In the 15th century, Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, set up court in Bruges, as well as Brussels and Lille, attracting a number of artists, bankers, and other prominent personalities from all over Europe.
U 15. stoljeću, Filip Dobri, vojvoda Burgundije, je ustanovio svoj dvor u Bruggeu, kada i u gradovima Bruxellesu i Lilleu, što je privuklo mnoge umjetnike, bankare, i općenito poznate osobe iz cijele Europe.