Description: 19th Century Religious Oil Painting - Nazarene Painter Jozef Janssens (1854-1930 Antwerp) Jozef Janssens was the eldest child of the industrialist and politician, Theodoor Janssens [nl], and his wife Marie-Angélique, née Beeckman (1834–1889). His father drew as a hobby, and numbered several artists among his friends, including Jan Swerts and Godfried Guffens. After graduating from the gymnasium in his hometown, Jozef worked in his father's factory and then attended the Jesuit college in Bergen. During this time, he also took drawing lessons from Swerts. In 1872, when his father received a visit from Franz Ittenbach and Karl Müller, two painters from Düsseldorf, they saw Jozef's drawings and recommended that he undertake formal studies. These were begun with Ittenbach, at his studio in Düsseldorf.[1] He worked there until late 1874. He also took professional advice from the religious artist, Ernst Deger. Later, he worked with Guffens in Brussels. In 1876, he went to Rome where, thanks to a recommendation from Ittenbach, he was able to study with Ludovico Seitz. From Rome, he would often visit Monte Cassino, where Desiderius Lenz, founder of the Beuron Art School, was painting the church tower; together with his associates Gabriel Wüger and Fridolin Steiner [de]. In 1880, he completed his studies there, and returned to Antwerp; establishing his own studio in 1884. He was married there, to Marie Lucie, née Hye-Hoys (1866–1950), and they had eight children. In addition to his canvases, from 1890 to 1910 he provided decorative paintings for the Jesuit church in Leuven, the Beguine monastery in Ghent and the Maredsous Abbey in Namur, as well as the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp.[2] Many of his portraits were of clergymen; notably Popes Leo XIII and Pius X, the Archbishop of Mechelen, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, and the Bishop of Ghent, Antoon Stillemans. In 1904, Pius X presented him with the Order of St. Sylvester. During World War I, he lived as a refugee in Manchester, where he made his living as a portrait painter. Among his subjects there were the physicist, Ernest Rutherford and his daughter Eileen. Note: there is no frame. It needs restoration.
Price: 2500 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-03T20:42:19.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Medium
Material: Canvas
Item Length: 23 in
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Christ
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 34 in
Theme: Religious
Style: Realism
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
