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Virtuous Spa water and its bottles

Spa’s springs were already known to the 1st-century AD Latin scholar and author Pliny the Elder but were rediscovered in the middle of the 16th century by Gilbert Fusch, who was a German-born physician and a member of the court of Liège. In 1559, he published a work written in Latin and translated into several languages, under the title “The acidic fountains in the Ardennes Forest and chiefly the one in Spa”. Discover the object of the month for March 2024.

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A model of an altar for the Sainte Croix collegiate church in Liège

In 1847, the sculptor was commissioned by the Sainte Croix church administration board to create new sculptures for the building, which was in the process of being restored. In 1849, he presented a model of the altar of Saint Hubert, which was to be made at a later date. The centre of this lavish altar was intended to house, like jewel box, the statue of the saint, surrounded by reliefs depicting the key points in his life.