Piet Van Engelen
Piet Van Engelen (born May 12, 1863 in Lier , † October 17, 1924 in Antwerp ) was a Belgian animal painter, younger brother of Louis Van Engelen (1856–1941).
Van Engelen studied at the Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège with P. Drion and at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen with Charles Verlat .
He was a member of the Flemish Association of Young Artists "Als Ik Kan". In 1894 he created a painting on the theme of the Congo for the world exhibition “Oud Antwerpen” together with Robert Mols (1848–1903). He painted a lot of murals. In 1897 he was appointed professor at the Antwerp Academy.
literature
- Van Engelen, Piet in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges (online)
Web links
Commons : Piet Van Engelen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Piet Van Engelen. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Engelen, Piet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian animal painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lier |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1924 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |