Victor Honoré Janssens
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Victor Honorius Janssens or Victor Honoré Janssens was a Flemish painter of religious and mythological works and a tapestry designer. He spent a substantial period of his career abroad and worked in G
Io recognized by her father
The death of Caesar
Venus and Adonis as lovers
Venus mourning the death of Adonis
Bombardment of Brussels
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During the Nine Years' War, the French Royal Army carried out a bombardment of Brussels from August 13–15, 1695. Led by King Louis XIV and the Duke of Villeroi, French forces bombarded the city in an
Victor Honoré Janssens
…Brussels tapestry works. He married Jacqueline, daughter of the notary Andé Van den Dycke and Christine Van den Eyndes on 14 March 1690. Following the Bombardment of Brussels by the French in 1695, Janssens was commissioned to produce a number of paintings for the Brussels Town Hall to replace those destroyed during the…
The Grand-Place/Grote Markt on fire on the night of August 13 to 14, 1695 (anonymous painting)
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, led the attack
Top: The Town Hall burning Middle: The Breadhouse burning Bottom: Diagram of a mortar
View from the Marché aux Herbes/Grasmarkt down the Rue de la Colline/Heuvelstraat to the Town Hall