Belgian painter
Louvain 1828 – 1880 Louvain
The stalls of the Church of Saint Gertrude in Louvain
Oil on canvas : 48,2 X 39,0 cm
Signed and dated 1866 bottom right “J.MASWIENS. / 66.”
Frame : 68,0 X 58,8 cm
Joseph Maswiens, pupil of Jules Victor Genisson, specialised like his master in such a church interior views in a Romantic-realistic style.
The Church of Saint Gertrude originally belonged to the Abbey of the same name, of which little has been preserved.
All my paintings stand fully documented on my website:
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/eccentricities-travel-and-archaeology/maswiens-joseph-2023/item-3574037