Artist
Jan Swerts
Belgian, 1820–1879
Jan Swerts was a Belgian artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. Jan Swerts was born in Antwerp.
Jan Swerts (25 December 1820 – 11 August 1879) was a Belgian painter of historical subjects and portraits who worked on many publicly funded commissions. He played a major role in introducing German Romantic historical painting into Belgium. His fresco's using oil paint heralded a revival of a colouristic style derived from Rubens and Flemish Baroque painting combined with historical and psychological realism.
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