Reng, Belgium 358
12.25 Plaque, parish church of the Sainte-Vierge, Grand-Reng, Belgium 359
12.26 Confraternity Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, collegiate church of St Vincent, Soignies, Belgium 360
12.27 Interior of the Confraternity Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, collegiate church of St Vincent, Soignies, Belgium 360
12.28 Plan for the extension of the Jesuit College, including the church (1619), Douai, France 363
12.29 Simon le Boucq, Jesuit chapel, Valenciennes, from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 353, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 364
12.30 North elevation, Seminary chapel, former Jesuit church, Tournai, Belgium 365
12.31 West entrance of the parish church of St Michiel, former Jesuit church, Kortrijk, Belgium 366
12.32 West entrance, Seminary chapel, former Jesuit church, Tournai, Belgium 367
12.33 Simon le Boucq, Chapel of the Capuchins, Valenciennes, from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 321, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 369
12.34 Entrance of the former Capuchin house, Enghien, Belgium 371
12.35 Arms of Charles de Ligne, Prince d’Arenberg and Anne de Croÿ, entrance to Capuchin house, Enghien, Belgium 372
12.36 Simon le Boucq, Bridgettines house, Valenciennes, from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 419, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 373
12.37 Marais Tillériau chapel, Soignies, Belgium 374
12.38 Try-au-Chêne chapel, Bousval, Belgium 376
12.39 Chapel of St Macaire, Obourg, Belgium 377
12.40 Arms of Henri de Buzegnies, the abbot of Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie, chapel of St Macaire, Obourg, Belgium 377
12.41 Simon le Boucq, Chapel of St Carlo Borromeo, Valenciennes from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 627, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 379
12.42 Chapel of Notre Dame de Montaigu, abbey de Villers, Villers-le-Ville, Belgium 380
13.1 High altar (1576–77), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 388
13.2 Jean Mone, Retable of the Sacraments (1533), basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 389
13.3 Charity of St Martin and inscription, detail from Jean Mone, Retable of the Sacraments (1533), basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 390
13.4 Detail of the central section of the high altar (1576–77), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 391
13.5 Resurrection flanked by Pentecost and Descent into Hell, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 392
13.6 Crucifixion flanked by Carrying the Cross and Flagellation of Christ with below a predella of the Last Supper flanked by Israelites gathering Manna and Passover, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 392
13.7 Faith, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 393
13.8 Vulnerating pelican, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 394
13.9 Christ Resurrected with figures of the Doctors of the Church, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 394
13.10 Relief of the Agnus Dei, with figures of the Virgin & Child, St Thomas Aquinas, and above St Peter, St Paul and the Evangelists, detail of the high altar, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 394
13.11 Altar of St Marie-Madeleine altar, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 395
13.12 Jacques du Broeucq, Last Supper detail from the Altar of St Marie-Madeleine altar, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 396
13.13 B. de Roo, Profile of the high altar, St Eloi’s church, Dunkirk (1783) Archives de Dunkerque – Centre de la Mémoire Urbaine d’Agglomération 397
13.14 High altar, former Capuchin chapel of St François, Enghien, Belgium 400
13.15 Altar of St Joseph (1616), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 401
13.16 Altar of the Holy Family, parish church of St Wandrille, Bollezeele, France 402
13.17 High altar, parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 403
13.18 Sacrament tower, parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 408
13.19 Last Supper, detail from the sacrament tower, parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 409
13.20 Sacrament tower, parish church of St Sébastien, Loyers, Belgium 410
13.21 Last Supper, detail from the sacrament tower, parish church of St Sébastien, Loyers, Belgium 411
13.22 Sacrament tower, confraternity chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, collegiate church of St Vincent, Soignies, Belgium 412
13.23 Tabernacle, former Capuchin chapel of St François, Enghien, Belgium 414
13.24 Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 417
13.25 Detail of the south side of Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 417
13.26 Ecce Homo, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 418
13.27 Carrying the Cross, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 418
13.28 Crucifixion, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 418
13.29 Entombment, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 418
13.30 Resurrection, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 418
13.31 Susannah and the Elders, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 419
13.32 Abraham and Isaac, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 419
13.33 Brazen Serpent and the Israelites, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 419
13.34 Jonah thrown overboard, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 419
13.35 Jonah and the Whale, detail from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 419
13.36 Virgin and Child from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 420
13.37 St Piat from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 420
13.38 St Eleuthère from Cornelis Floris II, Choir screen (1572), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 420
13.39 Mary Magdalen in the home of Simon the Pharisee washing Christ’s feet with perfume, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 422
13.40 Martha and Mary receiving Christ in their home, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 422
13.41 Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre mistakes Christ for a Gardener, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 422
13.42 Mary Magdalene retreats to the Grotto of St Baune, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 422
13.43 St Thomas, St John the Evangelist, and St Andrew with the donors’ arms and marks, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Jacques, Tournai, Belgium 423
13.44 St Jerome, St Matthias, and St James the Less with the donors’ arms and marks, panel from the choir screen of St Marie-Madeleine’s church, parish church of St Jacques, Tournai, Belgium 423
13.45 Garneray, choir screen of the cathedral of Notre Dame, Arras, 4 J 484/8, Archives départementales de Pas-de-Calais, Arras, France 424
13.46 Choir screen (1593), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 425
13.47 Pulpit (1581) from the parish church of St Marie-Madeleine, Tournai, Belgium 431
13.48 Pulpit, former parish church of St Nicolas, Tournai, Belgium 432
13.49 St Augustine of Hippo, detail from the pulpit, former parish church of St Nicolas, Tournai, Belgium 432
13.50 Pulpit from the parish church of St Piat, Tournai, Belgium 433
13.51 Pulpit (1623), parish church of St Rictrude, Bruyelle, formerly in the parish church of St Catherine, Tournai, Belgium 434
13.52 Confessional at hospital of St Nicolas-dit-la-Belle, Ypres, Belgium from Jules Jacques van Ysendyck, Documents classés de l’art dans les Pays-Bas du Xième au XVIIIième siècle Portfolio 8 (1886–87) 438
13.53 Confessional (1620), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 439
13.54 Confessional, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 440
13.55 Confessional, parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 440
13.56 Baptismal font, basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 443
13.57 Baptismal font (1569), parish church of St Pierre, Béclers, Belgium 445
13.58 Baptismal font, cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 447
13.59 Baptismal font cover, parish church of St Brice, Tournai, Belgium 448
13.60 Baptismal font (1576), parish church of St Amand, Rumaucourt, France 449
13.61 Baptismal font, parish church of St Martin, Ath, Belgium 450
13.62 Baptismal font, former parish church of St Nicolas, Tournai, Belgium 451
13.63 Baptismal font, parish church of St Martin, Frasnes-lez-Buissenal, Belgium 453
13.64 Baptismal font, parish church of St Martin, Habarcq, France 454
14.1 St Francis receiving the Stigmata with François Buisseret, Archbishop of Cambrai (1615), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 458
14.2 Detail from St Francis receiving the Stigmata with François Buisseret, Archbishop of Cambrai (1615), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 458
14.3 The Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds (1581), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 477
14.4 The Apocalypse (1581/82), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 478
14.5 The Assumption with SS Charlemagne and Catherine and donors Charles Leclercq and Catherine Buisseret (c.1600), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 479
14.6 SS Henry and Michael Window with donors Henri Dessulemoutier and Michelle de Peissant (1567), stained-glass window, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 480
15.1 West door and Salvator Mundi (1609), basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 496
15.2 Salvator Mundi (1609), detail from the west door, basilica of St Martin, Halle, Belgium 497
15.3 Rood beam and Calvary (poutre de gloire), castle chapel, chateâu of Potelle, Le Quesnoy, France 499
15.4 Entombment of Christ (mis-en-tombeau), parish church of St Feuillen, Fosses-la-Ville, Belgium 500
15.5 Robert Campin and Jean Delemer, Virgin Mary from the Annunciation (1428), parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 501
15.6 Robert Campin and Jean Delemer, Archangel Gabriel from the Annunciation (1428), parish church of St Quentin, Tournai, Belgium 501
15.7 Virgin and Child, west front of cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 503
15.8 West front (north side), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 504
15.9 West front (south side), cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 505
15.10 St Eleuthère, west front of the cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 506
15.11 St Piat, west front of the cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 506
15.12 Virgin and Child, choir screen, cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 507
15.13 Jacques le Broeucq, St Bartholomew, collegiate church of St Waudru, Mons, Belgium 509
15.14 Ecce Homo, Musée du Louvre, Paris 510
15.15 Notre Dame de la Brune, cathedral of Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium 513
15.16 Christ of St Bertin, cathedral of Notre-Dame, Saint-Omer, France 516
15.17 Simon le Boucq, Choir screen of Notre-Dame-la-Grande, Valenciennes from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 21, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 517
15.18 Simon le Boucq, North and south elevations of the choir screen of Notre-Dame-la-Grande, Valenciennes and detail of the central archway from Ms 0673 Histoire ecclésiastique de … Valenciennes (1650), 22, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, France 518
15.19 Jan van Scorel, Stoning of St Stephen, central panel from the Marchiennes polyptych, Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai, France 520
15.20 Frans Pourbus I, Road to Calvary, (c.1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 524
15.21 Frans Pourbus I, Resurrection (c.1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 524
15.22 Frans Pourbus I, Charity of St Martin, (c.1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 525
15.23 Frans Pourbus I, St Martin attacked by brigands (c.1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 525
15.24 Frans Pourbus I, Crucifixion with Abbot Jean du Quesne (1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 526
15.25 Frans Pourbus I, St Martin consecrated bishop at Tours (c.1574), Séminaire episcopal de Tournai, Tournai, Belgium 527
15.26 Frans Pourbus I, Martyrdom of St George (1577), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque, Dunkirk, France 528
15.27 Pierre Claissens II, Road to Calvary and Descent from the Cross (1577), from a triptych, parish church of St Nicolas-en-Cité, Arras, France 530
15.28 Pierre Claissens II, Virgin and Child with SS Gregory and Ambrose (1577), from a triptych, parish church of St Nicolas-en-Cité, Arras, France 531
15.29 Pierre Claissens II, Pierre Carpentier, Abbot of Loos with SS Augustine and Jerome (1577), from a triptych, parish church of St Nicolas-en-Cité, Arras, France 531
15.30 Maerten de Vos, Holy Kinship (1593), Musée de Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 533
15.31 Maerten de Vos, Adoration of the Magi (1599), Musée de Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 534
15.32 Bernaert de Rijckere, Pentecost from the Triptych of the Holy Spirit (1587), parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 536
15.33 Bernaert de Rijckere, God breathing Life into Adam, left side panel from the Triptych of the Holy Spirit (1587), parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 537
15.34 Bernaert de Rijckere, Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist with the Holy Spirit in the as a Dove, right side panel from the Triptych of the Holy Spirit (1587), parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 537
15.35 Karel van Mander, Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria (1581), parish church of St Martin, Kortrijk, Belgium 538
15.36 Floris de Gravelinnes, L’Adoration des mages (1614), Don de l’Association scientifique internationale Roger de le Pasture – 2023, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium 540
15.37 Triptych of the Last Supper with the Rogier Family, parish church of St Jacques, Tournai, Belgium 541
15.38 St Eloi of Noyon, parish church of St Elisabeth, Mons, Belgium 542
15.39 St Maurice and his Companions parish church of St Maurice, Lille, France 543
15.40 Joachim and Anna donating their income to the Church and the Poor (1603), parish church of St Maurice, Lille, France 544
15.41 Joachim and Anna offering a Sacrifice at the Temple (1603), parish church of St Maurice, Lille, France 545
15.42 Peter Paul Rubens, Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria (c.1615), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France 548
15.43 Peter Paul Rubens Descent from the Cross (c.1617), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France 549
15.44 Peter Paul Rubens Descent from the Cross, parish church of St Jean-Baptiste, Arras, France 550
15.45 Peter Paul Rubens, Descent from the Cross, cathedral of Notre Dame, Saint-Omer, France 551
15.46 Peter Paul Rubens, Descent from the Cross, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 553
15.47 Peter Paul Rubens, Entombment of Christ, parish church of St Géry, Cambrai, France 554
15.48 Peter Paul Rubens, St Francis receiving the Infant Jesus from the hands of the Virgin (c.1617), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France 556
15.49 Peter Paul Rubens, St Francis in Ecstasy (c.1620), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France 557
15.50 Peter Paul Rubens, St Bonaventure (c.1620), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France 557
15.51 Peter Paul Rubens, St Francis receiving the Stigmata (1615), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France 558
15.52 Peter Paul Rubens, Annunciation of the Virgin Mary from the Triptych of St Stephen (1616–17), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 559
15.53 Peter Paul Rubens, Preaching of St Stephen, left wing from the Triptych of St Stephen (1616–17), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 560
15.54 Peter Paul Rubens, Entombment of St Stephen, right wing from the Triptych of St Stephen (1616–17), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 560
15.55 Peter Paul Rubens, Martyrdom of St Stephen from the Triptych of St Stephen (1616–17), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France 561
15.56 Gérard Seghers, Resurrection of Christ, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France 563
15.57 Servaes de Coulx, Adoration of the Magi (1617), former Capuchin chapel of St François, Enghien, Belgium 564
15.58 François de Saive, Triptych of the Crucifixion with Carrying the Cross and Descent from the Cross, parish church of St Martin, Ath, Tournai, Belgium 566
15.59 Henri de Vermay II, Virgin and Child surrounded by angels with St John writing his Gospel and a canon (1609), parish church of St Géry, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 567
15.60 Ghislain Vroilynck, Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles (1612), parish church of St Vaast, Hondschoote, France 569
16.1 Stone cross (1593), Dechy, Douai, France 580
Maps
1 Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Southern Netherlands, 1520 4
2 Ecclesiastical Provinces and Dioceses of the Southern Netherlands, 1570 5
3 Archdiocese of Cambrai 584
4 Diocese of Arras and part of the Archdiocese of Cambrai 585
5 Diocese of Namur and part of the Archdiocese of Cambrai 586
6 Dioceses of Saint-Omer, Tournai and Ypres 587