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1867 Leuven, Belgium - 1953 Vorst, Belgium. Known for: Symbolist painting.
Jean Delville (19 January 1867, Leuven - 1953) was a Belgian symbolist* painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d'Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to... Read full biography
Jean Delville (19 January 1867, Leuven - 1953) was a Belgian symbolist* painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d'Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to the Parisian Rose & Cross Salon and the Pre-Raphaelite* movement in London. During the last decades of... Read full biography
Jean Delville (19 January 1867, Leuven - 1953) was a Belgian symbolist* painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d'Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to the Parisian Rose & Cross Salon and the Pre-Raphaelite* movement in London. During the last decades of the 19th century, many people in the West reacted to the materialism and hypocrisy of the period by developing an interest in esoteric, occult and spiritual subjects. The enthusiasm for these ideas... Read full biography
Jean Delville (19 January 1867, Leuven - 1953) was a Belgian symbolist* painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d'Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to the Parisian Rose & Cross Salon and the Pre-Raphaelite* movement in London. During the last decades of the 19th century, many people in the West reacted to the materialism and hypocrisy of the period by developing an interest in esoteric, occult and spiritual subjects. The enthusiasm for these ideas reached its peak during the 1890s, the decade when Belgian painter and writer Jean Delville was at the height of his powers. Delville was born in the Belgian town of Louvain in 1867. He lived most of his life in Brussels, but also spent some years in... Read full biography
Jean Delville (19 January 1867, Leuven - 1953) was a Belgian symbolist* painter, writer, and occultist. In 1896, he founded the Salon d'Art Idealiste, which is considered the Belgian equivalent to the Parisian Rose & Cross Salon and the Pre-Raphaelite* movement in London. During the last decades of the 19th century, many people in the West reacted to the materialism and hypocrisy of the period by developing an interest in esoteric, occult and spiritual subjects. The enthusiasm for these ideas reached its peak during the 1890s, the decade when Belgian painter and writer Jean Delville was at the height of his powers. Delville was born in the Belgian town of Louvain in 1867. He lived most of his life in Brussels, but also spent some years in Paris, Rome, Glasgow and London. He began his training at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts when he was twelve, continuing there un... Read full biography