Gertrudis - Landen

“ Gertrude of Landen ”

A contemporary rendering of a glorious scene of

mystic virgin “Gertrude” with rats , in combination of

the archeological twilight Gitterdalscape .

Virgin Gertrude ( °Landen 626 – Nivelles march 17^th 659 )

daughter of blessed Pepin I of Landen , became

St.Gertrude of Nivelles , abbess of the Benedictine monastery of

Nivelles , Belgium , about age 20 .

Pepin ( °c580 – Febr 27^th 640) was Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

at Landen under the Merovingian King Dagobert I .

City of Landen ‘s inhabitant miss Kimberly Schemmekes is pictured at the age of fifteen as virgin “GERTRUDE” devoted to her faith from an early age still living at Landen .

Mise en scène and heritage photography

by

the fine art photographer – pictorialist :

“ RADAN” ANDRE DEVLAEMINCK

( Sabam Worldwide Copyright )

Historical Costume Designer : “ Lady Lydie ”

Impressionist pictorial picture from the series :

“ CAROLINGIAN POETRY OF LIGHT ”

One of a kind

fine art sepia colour museum quality Lambda print

Nr 1104150808

created and first exhibited at Landen for the

“ 800 Anniversary of Landen City ”

edition week 8 , anno 2011 friday evening april 15th

image size: 80 x 130 cm

archival acid free matted : 100 x 150 cm

frame : 109 x 159 cm

set date: portrait in studio : 2011 , Mars 13th

sunset Gitterdal : 2011 , Jan 30^th

The images with the model have been made indoors, and merged by the artist with images that have been taken on the location where Gertrudis lived.

Some press articles appeared on this blog earlier: April 16, 2011 and April 17, 2011.