His father was a mechanical engineer who gave him his first introduction to drawing. Later, in 1858, he attended the Académie des Beaux-arts de Roubaix. With a pension (stipend) from Roubaix, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-arts in 1867, working in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel.
He produced nearly 700 works, including portraits and paintings on historical and religious themes. The Death of Bara earned him the Légion d'honneur in 1884.[1] He also decorated a number of public buildings throughout France and participated in several official projects for the Third Republic, including the Hôtel de Ville, the Sorbonne and the Hôtel des Monnaies. He also worked at the Limoges City Hall and the College of Medicine in Lyon.
He was buried at Père-Lachaise,[2] and a street in Roubaix was named after him. A monument in his honor was created by the sculptor Alexandre Descatoire and may be seen in Roubaix's Parc Barbieux.[3]
jean, joseph, weerts, 1846, roubaix, september, 1927, paris, french, painter, belgian, origin, worked, academic, style, from, roubaix, philippe, waret, jean, pierre, popelierthe, assassination, marat, 1880, contents, biography, also, references, further, readi. Jean Joseph Weerts 1 May 1846 Roubaix 28 September 1927 Paris was a French painter of Belgian origin who worked in the Academic style Jean Joseph Weerts from Roubaix de A a Z by Philippe Waret and Jean Pierre PopelierThe Assassination of Marat 1880 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography EditHis father was a mechanical engineer who gave him his first introduction to drawing Later in 1858 he attended the Academie des Beaux arts de Roubaix With a pension stipend from Roubaix he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux arts in 1867 working in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel He produced nearly 700 works including portraits and paintings on historical and religious themes The Death of Bara earned him the Legion d honneur in 1884 1 He also decorated a number of public buildings throughout France and participated in several official projects for the Third Republic including the Hotel de Ville the Sorbonne and the Hotel des Monnaies He also worked at the Limoges City Hall and the College of Medicine in Lyon He was buried at Pere Lachaise 2 and a street in Roubaix was named after him A monument in his honor was created by the sculptor Alexandre Descatoire and may be seen in Roubaix s Parc Barbieux 3 See also EditPour l Humanite pour la PatrieReferences Edit Dossier the Base Leonore Paul Bauer Deux siecles d histoire au Pere Lachaise Memoire et Documents 2006 ISBN 978 2 914611 48 0 pg 782 L hommage de Roubaix au peintre J J Weerts Le Petit Parisien 30 November 1931 1 Further reading EditDidier Schulmann Jean Joseph Weerts exhibition catalog Musee de Roubaix 1989 ISBN 2 906982 06 7 Amandine Delcourt and Chantal Achere Les Jean Joseph Weerts de la Piscine exhibition catalog La Piscine Roubaix 2012 ISBN 978 2 918698 32 6External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jean Joseph Weerts ArtNet More works by Weerts La Piscine exhibits its Weerts by Didier Rykner from the Art Tribune 2 Fresco in the Grand Amphitheater at the University of Lyon 2 15 meters long 7 meters high 3 Archived 2016 09 08 at the Wayback Machine France or the Despair of Alsace and Lorraine Musee Lorrain in Nancy 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Joseph Weerts amp oldid 1142997148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
