Ferdinand de Braekeleer

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Ferdinand de Braekeleer also Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder (born February 12, 1792 in Antwerp , † May 16, 1883 ibid) was a Belgian painter .

Life

De Braekeleer: The Citadel of Antwerp after the bombing in 1832

Ferdinand de Braekeleer, who came from a humble background, was initially taught by Mathieu Ignace van Brée at the orphan school after the early death of his parents , before he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After he had already won several prizes there in 1809 and 1811, he made a name for himself in the Salon de Paris in 1813 , according to missing sources, with the work “Aeneas wears anchises” .

Ferdinand de Braekeleer's stated goal was to paint as profitably as possible, which is why he tried his hand at various areas in his early years, for example with history paintings, religious paintings, for example "St Sebastian" (1818) for the church of Notre-Dame in Wijnegem , as well as known motifs. His wish to work in Italy was not fulfilled until 1819, an earlier award was revoked after he, unsourced, won the “Antwerp Prix de Rome” with the painting “Tobias gives his blind father back his eyesight” . Van Brée joined him in Rome, where he pushed his further training. Together they toured Naples , Ancona , Florence , Bologna and Venice . Fascinated by Rome and its surrounding landscape, de Braekeleer created a sketch pad, exhibited in Brussels in the Bibliotheque Royale Albert, with landscapes and picturesque views of the city, masterfully drawn with black chalk.

Following the example of ancient Flemish masters, his oeuvre includes not only etchings and historical pictures, but also genre pictures . De Brekaeleer's influence in Belgium during the years after the Belgian Revolution was decisive. As a witness of many historical events and military fighting, he painted many studies of the bombing of Antwerp in 1832. He also trained a number of painters, including his sons Ferdinand and Henri .

Other works (selection)

  • The peasant woman from Frascati , 1822
  • The Grotto of Neptune in Tivoli, 1822
  • The Naughty Schoolboy, 1847
  • De ongewenste gast, 1864
  • Mouse hunt, 1873

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SURNAME Braekeleer, Ferdinand de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braekeleer, Ferdinand the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1883
Place of death Antwerp