Machelen (Zulte)
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Machelen, or in full Machelen-aan-de-Leie, is a village in the municipality of Zulte
, Belgium
. It is the home of the painter Roger Raveel
.
Zulte
Zulte is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene and Zulte proper. On January 1, 2006 Zulte had a total population of 14,611...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It is the home of the painter Roger Raveel
Roger Raveel
Roger, Knight Raveel is a contemporary Belgian painter, who trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze. His painting is often associated with pop art because of the use of everyday objects. After 1952 he begins to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work is the opposition of fiction...
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