Acta of the International conference organised by the Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis, KIK-IRPA and the Tournai Association of Guides (Tournai, Maison de la culture, March 30-April 1 2006).This publication contains the lectures delivered at the International Colloquium Campin in Context, organised by KIK-IRPA and the Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis from 30 March to 1 April 2006. The aim was to re-discover the personality behind the famous Tournai painter Robert Campin (1445) in a broad perspective that highlights the stylistic, political, socio-economic and cultural links that existed between the major cities of the Scheldt Valley.