Procession of the Maids in the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels by SALLAERT, Anthonis

SALLAERT, Anthonis

(b. 1580/90, Bruxelles, d. 1650, Bruxelles)

	Procession of the Maids in the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels 1615 Oil on canvas, 55 x 99 cm Galleria Sabauda, Turin
The occasion of the arrival of a statue of the Virgin in 1348 from Antwerp by boat is still celebrated annually in July in Brussels. It is a grand procession called the Ommegang (literally "walkabout") from Grand Sablon to the Grand-Place.