BrusselsPictures.com » Cauchie House http://www.brusselspictures.com Photo Blog Covering the City of Brussels, Belgium Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:23:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Maison Cauchie http://www.brusselspictures.com/2009/02/24/maison-cauchie/ http://www.brusselspictures.com/2009/02/24/maison-cauchie/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:32:28 +0000 admin http://www.brusselspictures.com/?p=874 La Maison Cauchie (The Cauchie House in English or Het Cauchiehuis in Nederlands) was built by architect, painter and decorator Paul Cauchie in 1905 to be his personal residence. The amazing facade is completely decorated with sgraffito and is considered to be one of the best examples of Brussels’ Art Nouveau. The Cauchie House is opened to the public every first week-end of the month from 10AM to 1PM and 2PM to 5PM where visitors can discover the interior where both the first floor and mezzanine feature some astonishing example of allegorical sgraffito. A gallery area which is also accessible displays a variety of paintings and furnishings made by Paul Cauchie and his wife Caroline Voet.

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Photos of Maison Cauchie:

The Facade

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The House was also Workshop where both Paul and his wife worked

The colored figures around the circular window depict the eight artistic disciplines and reveal the influence of the pre-Raphaelites.

First floor balcony detail


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