Jean-Joseph Weerts
Biography1846 - 1927
About the artist
Jean-Joseph Weerts was a French painter who worked in the Academic style.
His father gave him his first drawing lessons.In 1858, he started at the Académie des Beaux-arts de Roubaix and in 1867, he applied at the École des Beaux-arts in 1867. He has produced a vast volume of works, almost 700, containing historical and religious themes. He received the Légion d'honneur in 1884.
His father gave him his first drawing lessons.In 1858, he started at the Académie des Beaux-arts de Roubaix and in 1867, he applied at the École des Beaux-arts in 1867. He has produced a vast volume of works, almost 700, containing historical and religious themes. He received the Légion d'honneur in 1884.
