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'''Jean Delville''' (1867–1953) was a Belgian symbolist painter, author, and teacher. He was the first General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in Belgium, in 1911. | |||
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In 1895 Delville published his ''Dialogue entre nous'', a text in which he outlined his views on occultism and esoteric philosophy. Brendan Cole discusses this text in detail his book on Delville, pointing out that, though the Dialogue reflects the ideas of a number of occultists, it also reveals a new interest in [[Theosophy]]. In the late 1890s, Delville joined the [[Theosophical Society]]. He was probably introduced to Theosophy directly through his friendship with Edouard Schuré, the author of the widely-influential book ''Les Grandes Initiés''. Schuré wrote the preface to Delville's work on Idealist Art, ''La Mission de l'Art'' (1900). Delville also came into close alliance with Annie Besant who inherited the leadership of the Theosophical movement. Besant gave a series of lectures in Brussels in 1899 titled ''La Sagesse Antique''. Delville reviewed her talks in an article published in ''Le Thyrse'' that year.<ref>Delville, 'A propos de la Sagesse Antique. Conference de Mme Annie Besant', ''Le Thyrse'', nr 9, 1st September 1899, pp. 65-6.</ref> It is probably from this point onwards that Delville became actively involved in the Theosophical Movements as such. Delville founded ''La Lumière'', a journal devoted to Theosophical ideas in 1899, and published articles from leading Theosophists of the day, including Besant. Delville became the first General Secretary of the Belgian branch of the Theosophical Society in 1911.<ref>See Flaurette Gautier, ''Jean Delville et l'occulture fin de siècle''. Unpublished Master's thesis, Tours: University François-Rabelais, 2012.</ref><br /> | |||
Delville's art flourished after 1900 and he produced some of his greatest works during this period up to the First World War. He worked with undiminished strength and imagination and his paintings revealed a visionary sense of the transcendental inspired by his involvement in the Theosophical movement, seen typically in works such as his monumental ''L'Homme-Dieu'' (1903, Brughes: Groeninge Museum) and ''Prométhée'' (1907, Free University Brussels). | |||
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Jean Delville (1867–1953) was a Belgian symbolist painter, author, and teacher. He was the first General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in Belgium, in 1911.
According to Wikipedia:
In 1895 Delville published his Dialogue entre nous, a text in which he outlined his views on occultism and esoteric philosophy. Brendan Cole discusses this text in detail his book on Delville, pointing out that, though the Dialogue reflects the ideas of a number of occultists, it also reveals a new interest in Theosophy. In the late 1890s, Delville joined the Theosophical Society. He was probably introduced to Theosophy directly through his friendship with Edouard Schuré, the author of the widely-influential book Les Grandes Initiés. Schuré wrote the preface to Delville's work on Idealist Art, La Mission de l'Art (1900). Delville also came into close alliance with Annie Besant who inherited the leadership of the Theosophical movement. Besant gave a series of lectures in Brussels in 1899 titled La Sagesse Antique. Delville reviewed her talks in an article published in Le Thyrse that year.[1] It is probably from this point onwards that Delville became actively involved in the Theosophical Movements as such. Delville founded La Lumière, a journal devoted to Theosophical ideas in 1899, and published articles from leading Theosophists of the day, including Besant. Delville became the first General Secretary of the Belgian branch of the Theosophical Society in 1911.[2]
Delville's art flourished after 1900 and he produced some of his greatest works during this period up to the First World War. He worked with undiminished strength and imagination and his paintings revealed a visionary sense of the transcendental inspired by his involvement in the Theosophical movement, seen typically in works such as his monumental L'Homme-Dieu (1903, Brughes: Groeninge Museum) and Prométhée (1907, Free University Brussels).
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Online resources
Articles
- Jean Delville: Painting, Spirituality, and the Esoteric by Lynda Harris
- Jean Delville at Wikipedia