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Joseph Van Lerius

Joseph Henri François Van Lerius was a Belgian painter in the Romantic-Historical style. Van Lerius painted mythological and biblical scenes as well as portraits and genre pictures. Much of his work is didactic in nature. Perhaps his best-known work is "Lady Godiva", which was shown at the Antwerp Triennial Salon in 1870. Many of his works (especially "Lady Godiva" and "Cinderella") have been widely reproduced.

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Date and place of birt:	23 december 1823, Boom, Belgium
Date and place of death:	29 february 1876, Mechelen, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgium
Period of activity:	XIX century
Specialization:	Artist, Genre painter, Historian, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Genre art, History painting, Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait
Art style:	Historicism, Romanticism
Technique:	Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel