Cornelis Cels (10 June 1778 – 3 March 1859) was a Flemish painter of portraits and religious subjects.[1] He was a professor and director of the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tournai (Academy of Fine Arts, Tournai). He was patronized as a portrait painter by the court of The Hague.[2]
Portrait of Cornelis Cels by Willem Hendrik Schmidt
Cels was born in Lier in the Duchy of Brabant in 1778. His family was one of the prominent families in Lier. He initially studied under the sculptor Pompe and then under P.-J. Denis. He later went to study under the Antwerp painter Andries Cornelis Lens who had settled in Brussels and was then very successful. He studied under Lens from 1795 to 1800.[1]
He travelled to Paris in September 1800 where he worked for a while under fellow Flemish painter Joseph-Benoît Suvée, a Classicist painter. He then travelled on to Italy where he visited Florence and Naples and then settled in Rome where he remained for seven years. While in Rome, he sent his painting Cincinnatus (current location unknown) to the competition of the Academy of Ghent in 1802 where it won the golden prize.[3] One of his works - a Descent from the Cross (St. Paul's Church, Antwerp) - in the Pantheon in Rome.[1] He had been commissioned to paint the work as replacement for works by Rubens, which had been confiscated by the French occupiers.[4] This work was so admired that he was immediately admitted as member and professor of the prestigious Accademia di San Luca in Rome.[1] During his residence in Rome, he painted many other commissions from Catholic institutions in Flanders and the Netherlands for religious works to replace paintings that had been lost to the French plunder.[1]
He returned to Flanders and lived and worked in Antwerp until 1815. That year he moved to The Hague, the administrative centre of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands of which the Southern Netherlands had become a part in 1815. Here he enjoyed the patronage of the royal court and was frequently commissioned to paint portraits of the royal family as well as other prominent sitters. He was admitted as a member of the Academy of Antwerp, the Academy of Amsterdam and correspondent of the Institut Néerlandais.[1]
He was appointed in 1820 to the professorship of drawing and director at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tournai (Academy of Fine Arts, Tournai), positions he held until he resigned in 1827. He subsequently settled in Brussels, where he resided until his death except for a trip to England in 1836.[1]
He was the father of Jean-Michel Cels, a landscape painter, and Josse Cels, an architect, who were trained by their father.[2]
Workedit
Cornelis was a painter of religious subjects as well as portraits. He also produced a few genre paintings. His work was influenced by the Neo-Classicist style becoming prevalent at the end of the 18th century. His masters Lens and Suvée were both representatives of this style in Flanders.[2]
Portrait of Aryna van der Pot
Portrait of Jessy Macpherson
Swiss farm girl
Portrait of the painter Pierre-François Jacobs [fr]
^Liévin Armand Marie De Bast, Annales du salon de Gand et de l'école moderne des Pays-Bas: Recueil de morceaux choisis parmi les ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture et gravure, exposés au Musée en 1820, P. F. de Goesin-Verhaeghe, 1823, pp. 79-80 (in French)
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January 01, 1970
cornelis, cels, june, 1778, march, 1859, flemish, painter, portraits, religious, subjects, professor, director, académie, beaux, arts, tournai, academy, fine, arts, tournai, patronized, portrait, painter, court, hague, portrait, willem, hendrik, schmidt, conte. Cornelis Cels 10 June 1778 3 March 1859 was a Flemish painter of portraits and religious subjects 1 He was a professor and director of the Academie des Beaux Arts de Tournai Academy of Fine Arts Tournai He was patronized as a portrait painter by the court of The Hague 2 Portrait of Cornelis Cels by Willem Hendrik Schmidt Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 External linksLife editCels was born in Lier in the Duchy of Brabant in 1778 His family was one of the prominent families in Lier He initially studied under the sculptor Pompe and then under P J Denis He later went to study under the Antwerp painter Andries Cornelis Lens who had settled in Brussels and was then very successful He studied under Lens from 1795 to 1800 1 He travelled to Paris in September 1800 where he worked for a while under fellow Flemish painter Joseph Benoit Suvee a Classicist painter He then travelled on to Italy where he visited Florence and Naples and then settled in Rome where he remained for seven years While in Rome he sent his painting Cincinnatus current location unknown to the competition of the Academy of Ghent in 1802 where it won the golden prize 3 One of his works a Descent from the Cross St Paul s Church Antwerp in the Pantheon in Rome 1 He had been commissioned to paint the work as replacement for works by Rubens which had been confiscated by the French occupiers 4 This work was so admired that he was immediately admitted as member and professor of the prestigious Accademia di San Luca in Rome 1 During his residence in Rome he painted many other commissions from Catholic institutions in Flanders and the Netherlands for religious works to replace paintings that had been lost to the French plunder 1 nbsp Portrait of Jean Michel Cels painted by his father in 1847 He returned to Flanders and lived and worked in Antwerp until 1815 That year he moved to The Hague the administrative centre of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands of which the Southern Netherlands had become a part in 1815 Here he enjoyed the patronage of the royal court and was frequently commissioned to paint portraits of the royal family as well as other prominent sitters He was admitted as a member of the Academy of Antwerp the Academy of Amsterdam and correspondent of the Institut Neerlandais 1 He was appointed in 1820 to the professorship of drawing and director at the Academie des Beaux Arts de Tournai Academy of Fine Arts Tournai positions he held until he resigned in 1827 He subsequently settled in Brussels where he resided until his death except for a trip to England in 1836 1 He was the father of Jean Michel Cels a landscape painter and Josse Cels an architect who were trained by their father 2 Work editCornelis was a painter of religious subjects as well as portraits He also produced a few genre paintings His work was influenced by the Neo Classicist style becoming prevalent at the end of the 18th century His masters Lens and Suvee were both representatives of this style in Flanders 2 nbsp Portrait of Aryna van der Pot nbsp Portrait of Jessy Macpherson nbsp Swiss farm girl nbsp Portrait of the painter Pierre Francois Jacobs fr References edit a b c d e f g Corneille Cels Adolphe Siret at the Biographie Nationale de Belgique Volume 3 pp 403 405 in French a b c Cornelis Cels at the Netherlands Institute for Art History in Dutch Lievin Armand Marie De Bast Annales du salon de Gand et de l ecole moderne des Pays Bas Recueil de morceaux choisis parmi les ouvrages de peinture sculpture architecture et gravure exposes au Musee en 1820 P F de Goesin Verhaeghe 1823 pp 79 80 in French Saint Paul s the Antwerp Dominican church a revelation No convent church without a choirExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Cornelis Cels at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornelis Cels amp oldid 1221190325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
