David Col
Jan David Col (born April 6, 1822 in Antwerp , † February 19, 1900 there ) was a Belgian genre painter.
Jan David Col studied at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen with Nicaise de Keyser .
From the beginning he painted humorous and anecdotal genre scenes from the lives of his contemporaries. His first exhibition in 1846 brought him success. The influence of Jean-Baptiste Madou and Ferdinand de Braekeleer is noticeable in his early works .
When painting his genre paintings, he turned to Eugène Rémy Maes (poultry), Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (cats), and Constant Boon (flowers and fruits) for help .
literature
- Adrien Jean Joseph Delen: Col, Jan David . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 7 : Cioffi – Cousyns . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1912, p. 183 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Berko, Patrick; Berko, Viviane, Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875 ; Brussels: Laconti, 1981.
Web links
Commons : David Col - collection of images, videos and audio files
- David Col. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Col, David in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges (digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Col, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Col, Jan David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th February 1900 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |