Jan Verhas
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Bourgeoisie
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, in a classical style but with a natural feeling to them.
Born in Dendermonde
Dendermonde
Dendermonde is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde proper and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde...
as the younger brother of painter Frans Verhas, he studied at the Academy
Academy
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of Dendermonde and the Academy in Antwerp, finishing with the Belgian Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome (Belgium)
The Belgian Prix de Rome is an award for young artists, created in 1832, following the example of the original French Prix de Rome. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp organised the prize until 1920, when the national government took over. The first prize is also sometimes called the Grand Prix...
in 1860. The Belgian government commissioned him to travel to Venice
Venice
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where he made the painting "Velleda et la Bataille de Callao" in 1862. The next four years, he lived in Binche
Binche
Binche is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Binche had a total population of 32,409. The total area is 60.66 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km²...
, where he married. He then moved to Brussels.
Verhas was a regular of the Salons of the time, winning a second class medal in the Paris
Paris
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Salon Exposition of 1881, and a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle
Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from 6 May to 31 October 1889.It was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, an event traditionally considered as the symbol for the beginning of the French Revolution...
.
He was made a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor (disambiguation)
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in 1881. Jan Verhas died in Schaarbeek
Schaarbeek
Schaerbeek or Schaarbeek is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. The first mention of the name was Scarenbecca, recorded in a document from the Bishop of Cambrai in 1120...
in 1896.
Paintings by Jan Verhas can be seen at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent
Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent
The Museum of Fine Arts ) in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark .The museum holds a large permanent collection of art from the Middle Ages until mid 20th Century. The collection focuses on Flemish Art but also has several European- especially French- paintings...
, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp and the City Hall
City hall
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of Dendermonde.
