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Jan Van Lokeren
Jan van Lokeren (fl. 1375 – 1381) was a Flemish sculptor and woodcarver mostly active in Mechelen. Biography Jan van Lokeren was a sculptor, chiefly active in Mechelen, who specialized in woodcarvings. He probably lived in Mechelen since as early as 1359. In 1375–1378, he and Herman van Blankene made part of the sculptures of the Mechelen '' Schepenhuis'', the oldest aldermen's house. The work carried out by Van Lokeren and Van Blankene included twelve wooden ''balkzolen'' sculpted with secular and biblical scenes, including the legend of Saint Christopher, Daniel in the lions' den, and the Sacrifice of Abraham. One of the ''balkzolen'' also depicts a scene from the legend of Sint-Niklaas. This work is characterized by the traditional and "architecture-bound" 14th-century style. In October 1389, the jacquemart for St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen was commissioned from Van Lokeren. This sculpture was painted and gilded. Van Lokeren was an esteemed engineer and was renown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sculpture In Mechelen Town Hall By Van Lokeren- Van Blankene
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast. Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
