Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder

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

Life

Hailing from a humble background Ferdinand de Braekeleer was taught first by the early death of his parents at the orphanage school by Mathieu Ignace van Bree, before he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After he had been there in 1809 and 1811 won several awards, he set out in 1813 in the Salon de Paris missing sources, a name with the work " Aeneas carries Anchises ".

Ferdinand de Braekeleers declared purpose was profitably as possible to paint, so he tried his hand in his early years in various areas, such as with historical paintings, religious paintings, such as "St. Sebastian" (1818 ) for the church of Notre -Dame in Wijnegem and known motives. His desire to work in Italy was fulfilled only in 1819, a former prize was taken from him after he unbequellt, the "Antwerp Prix de Rome " with the painting ' Tobias gives his blind father 's eyesight again " could decide for themselves. Van Brée joined him in Rome, where he pursued his further education. Together they traveled to Naples, Ancona, Florence, Bologna and Venice. Fascinated by Rome and its surrounding landscape, de Braekeleer created a sketch pad, issued in Brussels, Bibliotheque Royale Albert, with landscapes and picturesque views of the city, masterfully drawn with black chalk.

His oeuvre includes modeled after the Flemish Primitives next etchings and history paintings especially genre pictures. De Brekaeleers influence in Belgium during the years after the Belgian Revolution was decisive. As an eyewitness to many historic events and military hostilities he painted for example, many studies of the bombardment of Antwerp anno 1832. Besides he made ​​several painters, including his sons Ferdinand and Henri.

Other Works (selection)

  • The farmer's wife from Frascati, 1822
  • The Grotto of Neptune in Tivoli, 1822
  • The naughty schoolboy, 1847
  • De ongewenste hospitable, 1864
  • Mouse hunt, 1873
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