Thomas Joseph Liebaert

Thomas Joseph Liebaert painted the streets where he lived, turning the gray brick facades of 19th-century Brussels into glowing stage sets. He liked to hide tiny human figures in corners—watch for the woman in black at the end of the Rue de la Régence in *View from the Place du Musée*. That habit makes his scenes feel like you’re flipping through someone else’s photo album. Slide over to *View from the Place du Musée* and look left; you’ll spot her in seconds.