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Oil on Canvas "the Prohibited Reading" After Karel Ooms
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A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913.
Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts.
One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city.
Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings, which he made for the criminal courtroom of the Antwerp Courthouse. His renown extended across the borders as Karel Ooms won awards for his oeuvre in Prague (1877), Amsterdam (1883), Adelaide (1887), Melbourne (1888), and Chicago (1893).
Karel Ooms made many travels in Europe and the Middle East. His travels to Palestine and Egypt are documented through the landscape paintings he made on location. In the Middle East, he found abundant inspiration for his Orientalist paintings.
Late in life, in 1897, he married Baroness Edith van Eersel, widow of Baron Emile della Faille, a member of a prominent Belgian aristocratic family. His wife was well-off and an avid art lover and collector. Soon after their marriage, the couple went to live in Edith's villa in Cannes so that Ooms, who suffered from a heart condition, could spend the winter months in a milder climate. However, he died at the age of 55 in Cannes as a result of stress following a nighttime break-in into his Cannes home. His remains were transferred to Antwerp and interred at the Moretus cemetery in Wilrijk.
Karel Ooms worked in various genres including portrait painting, history painting, landscape painting and genre painting. He is now mainly known for his Orientalist and genre paintings and portraits.
Portraits make up about one third of Ooms' known output of 220 works. The sitters for his portraits were mainly from the wealthy bourgeoisie in Antwerp and the Campine. His self-portrait of 1896 depicts the artist holding his palette. The colours on the palette show his preference for earthy pigments, which was typical for artists like him who worked in the academic tradition.
In 1885, Ooms made a reduced copy of the work, probably for his own use. The composition was also copied by other painters, for display in Protestant religious venues and homes. It was also circulated through prints. The composition shows Ooms' principal interest in portrait painting as the faces of the two figures are in the centre of the composition and are clearly painted in more vivid colours and detail. A painting with a similar theme of religious persecution is The Jews in the Middle Ages (1890, Royal Museum of fine Arts Antwerp), which deals with the persecution of Jews.
Ooms painted many more history paintings which showed his interest in the 16th century history of his country.
A. Ribas was probably a follower of Ooms, however we have not been able to find any information on this artist.
Frame Height: 74 inches (188 cm)
Frame Width: 58 inches (147.3 cm)
Frame Depth: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm)
Canvas Height: 63 inches (160 cm)
Canvas Width: 47 inches (119.4 cm).
- Dimensions:Height: 74 in (187.96 cm)Width: 58 in (147.32 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
- Style:Renaissance Revival (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa: 1913
- Condition:Repaired: Relined. Some in-paint touch-ups on canvas and minor gilt touch-ups to frame. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. A truly beautiful and very decorative artwork, The lighting and colors are vibrant and the face expressions are quite detailed. Please view all images.
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