Constantinus Fidelio Coene
Illustration — Constantin Coene Constantinus Fidelio Coene (1779–1841) was a painter of history, genre, and landscape pieces. • Illustration — Assault on the Park of Brussels, a scene from the Belgian Revolution of 1830, now in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Coene was born in 1779 at Vilvoorde. He first studied under Henri Van Assche, and in 1809 moved to Amsterdam and became the pupil of Pieter Bartholomeusz Barbiers.
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Constantinus Fidelio Coene

Eeckhout, Jacob Joseph (Belgian sculptor, medallist, painter, draughtsman, 1793-1861) (artist) (graphic artist) · https: collectionId=81531994540001488 lang=en sortItemsBy=date_a query=any,contains,PA08205 · Public domain
- Died
- 1841. · Brussels.
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- Belgium.
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- A Collision at the Porte de Hal and Brussels.
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Illustration — Constantin Coene Constantinus Fidelio Coene (1779–1841) was a painter of history, genre, and landscape pieces. • Illustration — Assault on the Park of Brussels, a scene from the Belgian Revolution of 1830, now in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Coene was born in 1779 at Vilvoorde. He first studied under Henri Van Assche, and in 1809 moved to Amsterdam and became the pupil of Pieter Bartholomeusz Barbiers.
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He then went to Brussels, and in 1820 was made Professor at the academy. His picture of Rubens receiving from Charles I the sword with which he had been knighted gained him the grand prize at Ghent, and is now in the Museum of that city. His Soldier returning from the Battle of Waterloo also gained him much praise. He died in Brussels on 20 August 1841.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are A Collision at the Porte de Hal, Brussels. Work by Constantinus Fidelio Coene is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Rijksmuseum and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
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Constantinus Fidelio Coene born at Vilvoorde.
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Constantinus Fidelio Coene died on 1 January 1841.
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An interior scene with a maid sewing a lady into a corset. is dated 1841.
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The authorities additionally record the headings de Bruxelles Coene, C. Coene, Constantin Fidèle Coene, Constantine Coene and Constantin Fidele Coene. 2 children are recorded: Jean Baptiste Coene and Jean Ferdinand Constantin Coene. Recorded with the occupation lithographer. Recorded as painter, etcher, draftsperson, lithographer and artist. Works and catalogued output.
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