Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1839 in honor of Nicaise de Keyser (1813-1887) central figure of 19th century Belgian history painting, by Hart F., Bronze 68 mm, weight 131,20 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful chocolate patina, very impressive medal
Nicaise De Keyser (1813 - 1887)
Nicaise de Keyser was a Belgian painter, mainly creating historical paintings and portraits, who was one of the key figures of the Belgian school of Romantic-historical painting.
He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp under Jozef Jacobs and Mattheus Ignatius van Bree. After 1835, he traveled extensively, including to England and Scotland, Paris and Italy. He married genre painter Isabella Telghuys on October 6, 1840. In 1846, he was elected to the National Academy of Design as an honorary academician.
When leading Belgian Romantic painter Gustave Wappers resigned as director of the Antwerp Academy in 1855, de Keyser succeeded him. As with the works of other Belgian history painters, such as Edouard de Bièfve, Ernest Slingeneyer and Louis Gallait, de Keyser's Nicaise history paintings were particularly popular in German-speaking Europe. De Keyser traveled regularly to Germany, and in 1873 was awarded the famous Prussian order "Pour le Mérite."
Despite his great success and fame during his lifetime, his work, like that of other Belgian Romantic painters, was quickly forgotten in the 20th century.
He had many disciples, such as Léon Abry, Aloïs Boudry, Edgard Farasyn, Godfried Guffens, Edouard Hamman, Joseph Lies, George du Maurier, Karel Ooms, Ferdinand Pauwels, Edward Portielje, Jan Swerts, Eliza Turck, Alexis Van Hamme, Jan Verhas, Frans Verhas i Charles Verlat.
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Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1839 in honor of Nicaise de Keyser (1813-1887) central figure of 19th century Belgian history painting, by Hart F., Bronze 68 mm, weight 131,20 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful chocolate patina, very impressive medal