Antoine Wiertz
Antoine Wiertz (1806–1865) was a Belgian painter, sculptor and lithographer.
Also recorded as antonie joseph wiertz; Wiertz.
Overview
Recorded at birth as Antoine Joseph Wiertz.
Born at Dinant in 1806, died at Ixelles in 1865.
In detail
Antoine Wiertz studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. training under Willem Jacob Herreyns is recorded. Eugène Plasky is recorded as having studied under Antoine Wiertz. the recorded working language is French.
The field of work recorded is painting, art of sculpture and erotic art. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Rome and Liège. Membership is recorded of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head.
Work by Antoine Wiertz is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).
Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
Sources
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