# Procession of the Maids in the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SALLAERT, Anthonis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sallaert-anthonis-r1c09b8437f50d7>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 55 x 99 cm

## Commentary

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 \(literally &#34;walkabout&#34;\) from Grand Sablon to the Grand-Place.

## Related artworks

- [Assumption of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sallaert-anthonis-r1c09b8437f50d7/assumption-of-the-virgin-r2a66d5d71bb54d>)

## Attribution

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