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Scribe, Fernand
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Ghent, 1851 - Bottelare, 1913
Activity
1888 - 1908 Gand
Ferdinandus Emilius, ° 9.7.1851; + 17.8.1913. Art collector and patron. Although a qualified engineer, private means enabled Scribe to devote himself to painting and to collecting art. President of the association "Les Amis du Musée de Gand" in 1904-1905. He built up a large network on contacts amongst artists and fellow collectors. Scribe bequeathed his art and antiques collection to the city of Ghent, where they constituted the basis of the recently established "Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Gand" and still form the cornerstone of the municipal Museum of Fine Arts. Member of the ABP from 1888 to 1893 and from 1904 onwards.
Ferdinandus Emilius, ° 9.7.1851; + 17.8.1913. Art collector and patron. Although a qualified engineer, private means enabled Scribe to devote himself to painting and to collecting art. President of the association "Les Amis du Musée de Gand" in 1904-1905. He built up a large network on contacts amongst artists and fellow collectors. Scribe bequeathed his art and antiques collection to the city of Ghent, where they constituted the basis of the recently established "Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Gand" and still form the cornerstone of the municipal Museum of Fine Arts. Member of the ABP from 1888 to 1893 and from 1904 onwards.
Locations
1888 - 1908 Gand
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1889.
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1888 - 1908
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3831
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 4.9.2017, 20.10.2017 & 27.6.2018; SFJ revised 3.12.2019, 2.5.2020 & 20.8.2022 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght