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1893 |
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Jan De Cooman is born on 4 august at Zandbergen as the 4th son of Leopold and Maria-Louisa Heylemans. |
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Jan goes to school in the Atheneum of Ninove |
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1908 |
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This is one of the oldest discovered paintings of Jan. |
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1910 |
17j |
Jan follows painting art at the Academy of Bel Arts in Brussels. |
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1914 |
21j |
Jan has just graduated as the Worldwar 1 breaks out. (self-portrait, not dated) |
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1918 |
25j |
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At the end of Worldwar 1 Jan goes to Leuven. (drawing of the old hospital in Leuven). |
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1920 |
27j |
Jan marries Clara Flamée. They move into a villa on the Oudenberg at Geraardsbergen. |
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1921 |
28j |
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birth of 1st son Leopold on 14-aug. |
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1922 |
29j |
birth of 2nd son Emiel on 29-dec. |
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1924 |
30j |
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birth of 3rd son Frans on 29-march |
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1925 |
31j |
birth of 4th son Lieven on 16-may |
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1925 |
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Jan prints the first etchings on his self-made press. |
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1925 |
31j |
decease of the 16 month old son Frans on 8-july. |
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1927 |
33j |
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Jan paints his first Way of the Cross; for the church of Zandbergen |
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1927 |
34j |
birth of the 5th son Albert on 17-sep. |
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Jan produces a first series of ten etchings with views on Geraardsbergen |
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1929 |
35j |
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birth of 6th son Juul on 16-jan. |
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36j |
Jan produces a second series of ten etchings with views on Geraardsbergen |
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1929 |
36j |
birth of 7th son Gaston on 30-dec. |
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1930 |
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Jan paints 9 large paintings as decoration of the studio of his friend Dr. Van Der Schueren, with several scenes of the fables of La Fontaine. |
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1931 |
37j |
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birth of 8st son Arthur on 20-jan. |
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1933 |
39j |
Jan makes a series of 6 marvelous etchings of the Abbey of Averbode |
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1935 |
42j |
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painting of the 2nd Way of the Cross; for the church of Steenhuize |
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1935 |
42j |
family photo of Jan, Clara and their 7 sons. |
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1936 |
43j |
Jan paints his 3rd Way of the Cross; for the church of Sint-Lievens-Esse |
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1937 |
43j |
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birth of 9th son Leo on 25-may |
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1937 |
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decease of Jans wife Clara on 30-june |
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45j |
Jan makes his first color etching: "Spring" |
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46j |
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Jan paints his 4th Way of the Cross; for the chapel of the institution for mentally ill people at Eeklo |
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1941 |
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Jan marries Rachel Gheenens and moves in the parental house at Zandbergen. Birth of daughter Rita. |
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1947 |
53j |
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With this etching "In May" Jan wins the first prize at the tri-annual of Milano. |
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1949 |
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Jan dies on 11-june in this home at Zandbergen. |
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1974 |
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25 years after his death a retrospective exposition is held at Zandbergen where a street is named after him. |
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Hugo De Cooman (een grandchild of Jan) founds the "Kunstkring Jan De Cooman" (=Art League) |
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1999 |
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50 years after his death a great retrospective exposition is organised at Geraardsbergen |
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