Jan Baptist Huysmans (1826 - 1906)
Jan Baptist Huysmans
Jan Baptist Huysmans was a Belgian orientalist painter, traveler and writer.
After graduating from the Antwerp Academy, Jan Baptist Huysmans traveled extensively. During his long and prolific artistic career he visited Greece, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Algeria. These travels resulted in numerous sketches and studies, sketches, paintings and memoirs by the artist, who was fascinated by the culture and landscapes of the countries he saw.
In addition to genre paintings of Eastern life, the artist created religious compositions for churches in Jerusalem and decorative panels for church and municipal buildings in Belgian cities.
Huysmans lived most of his professional life in Paris and exhibited in France, England, and Scotland. He also published several illustrated books about his travels, notably Travels in Italy and the East in 1856-1857.
| Date and place of birt: | 25 april 1826, Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Date and place of death: | May 1906, Hove, Belgium |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Genre painter, Painter, Writer |
| Genre: | Genre art, Religious genre |
| Art style: | Orientalism, Romanticism |
