Artist
Jules Victor Génisson
Belgian, 1805–1860
Jules Victor Génisson was a Belgian artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Pinacoteca de São Paulo. Jules Victor Génisson was born in Saint-Omer.
Jules Victor Génisson (French pronunciation: ; 24 February 1805 – 10 October 1860) was a Belgian painter, chiefly known for his architectural painting.
Overview
Jules Victor Génisson (French pronunciation: [ʒyl viktɔʁ ʒenisɔ̃]; 24 February 1805 – 10 October 1860) was a Belgian painter, chiefly known for his architectural painting.
Biography
Born in Saint-Omer, in Northern France, in 1805, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp under Mattheus Ignatius van Bree. He travelled extensively throughout Western Europe, painting large sized church interiors. He was a teacher of Joseph Maswiens and of his own son Georges-Paul Génisson. He died in Bruges in 1860.
