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Queen Mathilde Visits Emile Claus Exhibition in Deinze

Queen Mathilde of Belgium during a royal visit to the exhibition "Emile Claus, Prince of Luminism" at the Mudel Museum on 7 January 2025 in Deinze, Belgium. Marking the 175th anniversary of Emile Claus's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death, the exhibition presents the finest paintings by the artist, who was one of Belgium's greatest Impressionist painters and a leading exponent of Luminism, an artistic movement focusing on the representation of light and its interaction with landscapes and subjects.