Jean Delville

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Jean Delville was a Belgian Symbolist painter, writer, and occult-influenced theorist known for his highly idealized, mystical, and allegorical compositions at the turn of the 20th century.

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instanceOf Symbolist artist
human
occultist
painter
writer
activeYearsEnd 1940s
activeYearsStart 1880s
artisticStyle allegorical
highly idealized
mystical
countryOfBirth Belgium
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
countryOfDeath Belgium
dateOfBirth 1867-01-19
dateOfDeath 1953-01-19
educatedAt Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (Brussels)
surface form: Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles
ethnicGroup Belgian
familyName Delville
fieldOfWork aesthetics
esoteric philosophy
painting
genre allegorical painting
mystical painting
symbolist painting
givenName Jean
influencedBy Idealist philosophy
Platonic philosophy
Theosophy
occultism
memberOf Salon de la Rose+Croix
movement Western idealism
surface form: Idealism

Occult art
Symbolism
name Jean Delville self-link
notableWork La Justice de Dieu
Le Christ glorifié par les enfants
Le Cycle des passions
Les Trésors de Satan
L’Ange des Splendeurs
L’École de Platon
occupation art theorist
painter
teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Leuven
placeOfDeath Forest, Belgium
surface form: Forest, Brussels
sexOrGender male
taughtAt Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (Brussels)
surface form: Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles

Académie des Beaux-Arts de Glasgow
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Paris
wrote Dialogue entre nous
La Mission de l’art
Le Problème de l’Art

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Jean Delville name Jean Delville self-link