Matthias de Visch (1701–1765)

• Was a Flemish painter of history paintings and portraits.

• He was a pupil of Joseph van den Kerckhove in Bruges.

• He travelled to Paris and Italy, returning in 1732.
• Visch gave art lessons at his home from 1735 and played a key role in the reopening of the Bruges Academy of Art in 1739.
• He acted as its director from then until his death.
• In 1737 he married Petronilla Iweins.

• His pupils included Jean Garemyn, Paul de Cock, Pieter Pepers, Jacques de Rijcke, and Joseph-Benoît Suvée.

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