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Jean François Portaels
1818–1895 · Belgian
- Born
- 1818 · Vilvoorde
- Died
- 1895 · Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
6 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Jean-François Portaels was a Belgian painter known for genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. He was a teacher and director at art academies, influencing the next generation of Belgian artists including his pupil Théo van Rysselberghe.
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Jean-François Portaels or Jan Portaels (3 April 1818 – 8 February 1895) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits and Orientalist subjects. He was also a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He is regarded as the founder of the Belgian Orientalist school. During his time, he was praised as the premier painter of 'everyday elegance and feminine grace.' Through his art, teaching, and his leadership of the Académie Royale in Brussels, he exerted an important influence on the next generation of Belgian artists, including his pupil Théo van Rysselberghe.
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Selected registered works by Jean François Portaels
Selected from 6 works by Jean François Portaels in the Collect24 Registry.
Jean François Portaels
The Composer Albert De Vleeshouwer, 1889
oil on canvas
63.5 × 52 cm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
C24-144315
Jean François Portaels
Judith's Prayer, 1872
oil on canvas
164 × 127 cm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
C24-144145
Jean François Portaels
Self Portrait, 19th century
oil on canvas
125.5 × 95.2 cm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
C24-144146
Jean François Portaels
The Painter Paul Delaroche, 19th century
oil on canvas
118.5 × 93.5 cm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
C24-144134
Jean François Portaels
The Writer Hendrik Conscience, 19th century
oil on canvas
60 × 45 cm
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
C24-143828
Jean-François Portaels
A Sicilian bride, 1861
oil paint
104.4 × 82.4 cm
Royal Collection
C24-279363
Museums and collections
Where works by Jean François Portaels are registered
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
5 works
- Royal Collection
United Kingdom
1 work
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