The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels ( ''(ArBA-EsA)''; ) is an

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, Belgium, founded in 1711. Starting from modest beginnings in a single room in Brussels' Town Hall, it has since 1876 been operating from a former convent and orphanage in the /, which was converted by the architect . The school has played an important role in training leading local artists.

History

Origins

Historically, artistic training in Brussels was organised in traditional workshops where masters would teach their skills to pupils. The masters needed to be registered with their local guild to be able to practice their craft. On 30 September 1711, the magistrate of the

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gave the guilds of painters, sculptors, weavers and other amateurs the use of a room in Brussels' Town Hall to teach drawing classes to their pupils. On 16 October of the same year, some sort of school was established at these premises to organise the classes. The school would concentrate mainly on teaching drawing. In 1737, the Academy adopted its first rules. The city assumed some costs, including those for the models. A few decades later, disagreement broke out. The classes moved to the inn 't Gulden Hoofd and were even suspended for a while. The Bruges painter Bernard Verschoot took over the Academy's leadership and tried to put it back on the rails with a heavy hand. The

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Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (; ; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren) was a Duchy of Lorraine, Lorraine-born Habsburg monarchy, Austrian general and soldier, field marshal of the Imperial Army of the Holy ...

, put the school under his high protection in 1762. His attention went mainly to the Department of

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. The school was re-established in 1768 as the ''Académie de Peinture, Sculpture et Architecture'' ("Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture"), with funds raised through a public subscription. Inspiration was found in the French model. A year later, the school returned to the Town Hall. In 1795, the Academy was closed after the conquest of Brussels by French revolutionary troops.

Resurgence under François-Joseph Navez

In 1829, the school moved into the Granvelle Palace (since demolished). One year later,

François-Joseph Navez François-Joseph Navez (16 November 1787 in Charleroi – 12 October 1869 in Brussels) was a Belgian Neoclassicism, Neoclassical painter; known for his portraits and Genre art, genre scenes. Biography As the son of an alderman, in a privileged f ...

became director. He organized the school and expanded it. In 1832, it moved to the basement of the left wing of the Industrial Palace. From 1835 to 1836, Navez's plans were implemented. In 1836, the Academy was awarded the privilege to use the adjective "Royal" as part of its name. The panel painting was declared to another important department. It was based on the first golden age of Dutch painting. However, there was some time tensions at the Academy to the yet propagated neoclassical style. In addition to painting and sculpture, architectural education became more important, though it never achieved the status of a pioneering teaching and training facility. Opstand academie Brussel

In 1876, the Academy moved to the school buildings on the /, in what was the former Bogards'

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, which had meanwhile served as an orphanage. The architect was able to link the whole school in the limited space of the existing ensemble. The facade was redesigned in the neoclassical style. Until today the academy is there. From 5 January 1889 women were also allowed to participate in a class for advanced students. At the end of the 19th century, was the founding of the modern LUCA Campus Sint-Lukas Brussels, a strong competition. Meanwhile, ARBA is one of the 16 art schools of the

French Community of Belgium In Belgium, the French Community (, , CFB) refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities. Since 2011, the French Community has used the name Wallonia-Brussels Federation (, , FWB), which is controversial because ...

. Under the director

Charles van der Stappen Charles van der Stappen (also Karl van der Stappen; 19 September 1843 – 21 October 1910), was a Belgian sculptor, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Life Educated at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1859–1868), van der Stappen ...

, the doctrine came to this university to an even greater prestige. Even

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and

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were part of the training offer. 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

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, especially in architecture, which had its triumphal procession through Prof.

Victor Horta Victor Pierre Horta (; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theoris ...

. The Academy managed the step to another center of the

avant-garde In the arts and literature, the term ''avant-garde'' ( meaning or ) identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable ...

in the panel painting. From the Academy and its students went influence on the development of

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Symbolism Symbolism or symbolist may refer to: *Symbol, any object or sign that represents an idea Arts *Artistic symbol, an element of a literary, visual, or other work of art that represents an idea ** Color symbolism, the use of colors within various c ...

Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

Neo-Impressionism Neo-Impressionism is a term coined by French art critic Félix Fénéon in 1886 to describe an art movement founded by Georges Seurat. Seurat's most renowned masterpiece, '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'', marked the begin ...

, Post Impressionism and the newly incipient

Expressionism Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

. These were all precursors of

Modern Art Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradit ...

. In 1912, Horta had made changes to the organisation of the school. A system of studios was created, as it was recommended by Paul Bonduelle and Émile Lambot. In 1936, the ''Royal Order'' was made to the formation of the separate Department of Architecture.

Changes in organization and teaching after 1945

In 1949, a small Department of Planning and Urban Development was established. Architectural studies got the rank of

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. In 1972, the Department of Artistic Humanities was established. In 1977, the Department of Architecture finally acquired its autonomy. In 1977, the ''Institute Supérieur d'Architecture Victor Horta'', named after the Art Nouveau architect and former director, was founded. In 1980, the higher education of the second degree and new courses at the Academy of Fine Arts were presented. In 2009, the Faculty of Architecture of the Free University of Brussels was founded. This was done after the merger of the two schools of architecture: the School of Architecture Victor Horta (ISAVH) and the chamber of the French Community of the Higher Institute of Architecture (ISACF). Nowadays, programs are offered for

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

and

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in the fields of design, art and media and offered

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, too. The Academy has been an ESA (Ecole Supérieure des Arts - Art College) with a university orientation. In addition, it is part of Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) which was founded in 2001. It is responsible for the task of promoting activities of the affiliated members and organizations here and coordinate. Its tasks include projects at home and abroad. The school is sometimes confused with the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) and the

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, both separate institutions, as well as the French

Académie des Beaux-Arts The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect. Background The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a me ...

in Paris, part of the

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The faculty and alumni of ARBA

Includes some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: *

James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was associated with the artistic ...

(1860–1949), painter and printmaker *

Paul Delvaux Paul Delvaux (; 23 September 1897 – 20 July 1994) was a Belgian painter noted for his dream-like scenes of women, classical architecture, trains and train stations, and skeletons, often in combination. He is often considered a surrealist, alt ...

(1897–1994),

surrealist Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

painter *

René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgium, Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature ...

(1898–1967), surrealist painter *

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(1918–1998), Polish-American painter *

Peyo Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series ''The Smurfs'' and '' Johan and Peewit'', in the latter of ...

(1928–1992),

cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera ...

, creator of ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by ...

'' *

Oriane Lassus Oriane Lassus (born in 1987) is a French author and cartoonist, as well as an illustrator. Biography Since 2009, Lassus has contributed to the ''Spongiculture'' blog in which she goes through her daily life against a backdrop of acerbic humour. ...

(b. 1987), French author, cartoonist and illustrator

Notable directors and professors

Barnabé Guimard Gilles-Barnabé Guimard (; also Gilles Barnabé Guymard de Larabe or Barnabé Guimard; 1734 – 1805) was a French architect. He spent his entire career in the Habsburg Netherlands (present-day Belgium) where he led important architectural and ...

(1731–1805), French architect *

Tilman-François Suys Tilman-François Suys (in French) or Tieleman Frans Suys (in Dutch) (1 July 1783 – 22 July 1864) was a Belgian architect who also worked in the Netherlands. Biography Suys completed his architectural education in Paris, where he studied un ...

(1783–1861), architect *

(1787–1869), neoclassical painter *

Louis Gallait Louis Gallait (9 or 10 May 1810 – 20 November 1887) was a Walloons, Belgian painter. He lay at the basis of a revival of history painting in Belgium. He earned his reputation especially with the large painting of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, ...

(1810–1887), painter *

Eugène Simonis Louis-Eugène Simonis (; 11 July 1810, in Liège – 11 July 1893, in Koekelberg) was a Belgian sculptor. Career Simonis studied under François-Joseph Dewandre at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège and at the age of nineteen went to ...

(1810–1893), sculptor *

Jean-François Portaels Jean-François Portaels or Jan Portaels (3 April 1818 – 8 February 1895) was a Belgium, Belgian Painting, painter of genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits and orientalism, orientalist subjects. He was also a teacher and directo ...

(1818–1895), painter *

(1843–1910), sculptor *

Jef Lambeaux Jef Lambeaux or Josef Lambeaux (14 January 18525 June 1908) was a Belgian sculptor. His best known work is '' Temple of Human Passions'', a colossal marble bas-relief. Early life and education Lambeaux was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 14 Janua ...

(1852–1908), sculptor *

Jacques de Lalaing Jacques de Lalaing (1421–1453), perhaps the most renowned knight of Burgundy in the 15th century, was reportedly one of the best medieval tournament fighters of all time. A Walloons, Walloon knight, he began his military career in the service ...

(1858–1917), Belgian-British sculptor and painter *

(1861–1947), architect * Paul Saintenoy (1862–1952), architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer *

Henri van Dievoet Henri van Dievoet (, 19 January 1869 – 24 April 1931) was a Belgian architect. Biography Early life Van Dievoet was born into an old family of Brussels descended from the Sweerts lineage, one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, whic ...

(1869–1931), architect *

Alfred Bastien Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien (16 September 1873 in Ixelles – 7 June 1955 in Uccle) was a Belgian artist, academic, and soldier. He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Ghent, where he studied with Jean Delvin. He then enrolled i ...

(1873–1955), artist, academic, and soldier * Léon Devos (1897–1974), painter

Gallery of works by notable teachers and directors

File:Mozes en Aaronkerk 1.jpg, Tilman-François Suys (date unknown): ''St. Antonius Church'', Amsterdam. File:François Joseph Navez (1787-1869) - Les musiciens ambulants (A Musician Family) - NG 2773 - National Galleries of Scotland.jpg, François Joseph Navez (1828): ''Travelling Musicians'',

National Galleries of Scotland The National Galleries of Scotland (, sometimes also known as National Galleries Scotland) is the executive non-departmental public body that controls the three national galleries of Scotland and two partner galleries, forming one of the Nation ...

. File:GdeBouillon.JPG, Eugène Simonis (1848): ''Equestrian statue of

Godfrey of Bouillon Godfrey of Bouillon (; ; ; ; 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a preeminent leader of the First Crusade, and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. Although initially reluctant to take the title of king, he agreed to rule as pri ...

'', Place Royale/Koningsplein, Brussels. File:Louis Gallait - Fisherman's Family - WGA8438.jpg, Louis Gallait (1848): ''The family of the fisherman'',

Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the large ...

, St. Petersburg. File:Alexandre Nestor Nicolas Robert - Young page.jpg, Alexandre Robert (date unknown), ''Young page'', Private collection. File:Joseph Quinaux - The rest.jpg, Joseph Quinaux (date unknown): ''The rest'', Private collection. File:Jean-François Portaels - Sweet flowers.jpg, Jean-François Portaels (date unknown): ''Sweet flowers'', Private collection. File:Joseph Stallaert - Der Prophet Jeremias weissagt dem König Zedekia den Untergang Jerusalem.jpg,

Joseph Stallaert Joseph Stallaert (19 March 1825, Merchtem - 24 November 1903, Ixelles) was a Belgian painter and art educator. He is known for his scenes from antiquity executed in a Classicistic and Academic style going back on the French models of Louis David. ...

(date unknown): ''The prophet Jeremiah prophesies the fall of Jerusalem'', Private collection. File:Le sommeil de Jamilé--.jpg, Herman Richir (date unknown): ''The sleep of Jamilé'', Private collection. File:Victor Horta Hotel Tassel.JPG,

(1892/93): ''

Hôtel Tassel The Hôtel Tassel (; ) is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for the scientist and professor Emile Tassel, and built between 1892 and 1893, in Art Nouveau style. It is considered one of the first buil ...

'', Brussels. File:Constant Montald- Ophelia.jpg, Constant Montald (1893): ''Ophelia'', Private collection. File:Le Temps.JPG, Charles Van der Stappen (1894/98): ''Time'',

Meise Botanic Garden Meise Botanic Garden (; ), until 2014 called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium (; ), is a botanical garden located in the grounds of Bouchout Castle in Meise, Flemish Brabant, just north of Brussels. It is one of the world's largest botan ...

. File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Hôtel Van Eetvelde - 01.jpg, Victor Horta (1898/1900): '' Hôtel van Eetvelde'', Brussels. File:BE Bruxelles Horta Solvay.JPG, Victor Horta (1898/1900): ''

Hôtel Solvay The Hôtel Solvay (; ) is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style. It ...

'', Avenue Louise/Louizalaan 81, Brussels. File:Antwerp Brabofontein 017 8004.jpg, Jef Lambeaux (date unknown): '' Brabo Fountain'', Antwerp. File:Batiment Horta - rue Neuve - 1901.jpg, Victor Horta (1901): ''À L'Innovation department store'', Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat, Brussels. File:Frankfurt Am Main-Zeil-Grand Bazar-Palais Rothschild-Schmoller-um 1910.jpg, Victor Horta (1903/05): ''Le Grand Bazar department store'', Frankfurt. File:Jacques de Lalaing - Cheval de Brabant.jpg, Jacques de Lalaing (date unknown): ''Brabantine horse''. File:Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien - Canadian Cavalry Ready in a Wood.jpg, Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (date unknown): ''Canadian Cavalry Ready in a Wood'',

Canadian War Museum The Canadian War Museum (CWM) () is a National museums of Canada, national museum on the military history of Canada, country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military hist ...

, Ottawa. File:Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien - Throwing Grenades.jpg, Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien (1918): ''Grenade throwing'', Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. File:Beringen-Mijn - Sint-Theodarduskerk1.jpg, Henry Lacoste (date unknown): ''St. Theodardus Church'', Beringen-Mijn.

Notable students

Joseph-Pierre Braemt Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer. Biography After training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels, Joseph-Pierre Braemt perfected his craft in Paris with the engraver Andr ...

(1796–1864), medalist *

François Musin François-Etienne Musin (4 October 1820 – 24 October 1888) was a Belgian painter from Ostend who specialized in seascapes and scenes of coastal landscapes, rivers and harbours.

(1820–1888), painter * Franz Meerts (1836–1896), painter * Josse Impens (1840–1905), painter *

Gustave Léonard de Jonghe Gustave Léonard de Jonghe, Gustave Léonard De Jonghe or Gustave de Jonghe (4 February 1829 – 28 January 1893) was a Flemish people, Flemish painter known for his glamorous society portraits and genre scenes. After training in Brussels, he st ...

(1844–1848), painter *

Emile Wauters Emile Wauters (19 November 184611 December 1933) was a Belgian painter. He was born in Brussels. Successively the pupil of Portaels and Jean-Léon Gérôme, he produced in 1868 ''The Battle of Hastings: the Finding of the body of Harold by Edit ...

(1846–1933), painter *

Isidore Verheyden Isidore Verheyden (24 January 1846, in Antwerp – 1 November 1905, in Elsene) was a Belgium, Belgian painter of landscapes, portraits and still life. He was the son of painter Jean-François Verheyden; his first teacher at the Académie Roya ...

(1846–1905), painter *

Alfred Verhaeren Alfred Verhaeren (City of Brussels, Brussels, 8 October 1849 – Ixelles, 10 February 1924) Alfred Verhaeren
at the ...

(1849–1924), painter * Amédée Lynen (1852–1938), painter and illustrator *

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...

(1853–1890), Dutch painter *

Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller (13 February 1855 in Amsterdam – 23 May 1925 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch people, Dutch painter. He belongs to ''The 2. Golden Age of Dutch Painting''. He is an impressionist of the School of August Allebé, Allebé, bett ...

(1855–1925), Dutch painter *

Paul Du Bois Paul Du Bois (; 1859–1938) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist, born in Aywaille, and died in Uccle, a municipality of Brussels (Belgium). Du Bois was a student of Eugène Simonis and Charles van der Stappen. He studied from 1877 to 1 ...

(1859–1938), French sculptor *

(1860–1949), painter *

Victor Rousseau Victor Rousseau (Feluy, 16 December 1865 – Forest, Belgium, Forest, 17 March 1954) also known as M. Victor Rousseau, was a Belgian sculptor and medalist. Biography Rousseau was of Walloons, Walloon heritage and descended from a line of st ...

(1865–1954), sculptor *

Jef Leempoels Jef Leempoels or Joseph Leempoels (15 May 1867 in Brussels – 11 April 1935 in Ixelles) was a Belgians, Belgian painter who was renowned in his lifetime for his society and official portraits as well as his genre art, genre scenes and symbolist ...

(1867–1935), painter * Gabriel Van Dievoet (1875–1934), painter *

Mercédès Legrand Mercédès Legrand (1893 – 1945) was a Spanish-born Belgian visual artist, illustrator, and poet. She was known for her work as a painter, enameller, and Pottery, potter. She is also known as Mercedes Legrand. Early life and education Mercé ...

(1893–1945), Spanish-born Belgian painter and sculptor * Victor Servranckx (1897–1965), painter *

(1897–1994), painter *

(1898–1967), painter *

Éliane de Meuse Éliane Georgette Diane de Meuse (9 August 1899 – 3 February 1993) was a Belgian painter. She was the wife of Max Van Dyck. They met at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Brussels where they attended the courses of the same professors. Bio ...

(1899–1993), painter * Claudia Cobizev (1905-1995), Moldovan sculptor *

Zhang Chongren Zhang Chongren (27 September 1907 – 8 October 1998), also known as Chang Chong-jen, was a Chinese sculptor best remembered in Europe as a friend of Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The two met ...

, better known as Tschang Tschong-jen (1907–1998), Chinese sculptor and painter * Ben-Ami Shulman, (1907–1986), Israeli architect *

Claude Strebelle Claude Strebelle (2 February 1917, Brussels – 16 November 2010, Liège) was an architect and Belgian town planner, graduate of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1941. Biography Based in Tilff, in the Liège region, Cl ...

(1917–2010), architect and builderAcadémie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles
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Gallery of works by notable students

File:Brussel Sint-Katelijnekerk.jpg,

Joseph Poelaert Joseph Poelaert (21 March 1817 – 3 November 1879) was a Belgium, Belgian architect. He was entrusted with important projects in Brussels, such as Saint Catherine's Church, Brussels, Saint Catherine's Church, the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, t ...

(date unknown): ''New building of the Church of St. Catherine'', Brussels. File:ND du Sablon 1007.jpg,

Jean-Frédéric Van der Rit Jean-Frédéric or Jean-Frederic may refer to: *Jean Frederic Bazille (1841–1870), French Impressionist painter *Jean-Frédéric Chapuis (born 1989), French freestyle skier * Jean Frédéric Auguste Delsarte (1903–1968), French mathematician *J ...

(1856): ''Tomb of Augustus dal Pozzo at the

Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon The Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon (; ), or the Church of Our Lady of the Sablon (; ), is a Catholic Church, Catholic church in the Sablon (Brussels), Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Veneration of M ...

'', Brussels. File:Charles de Groux - The farewell.Jpeg,

Charles de Groux Charles de Groux () or Charles Degroux (25 August 1825 – 30 March 1870)Charles de Groux
at the Netherlands Instit ...

(1856/57): ''The farewell''. File:Franz Meerts - At the café.jpg, Franz Meerts (date unknown): ''At the café'', Private collection File:Guillaume Vogels - Vissersloep aan de oever.jpg,

Guillaume Vogels Guillaume Vogels (9 June 1836, in Brussels – 9 January 1896, in Ixelles) was a Belgian Impressionist painter. Life He was the son of a laborer. After his primary education, he was apprenticed to the Bellis Brothers, a house painting an ...

(date unknown): ''Fishing boat on the shore'', Private collection. File:Emile Wauters - Caravan near Cairo.Jpeg,

(date unknown): ''Caravan near Cairo'', Private collection. File:Gustave Léonard de Jonghe - The Japanese Fan.jpg,

(1865): ''The Japanese Fan'',

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. File:Isidore Verheyden - Terug van de markt.JPG,

(date unknown): ''Return from the market'', Museum M, Leuven. File:Brüssel, Kirche Notre-Dame du Sablon.jpg,

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(1865): ''Restoration of the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon'', Brussels. File:Hippolyte Boulenger005.jpg, Hippolyte Boulenger (1870): ''View of Dinant'',

Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal ...

, Brussels. File:Amadée Lynen 001.jpg, Amadée Lynen (after 1872): ''Landscape with farm'', Privatbesitz. File:A.J. Heymans001.jpg, Adrien-Joseph Heymans (1875): ''Sky with the moonlight'', Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. File:La coulée à Ougrée.jpg,

Constantin Meunier Constantin Meunier (; 12 April 1831 – 4 April 1905) was a Belgian Painting, painter and sculpture, sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and mi ...

(1885/1890): ''The foundry of Ougrée'', Musée de l'Art Wallon, Liège. File:Amistad - Jef Leempoels.jpg,

(1888): ''Friendship'', The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. File:Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts Belgique 1102.jpg,

(date unknown): ''Detail of the facade of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium'', Brussels. File:Van Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpg,

(1896): ''Friendship'', Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires. File:1896 étang aquarelle parGabriel van Dievoet (1875-1934).JPG, Gabriel Van Dievoet (1896): ''Lake'', Private collection. File:Fernand Khnopff - Caresses - Google Art Project.jpg,

Fernand Khnopff Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff (12 September 1858 – 12 November 1921) was a Belgian symbolist painter. Life Youth and training Fernand Khnopff was born to a wealthy family that was part of the high bourgeoisie for generations. Khnopf ...

(1896): ''Carelessness or the tenderness of Sphinx'', Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. File:Hôtel Ciamberlani (DSCF7523).jpg,

Paul Hankar Paul Hankar (; 11 December 1859 – 17 January 1901) was a Belgian architect and furniture designer, and an innovator in the Art Nouveau style. Career Hankar was born at Frameries, in Hainaut, Belgium, the son of a stonemason. He studied at ...

(1897): ''

Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani The Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani (; ), occasionally also referred to as the Hôtel Veuve Ciamberlani (meaning ''House of Widow Ciamberlani''), is a historic Townhouse, town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1897 as the private residence ...

'', Rue Defaqz/Defaqzstraat, Brussels. File:James Ensor - Death and the masks.jpg,

(1897): ''Death and the masks'', Musée des beaux-arts de Liège. File:François Musin005.JPG,

François Musin François-Etienne Musin (4 October 1820 – 24 October 1888) was a Belgian painter from Ostend who specialized in seascapes and scenes of coastal landscapes, rivers and harbours.

(date unknown): ''Stormy weather'', Private collection. File:Josse Impens - Artiste devant son chevalet.jpg, Josse Impens (date unknown): ''Painter in front of his easel'', Private collection. FIle:Alfred Verhaeren - Lost in thoughts.jpeg,

Alfred Verhaeren Alfred Verhaeren (City of Brussels, Brussels, 8 October 1849 – Ixelles, 10 February 1924) Alfred Verhaeren
at the ...

(date unknown): ''Lost in thoughts'', Private collection. File:Cimetière de Bruxelles 02b.jpg,

(date unknown): ''British Waterloo Memorial'',

Brussels Cemetery Brussels Cemetery (; ) is a cemetery belonging to the City of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the neighbouring municipality of Evere, rather than in the City of Brussels proper, it is adjacent to Schaerbeek Cemetery and Evere Cemet ...

. File:JanToorop-trio-fleuri-1886.jpg,

Jan Toorop Johannes Theodorus "Jan" TooropJan Toorop
Netherlands Institute for Art History, 2014. Retrieved on 18 February 201 ...

(date unknown): ''Flower trio'', Private collection. File:Old England facade, Brussels (DSCF7544).jpg, Paul Saintenoy (1898/99): '' Old England department store'', Rue Montagne de la Cour/Hofberg, Brussels. File:JH Wijsmuller - Het uitzetten van de fuiken.jpg,

(1900): ''Laying of the fishing traps'', Private collection. File:Palais Minerve - ex-cinema Rialto r Haute 205-207 Hoogstr.jpg, Henri van Massenhove (date unknown): ''Palais Minerve'', former ''Rialto'' cinema, Rue Haute/Hoogstraat 205–207, Brussels. File:WLANL - Artshooter - De Smart.jpg, Georges Minne (date unknown): ''Mother protects her two children'', Private collection. File:Frantz Charlet - Die Goldenen Häuser von Brügge.jpeg,

Frantz Charlet __NOTOC__ Frantz Charlet (1862–1928) was a Belgian painter, etcher, and lithographer. Early life and career An Impressionist, he was one of the founding members of the group Les XX. He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Bruss ...

(date unknown): ''The golden houses of Bruges'', Museen voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent. File:Mondnacht-in-Boulogne.jpg,

Théo van Rysselberghe Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe (23 November 1862 – 13 December 1926) was a Belgian Neo-impressionism, neo-impressionist Painting, painter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Bi ...

(1900): ''Night with moon in Boulogne'', Private collection. File:Jan Toorop - The Schelde near Veere - Google Art Project.jpg,

Jan Toorop Johannes Theodorus "Jan" TooropJan Toorop
Netherlands Institute for Art History, 2014. Retrieved on 18 February 201 ...

(1907): ''The Scheldt near Veere'', Central Museum Utrecht. File:Van Rysselberghe 012.jpg,

(1910): ''Magnolia'', Private collection. File:London, UK (August 2014) - 109.JPG,

(date unknown): '' Anglo-Belgian Warrior Memorial'', London. File:La vertu de l'Art (1913).jpg,

Herman Richir Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minneso ...

(1913): ''Virtue of art'', Private collection. File:Lady in Blue in front of a Mirror.JPG,

Rik Wouters Hendrik Emil (Rik) Wouters (21 August 1882 – 11 July 1916) was a Belgian painter, sculptor and draughtsman. Wouters produced 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures in his 34 years before his illness-caused death. He died partway through th ...

(1914): ''Lady in blue before the mirror'', Private collection. File:Bruxelles Schmalzigaug baron.JPG, Jules Schmalzigaud (1917): ''Portrait of Baron Francis Delbeke'', Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. File:Terras Schmalzigaug.jpg, Jules Schmalzigaud (1915/17): ''Terrace'', Private collection. File:Rik Wouters - Portretbuste van James Ensor 10-03-2009 16-00-33.JPG,

(date unknown): ''Portrait bust of the painter James Ensor''. File:Shield of R-26 - Georges Vantongerloo.jpg,

Georges Vantongerloo Georges Vantongerloo (24 November 1886, Antwerp – 5 October 1965, Paris) was a Belgian sculptor, painter, designer of furniture and buildings, and founding member of the De Stijl group. Life From 1905 to 1909 Vantongerloo studied Fine Art at th ...

(1930): ''Cubist Shield of R-26'', Private collection.

Footnotes

References

Exhibitions

* ''Academie Royale des Beaux-arts et Ecole des Arts decoratifs de Bruxelles. Exposition centennale 1800–1900''. * 1987: ''Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, 275 ans d'enseignement'', from 07.05 - 28.06.1987. * 2007: ''Art, anatomie trois siècles d'évolution des représentations du corps'', Académie royale des Beaux-arts de Bruxelles, 20.04. - 16.05.2007.

Biography

* ''Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. 275 ans d'enseignement = 275 jaar onderwijs aan de Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel.'' par Crédit Communal Bruxelles, 1987, . * ''Academie Royale des Beaux-arts et École des Arts décoratifs de Bruxelles. Exposition centennale 1800–1900''. catalogue of the exhibition at Bruxelles. * A. W. Hammacher: ''Amsterdamsche Impressionisten en hun Kring.'' J.M. Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1946. * Wiepke Loos, Carel van Tuyll van Serooskerken: ''Waarde Hoer Allebé – Leven en werk van August Allebé (1838–1927).'' Waanders, Zwolle 1988, . * Sheila D. Muller: ''Dutch Art – An Encyclopedia.'' Routledge, 2013, . * Jean Bouret: ''L’École de Barbizon et le paysage française au XIXe siècle.'' Neuchâtel 1972. * Georges Pillement: ''Les Pré-Impressionistes.'' Zug 1972, * Nathalia Brodskaya: ''Impressionismus''. Parkstone Books, New York 2007, . *

Norma Broude Norma Broude (born 1 May 1941) is an American art historian and scholar of feminism and 19th-century French and Italian painting. She is also a Professor Emerita of art history from American University. Broude, with Mary Garrard, is an early lead ...

: ''Impressionismus. an international movement, 1860–1920'' („World impressionism“). Dumont, Köln 2007, . * Jean-Paul Crespelle: ''Les Fauves, Origines et Evolution'', Office du Livre, Fribourg, und Edition Georg Popp, Würzburg 1981, . * Jean Leymarie: ''Fauvismus'', Editions d’Art, Albert Skira Verlag, Genève 1959. * Kristian Sotriffer: ''Expressionismus und Fauvismus.'' Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Wien 1971. * Jean-Luc Rispail: ''Les surréalistes. Une génération entre le rêve et l'action'' (=

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an Collection (publishing), editorial collection of Book illustration, illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in Pocket edition, ...

. 109). Gallimard, Paris 2005, . * David Britt: ''Modern Art - Impressionism to Post-Modernism''. Thames & Hudson, London 2007, . * Sandro Bocola: ''Die Kunst der Moderne. Zur Struktur und Dynamik ihrer Entwicklung. Von Goya bis Beuys''. Prestel, München/ New York 1994, . (Neuauflage im Psychosozial-Verlag, Gießen, Lahn 2013, ) * Sam Phillips: ''Moderne Kunst verstehen - Vom Impressionismus ins 21. Jahrhundert.'' A. Seemann Henschel, Leipzig 2013, . * Pierre Daix, Joan Rosselet: ''Picasso - The Cubist Years 1907–1916.'', Thames & Hudson, London 1979, . * Michael White: ''De Stijl and Dutch Modernism'' (= Critical Perspectives in Art History). Manchester University Press, . (englisch) * Thomas, Karin: ''Blickpunkt der Moderne: Eine Geschichte von der Romantik bis heute.'' Verlag M. DuMont, Köln 2010, .

Sources

ARBA online history (in French)

Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague, (RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History), Netherlands (in Dutch and English)

Royale Museums of fine Arts of Belgium - Brussels Museums

External links

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