Matthias de Visch
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Matthias de Visch was a Flemish painter from Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....

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To continue his artistic training, he travelled to Paris and Italy, returning in 1732. Inspired to take up a teaching vocation, he gave art lessons at his home from 1735 and reopened the Bruges art academy in 1739, acting as its director from then until his death. His pupils included Jean Garemynhttp://books.google.com/books?id=NfcDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=%22matthias+de+visch%22&source=web&ots=ChrhTYowhs&sig=p_5SyFxdl-xKtCBia8OQ2y4VWtc and Joseph-Benoît Suvée
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
Joseph-Benoît Suvée was a Flemish painter strongly influenced by French neo-classicism.He was born in Bruges. Initially a pupil of Matthias de Visch, he came to France aged 19 and became a pupil of Jean-Jacques Bachelier. In 1771, he won the Prix de Rome...

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Vlaamse Kunstcollectie The Bruges academy in the 18th century
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