JOHANNES BOSBOOM (1817-1891) Church interior with a crowd attending the service

signed ‘J Bosboom’(lower right) oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm Johannes Bosboom was a Belgian painter and watercolourist, born into a family of the Austrian nobility. In 1831, Johannes Bosboom attended the studio of Bartholomeus J. van Hove, a painter of cityscapes from The Hague. Initially, Bosboom assisted his teacher in creating theatre sets and cityscapes. Around the age of 20, he decided to focus on depicting church interiors. This decision shaped his entire career, with his works in this genre establishing his reputation. Bosboom exhibited extensively and received numerous honours during his lifetime. His works are exhibited in the Louvre in Paris, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and museums in The Hague, Groningen, Glasgow, Hanover, Munich and Montreal.