Jean Delville
Jean Delville (born January 19, 1867 in Leuven , † 1953 in Forest near Brussels) was a Belgian painter , occultist and theosophist .
life and work
Delville studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels . He then took on teaching activities at this academy and in Glasgow . He spent long periods of study in Paris , Rome and London .
The occult influenced from three directions the creation of Delville. First, his acquaintance with Edouard Schuré around 1884. Second, he met Joséphin Péladan in Paris around 1887/88 , exhibited between 1892 and 95 pictures in the Salon de la Rose-Croix founded by Péladan , but separated from him again in 1895 . And thirdly, membership in the Adyar Theosophical Society (Adyar-TG), which he joined in the late 1890s. In 1910 he became secretary of the Adyar-TG for Belgium.
Web links
- Biography of the Theosophical Society (English)
- Biography of theosophical perspective (English)
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| SURNAME | Delville, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter, occultist and theosophist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lions |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
| Place of death | Forest near Brussels |