Nicaise de Keyser
(1813–1887) belgisk målare
Nicaise de Keyser (Flanders/Belgium, 1813–1887) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Nicaise de Keyser belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Nicaise de Keyser was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Nicaise de Keyser trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Nicaise de Keyser worked in Antwerp, Italy, France, and Antwerp. The awards include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Knight of the Order of Leopold, Commander of the Order of Leopold, and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. The students included Albert Edelfelt.
The best-known works include ‘Eberhard (1445-96), Duke of Würtemberg, as a Pilgrim in the Holy Land’ and ‘François Ier visiting Benvenuto Cellini's workshop while he were workkin on a woman model’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and portrait. The catalogue has 66 works by Nicaise de Keyser with free images. The dated works span the years 1832–1887. Works by Nicaise de Keyser are held by several collections, among them Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Eremitaget, Town Hall, and Reading Public Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Fanny Geefs, Édouard de Bièfve, Joseph Geefs, Louis Gallait, and Charles Girardet.