Edouard de Jans

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Portrait of a Lady

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Edouard de Jans (16 April 1855, in Sint-Andries – 11 July 1919, in Antwerp) was a Flemish portrait and genre painter.

Biography[]

His father was a farmer and miller. It is said that he first became interested in art when he saw a display in the window of a lithographer's shop. His talent was noticed at school, but came to little until a local aristocrat asked Jans to make drawings of a castle, "Steentien", which he was restoring. He was sufficiently impressed to offer Jans a chance to study at the local art school (the  [nl]). In his first year, he received orders for drawings from the Mayor and other notables. This made it possible for him to attend the  [nl] in 1869,^[1] studying with the Director, Eduard Wallays. By 1873, he was a teacher at the Bogardenschool.

Two years later, he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) and placed in the Master Class, where his instructor was Nicaise De Keyser.^[1] He also studied genre painting with Polydore Beaufaux and Charles Verlat. Although he specialized in portraits, he also did Biblical scenes, history paintings and landscapes.

In 1876, he received a scholarship from the Prix de Rome for his painting "Return of the Prodigal Son", which enabled him to travel throughout Europe, visiting France, Italy, Germany and Austria. When he returned to Antwerp in 1889, he was appointed a Professor at the Academy and held that position until his death.^[1]

A street in Bruges is named after him. His daughter Luisa (1884-1968) also became a painter.

References[]

Further reading[]

• R. De Laere, De herdenking Eduard de Jans te Sint-Andries, 16 juni 1935 (Memorial), Kroniek van Sint-Andries, Neptunus n.v. Schoonbaert, Bruges, #92, 10 October 1996, Vol.23, pg.3
• Jaak Rau, Sint-Andries: geschiedenis van de Brugse rand Brugge, Marc Van de Wiele, Bruges (1991)
• Martha Van Coppenolle, Eduard de Jans, herdacht 16 juni 1935 (Commemoration), Bruges,1935, 40 pgs.

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