Saturday, March 21, 2026

Henri Leys
(1815 - 1869)

Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys  was a Belgian painter and printmaker. He was a leading representative of the historical or Romantic school in Belgian art and became a pioneer of the Realist movement in Belgium. His history and genre paintings and portraits earned him a European-wide reputation and his style was influential on artists in and outside Belgium.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_August_Hendrik_Leys

 

Albrecht Dürer Visiting Antwerp in 1520
1855
Acrylic on canvas
90 × 160 cm
KMSKA, Antwerpen
https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/albrecht-durer-visiting-antwerp-in-1520

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