JONGELINGHS Karel (Ludovicus Carolus)
BACCHUS, GOD OF WINE
Oil on canvas: 200 x 250 cm / 78.7 x 98.4 ins
Signed lower right
Painter of mythological scenes, landscapes and town views.
From 1898 till 1901, Karel Jongelinghs participated at the preparatory contest for the Prix de Rome.
In the 1930’s and 1940’s, he was still registered in Antwerp.
Jongelinghs had a predilection for animated urban panoramas and landscapes.
Period:
Antwerp 1871
Belgian School
Literature:
P. Piron, "Dictionnaire des artistes plasticiens de Belgique des XIXe et Xxe siècles", Ohain 2011, Vol. 1, p. 770.
Arto, "Dictionnaire biographique arts plastiques en Belgique; Peintres, sculpteurs et graveurs; 1800-2002", Anvers 2002, Vol. 2, p. 213.