The Dominican Brussels stands on the foundations of a 15th-century Dominican abbey, where the exiled French painter Jacques-Louis David lived and died in 1825 after completing The Mars Disarmed by Venus in his final studio. The hotel preserves the original cloister layout, monastic archways, and the central courtyard where monks once walked in silent contemplation. … Continue reading The Dominican Brussels: Where Jacques-Louis David Painted His Final Canvas in Exile