The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent (Dutch : Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Gent, KASK) is an art school that is one of the oldest art schools in Belgium. It is a part of the Hogeschool Gent, a Belgium University college.
The Academy was founded in 1748 as a school for drawing by the painter, Philippe Karel Marissal, at his home. [1] During his studies in Paris, Marissal had become impressed by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , and was inspired to create a similar establishment in his home city. [1] The Academy was granted a royal charter in 1771 by empress Maria Theresa of Austria.[ citation needed ]
In 1995, the Academy was one of the sixteen educational institutions that were merged into the Hogeschool Gent. [2]
Ghent University is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish Expressionism.
Emile Claus was a Belgian painter.
Gustave Franciscus De Smet was a Belgian painter. Together with Constant Permeke and Frits Van den Berghe, he was one of the founders of Flemish Expressionism. His younger brother, Léon De Smet, also became a painter.
Frits Van den Berghe was a Belgian expressionist and surrealist painter and illustrator.
Deurle is part of the municipality of Sint-Martens-Latem located in the Flemish part of Belgium. Deurle is a picturesque small village near the borders of the river Lys and was added to Sint-Martens-Latem in 1977. Many well-known Flemish artists have lived in this village nested near a forest. Today, it is one of the best residential areas around Gent (Ghent), also counting numerous restaurants and bistros.
Stijn De Smet is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark.
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels is an art school established in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1711. Starting from modest beginnings in a single room in Brussels' Town Hall, it has since 1876 been operating from a former convent and orphanage in the Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat, which was converted by the architect Victor Jamaer. The school has played an important role in training leading local artists.
Marcel Caron (1890–1961) was a Belgian painter born in Enghien.
Valerius de Saedeleer or Valerius De Saedeleer was a Belgian landscape painter, whose works are informed by a Symbolist and mystic-religious sensitivity and the traditions of 16th-century Flemish landscape painting. He was one of the main figures in the so-called first School of Latem which in the first decade of the 20th century introduced modernist trends in Belgian painting and sculpture.
Jean-Joseph Delvin was a Belgian painter who specialized in scenes with animals.
Jozef Cantré was a Belgian sculptor and illustrator. He was one of the main artists in the development of the movement of Flemish Expressionism.
Flemish Expressionism, also referred to as Belgian Expressionism, was one of the dominant art styles in Flanders during the interbellum. Influenced by artists like James Ensor and the early works of Vincent van Gogh, it was a distinct contemporary of German Expressionism. Contrary to the more rebellious and erotic nature of many German Expressionist works, the Flemish art of the School of Latem was more oriented towards the farming life, and was expressed in earthy colours and vigorous brushwork. It was also in general more oriented towards France and Brussels than to Germany, and incorporated elements of Fauvism and Cubism, for example the interest in "primitive" art, of both the ethnic and folk traditions. Flemish Expressionists like Spilliaert were more influenced by Ensor and Symbolism, or like Wouters were closer to the vibrant colours used by the Fauvists. The main proponents were Gust De Smet, Constant Permeke and Frits Van den Berghe.
The Phoebus Foundation is an art foundation with philanthropic objectives. The foundation acquires works of art, guarantees a professional framework of conservation and management, and looks after the conservation and restoration of the objects. In doing so, it focuses on scientific research. It shares the results of this all with the widest possible audience, through exhibitions, cultural expeditions, symposiums and publications.
The Belfius Art Collection is a collection of Belgian art owned by the Belfius Bank.
Events in the year 1897 in Belgium.
Paul-Gustave van Hecke was a Belgian journalist, author, art collector and promoter, couturier, and organizer of film festivals. He was a patron to Frits Van den Berghe, Gustave De Smet and René Magritte, among others.
Elena Dhont is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredevisie team Twente, and the Belgium women's national football team.