in the european art scene around the turn of the century brussels drew forth in addition to his training center in the shadow of paris. since 1889 brussels was the uncrowned capital of art nouveau, especially in the architecture, which had its triumphal procession through prof. horta. the academy managed the step to another center of the avant-garde in the panel painting. from the academy and its students went influence on the development of realism, symbolism, the impressionism, neo-impressionism, post impressionism and the newly incipient expressionism. everything was precursor of modern art.