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Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff (September 12, 1858 in Grembergen near Dendermonde, Belgium - November 12, 1921 in Brussels, Belgium) was a Belgian symbolist artist. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Grembergen is a town in the municipality of Dendermonde in the province of Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium. ... Dendermonde (French: Termonde) is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: , Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... La mort du fossoyeur (The death of the gravedigger) by Carlos Schwabe is a visual compendium of Symbolist motifs. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ...

He was raised in Bruges and went to law school at l'Université Libre de Bruxelles. He quickly dropped out and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels (l'Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts en Bruxelles). He studied under the tutelage of Belgian painter Xavier Mellery. During a trip to Paris in 1877, he was greatly influenced by Delacroix and the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1883, he was one of the founding members of the salon exhibition of Le Groupe des XX. Although not a very open man and a rather secluded personality, he already achieved cult status during his life. Acknowledged and accepted, he received the Order of Leopold. His sister, Marguerite, was one of his favorite subjects. His most famous painting is probably The Caress ("L'Art ou Des Caresses"). His art often portrayed a recurring theme found in symbolist art: the dualistic vision of woman as either 'femme fatale' or angelic woman. Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province West Flanders Arrondissement Bruges Coordinates , , Area 138. ... The Université Libre de Bruxelles (or ULB) is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. ... Belgian Symbolist Painter, born in 1845, died in 1921. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 – August 13, 1863) was the most important of the French Romantic painters. ... Persephone, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Les XX was a group of twenty Belgian painters, designers and sculptors, formed in 1883 by the Brussels lawyer, publisher, and entrepreneur Octave Maus. ... Order of Leopold The Order of Leopold is the highest military order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold I. The decoration was established in 1832 and is awarded for extreme bravery in combat or for meritorious service of immense benefit to the Belgian nation. ...

Khnopff: The Caress

Fernand Khnopff was born in a wealthy family that had belonged to the high bourgeoisie since generations. Khnopff's ancestors had lived in Flanders since the early 17t-century but was of Austrian and Portuguese descent. Most male members of his family had been lawyer or judges, and young Fernand was also destined for a juridical career. The Caress by Fernand Khnopff, 1887 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Caress by Fernand Khnopff, 1887 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flanders (Dutch: ) is a large historical region overlapping Belgium, France and the Netherlands. ...

De 1859 à 1864, il réside à Bruges où son père vient d'être nommé substitut du procureur du roi. Cette ville, à l'atmosphère si particulière qui fut chantée par Rodenbach et que Khnopff appelle "une réelle ville morte", l'impressionne fortement et il avoue avoir été marqué par ce bref séjour, dont il conserve précieusement des souvenirs lointains mais très précis. Il fera, dès 1902, de nombreux dessins inspirés par son enfance brugeoise : "Le Secret" (Bruges, Groeningemus.), "A Bruges. Une église" (Verviers, Musées comm.), "Des souvenirs de la Flandre. Un canal" (New York, The Hearn Family Trust), "Une ville abandonnée" (Bruxelles, M.R.B.A.B.). Il les réalisera "de mémoire", dit-il, car il ne souhaitait plus revoir la ville de son enfance, redoutant la déception. En juillet 1864, naissance de Marguerite, sœur et modèle favori de l'artiste ("Portrait de Marguerite Khnopff", 1887, Bruxelles, M.R.B.A.B., dépôt de la Fondation Roi Baudouin).

Trivia

• His painting of The Caress is mentioned in a Greg Egan short story of the same name.

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