François-Antoine Bossuet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Antoine Bossuet

Belgian artist

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1798

Place of Birth: Ypres, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1889

Profession: painter

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

François-Antoine Bossuet (22 August 1798 Ypres – 30 September 1889 Sint-Joost-ten-Node) was a painter and draughtsman of the Belgian school. Bossuet is known for his depictions of the landscapes, cities and monuments of Spain and Italy, with an emphasis on historic places, occasionally with genre scenes of everyday life.
He is noted for the excellence of perspective in his paintings, on which he wrote a dissertation in 1843.
His fascination with Spain and Italy stemmed from what had become something of a tradition for romantic European painters.
Accordingly he visited Andalusía and saw its important buildings like the Alhambra of Granada.
He was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, from 1855 until 1876.
His works may be seen in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.



Description	Belgian-Dutch painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	22 August 1798	30 September 1889
Location of birth/death	Ypres	Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Work location	Brussels (1855-1879)
Authority control	: Q3083286 VIAF: 35404015 ISNI: 0000 0000 6681 8535 ULAN: 500007958 LCCN: no97064875 DBNL: boss076 WorldCat