EMILE BAES – Historical Belgium Painter of Nu4es and Landscapes (HD)

Welcome to “I am Jenny” Your Guide to Visual Art, where you can find out about artists and art movements. Emile Baes was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1879. Baes first trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. Recognized for his great talent, he was quickly sent to Paris where he continued his training at the National School of Fine Arts under the direction of Cabanel and Bonnat. Emile Baes started in an academic style, influenced by Flaubert, symbolism, and orientalism. Baes worked as a painter, illustrator, and writer. He was known for his diverse subject matter including historical paintings, portraits, nudes, and landscapes. Most noteworthy among his subject matter is femme fatale figures including Salomé, Messaline, and Cleopatra. The writings of Flaubert and the style and composition of Symbolism influenced the development of his work. Baes’ work exemplifies the Orientaliste compositional elements found in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Parisian wor