Antoine Wiertz
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Antoine Wiertz was a 19th-century Belgian Romantic painter and sculptor known for his monumental, often macabre works and his influential yet controversial role in Belgium’s artistic history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix de Rome (Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1806-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-06-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs | controversial figure in Belgian art history ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Académie royale des beaux-arts de Bruxelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wiertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
painting
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sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical painting
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history painting ⓘ macabre art ⓘ |
| givenName | Antoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorksIn | Wiertz Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 19th-century Belgian art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Michelangelo
NERFINISHED
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Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial themes
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large-scale canvases ⓘ theatrical compositions ⓘ |
| legacy | namesake of the Wiertz Museum in Brussels ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Antoine Wiertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
macabre and dramatic subjects
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monumental paintings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Fall of the Rebellious Angels
NERFINISHED
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The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Premature Burial NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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sculptor ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian Romantic movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dinant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | grand manner ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
Paris ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat