Abraham van der Waeyen Pieterszen
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Born | Abraham van der Waeyen Pieterszen 14 May 1817 Painter |
Abraham van der Waeyen Pieterszen (14 May 1817 in
Pieterszen was among the six founders and governors of the Evangelical College (Vlaamsche Opleidingsschool) in Laeken, near Brussels, established in 1875 under the direction by N. de Jonge. 16–17 July 1878, Ds. Theodorus van Gogh introduced his eldest son Vincent to the governors, who was admitted for three months on approval; but then he, a Dutch citizen, was told he could not expect to get the conditions of a native Belgium.[1] Van Gogh's request of 26 December 1878, to join the work of the committee, was evidently supported Pieterszen, and so Vincent got a temporary contract for six-month on approval.[2]
Even when the committee headed by Pierre Péron (1828–1920), minister of Dour (1869–1882) and the part of the Borinage district Van Gogh was appointed to,[3] in 1879 refused to extend his contract, Van Gogh still found Pieterszen's door open to discuss his wish to work somewhere between art and religion.[4]
Soon, however, Pieterszen fell ill and died within short, in April 1880, little after Van Gogh's escape back to the Borinage.
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Notes
- ^ Letter from father to Theo van Gogh, 28 July 1878, Letter 126
- ^ Letter 127
- ^ E. M. Braekman: Histoire de l'église protestante de Dour, Bruxelles/Brussel 1977 (Collection des Etudes historiques / Reeks van historische Studies, no 5)
- ^ Letter
References
- Lutjeharms, H. J.: Abraham van der Waeyen Pieterszen: Kunstschilder - evangelist - predikant, Bulletin van de Vereeniging voor de Geschiedenis van het Belgisch Protestantisme V, 1969, pp. 131–144
External links
- Media related to Abraham van der Wayen Pieterszen at Wikimedia Commons