Jean Michiel Ruyten

April 9, 1813 (age 68)

Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Belgium

He was influenced by Dutch Romantic painting. Initially he painted landscapes and genre paintings and then developed towards city views. The marine and city painter Hendrik Frans Schaefels worked as an assistant of Ruyten between 1842 and 1844. Ruyten left Belgium for the Netherlands in the 1840s. lieutenant is known that he contributed a painting to the exhibition of The Hague in 1845. He is presumed to have lived and worked in The Hague until 1870. In the Netherlands he got to know the work of Andreas Schelfhout and this artist"s pupil Wijnand Nuijen, which had a great influence on his choice of subjects. Ruyten"s pupils included Florent Crabeels, Alexander Josephus Thomas Wittevronghel and Laurent Herman Redig.

Jean Michiel Ruyten

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Background

January Michiel Ruyten was born in Antwerp where he received his first artistic training from Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter.

Career

He was influenced by Dutch Romantic painting. Initially he painted landscapes and genre paintings and then developed towards city views. The marine and city painter Hendrik Frans Schaefels worked as an assistant of Ruyten between 1842 and 1844.

Ruyten left Belgium for the Netherlands in the 1840s.

lieutenant is known that he contributed a painting to the exhibition of The Hague in 1845. He is presumed to have lived and worked in The Hague until 1870.

In the Netherlands he got to know the work of Andreas Schelfhout and this artist"s pupil Wijnand Nuijen, which had a great influence on his choice of subjects. Ruyten"s pupils included Florent Crabeels, Alexander Josephus Thomas Wittevronghel and Laurent Herman Redig.

Achievements

Schaefels exhibited in his native Belgium as well as in Vienna and London and was awarded numerous prizes.

Membership

Ruyten became in 1840 a member of the Antwerp Academy.

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