The Quiet Life of a Bruges Painter Eduard Wallays lived much of his life within the narrow, winding streets of Bruges. Born in 1813, he was the son of Petrus Wallays, a man who managed a grocery store at the Grote Markt. His early years were shaped by the steady, practical rhythms of this Belgian city. He learned to see the world through the eyes of a painter and a graphic designer, developing a way of looking that would define his lon…