Gustav De Jonghe
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| Gustav De Jonghe |
| 1829-1923 |
| European Artist |
| Gustave de Jonghe was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in 1829. He started his artistic training with his father, Jean-Baptist de Jonghe. After his parents died, the young Jonghe was granted a small pension by the Corporation of Curtrai to assist him in his study of paintings. He studied under François-Jean Navez at the Academy of Brussels. Jonghe’s painting style was strongly influenced by his friend, and a fellow Belgian painter, Louis Gallait. Gallait also had a strong influence on many of Jonghe’s career decisions. Although Jonghe started his career painting historical and sacred subject matter, he is famous for his genre paintings with bourgeois themes and rich materials. In 1855, he became the direct successor of the renowned Belgian painter, Alfred Stevens, in Paris. He died in Antwerp, Belgium in 1893. |
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Paintings by Gustav De Jonghe
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