Philippe-Jacques van Bree
Philippe-Jacques van Bree | |
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| Born | Philippe-Jacques van Bree 13 January 1786 |
| Died | 16 February 1871 (aged 85) Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium |
| Notable work | - Workshop of female painters - The first pose. The Artist's studio in Rome - Close to the fountain |
Philippe-Jacques van Bree was a Belgian painter and scholar of his brother Mattheus, was born at Antwerp in 1786.
Biography
He studied at Antwerp, in Paris (where he became a scholar of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson), and at Rome; and also visited Germany and England. He employed himself on historical, fancy, and architectural subjects. Of the last, the Belgian Government purchased his View of the Interior of the Church of St. Peter at Rome, and presented him with a gold medal in addition to the price.
He was made conservator of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. He died in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 1871.
Gallery
Workshop of female painters (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium)
The first pose. The Artist's studio in Rome, 1833
Private collection
Close to the fountain, 1832.
Private collection
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippe Jacques Van Brée.
- Artworks by or after Philippe-Jacques van Bree at the Art UK site
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Bree, Philippus Jacobus van". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.