Jean-Baptiste Robie
Jean-Baptiste Robie or Jean Robie (1821–1910) was a Belgian painter who specialised in still lifes with flowers and fruit. He later painted seascapes, landscapes and Oriental scenes based on his travels in the Middle East, India and Ceylon. He was also a writer who wrote about his travels in the East, an autobiographical essay and art theoretical works.
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- Name
- Jean-Baptiste Robie
- Born
- 1821
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 1910
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Movements
- French Realism
- Education
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
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Jean-Baptiste Robie or Jean Robie (1821–1910) was a Belgian painter who specialised in still lifes with flowers and fruit. He later painted seascapes, landscapes and Oriental scenes based on his travels in the Middle East, India and Ceylon. He was also a writer who wrote about his travels in the East, an autobiographical essay and art theoretical works.
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Belgium
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Brussels
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French Realism
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1. The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN : 3936122202 . 2./3. Musée Fabre, Official gallery link ( French , click UK flag
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Saint-Gilles
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Biography
Jean-Baptiste Robie studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Work by Jean-Baptiste Robie is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Groeningemuseum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Jean-Baptiste Robie
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Jean-Baptiste Robie
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• Name — Jean-Baptiste Robie • Birth Name — Jean-Baptiste Robie • Born — 1821 • Birthplace — Brussels, Belgium • Died — 1910 • Occupation — Painter
Life
Life
He was born in Brussels, the son of a smith, and was initially self-taught. With the encouragement of his friend the artist Théodore Fourmois he later began studying at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels with Balthazar-François Tasson (later Tasson-Snel) and exhibited at the Brussels Salon from 1843 to 1875, as well as at the Paris Salon and elsewhere. He also wrote many travel books based on his extensive travels as far as India.
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1821
Jean-Baptiste Robie was born on 19 November 1821.
1910
Jean-Baptiste Robie died on 8 December 1910.
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Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Groeningemuseum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
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