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Sculpture In Brussels
Sculpture in Brussels is sculpture that has been created in Brussels, Belgium, since the Middle Ages to the present day.''Le Folklore brabançon'', 1976, p. 103 : "''Ces chefs-d'œuvre appartiennent tous deux, à la sculpture bruxelloise, très florissante aux xveet xvie siècles''". It began in the 14th and 15th centuries with Claus Sluter's arrival in Brussels and the construction of Brussels' Town Hall. Until the end of the Ancien Régime, sculptors in Brussels were members of the ''Quatre Couronnés'' Guild of the Nation of St Nicholas and then the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. History Brussels' sculpture began with the arrival of the Dutch sculptor Claus Sluter, who was probably trained in Brussels, where he was registered in 1379 on the register of the Corporation of Stonemasons under the name of Claes de Slutere van Herlamen, and who lived there from 1380 to 1385, before settling in Dijon (France). It continued without interruption and reached its momentum during 15th and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruxelles Manneken Pis Cropped
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerôme Duquesnoy (II)
Jerôme Duquesnoy (II) or Hieronymus Duquesnoy (II) or the Younger (baptized 8 May 1602 – 28 September 1654) was a Flemish architect and sculptor who was particularly accomplished in portraits. He played an important role in the introduction of the Baroque style in Northern European sculpture.Matthias Depoorter, ''Jerôme Duquesnoy II'' at Baroque in the Southern Netherlands Life Training He was born in , the son of Jerôme Duquesnoy (I), court sculptor to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Sculptors
Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) Gallia Belgica was a province of the Roman Empire in present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgica may also refer to: Places * Belgica Glacier, Antarctica * Belgica Guyot, an undersea tablemount off Antarctica * Belgica Mountain ... * Belgic (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messager Des Sciences Historiques
''Messager des sciences historiques'', published in Ghent from 1839 to 1896, was the most important Belgian history journal of the 19th century. Most of the contents related to the history of the medieval Low Countries. The initial editorial team was made up of Jules de Saint-Genois, Constant-Philippe Serrure, Philip Blommaert, Auguste Voisin and Auguste Van Lokeren, with some involvement from Frédéric de Reiffenberg and Antoine Schayes.''Messager des sciences historiques'', vol. 1, title pageOn Google Books/ref> References External links Scans from the Getty Research Institute at Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...1839 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Denis Plumier
Pierre-Denis Plumier (4 March 1688 – 24 February 1721) was a Flemish sculptor. Biography Plumier was born in Antwerp in 1688, the son of Franciscus Puymier and Anna Schobbens. In 1699 he was apprenticed to the sculptor Louis Willemsen in Antwerp. Between 1700 and 1713 he lived first in Paris, where in 1708 he was awarded the first prize of the ''Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture'', and then in Rome. In 1713 he returned to Brussels, where his first commission was a portrait bust of Goswin de Wynants. In the same year he made two marble works for the Marquis de Mérode-Westerlo for the castle of Enghien in the province of Hainaut: ''Enlèvement de Proserpine'' and ''Enlèvement des Sabines''. Both works are now in the Egmont Palace of Brussels. Plumier's work is considered part of the Brussels School. Two well-known pupils of his were Laurent Delvaux and Theodoor Verhaegen. In 1721 Plumier, followed by Delvaux, went to London where he died a short time later, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand-Place
The Grand-Place (French, ; "Grand Square"; also used in English) or Grote Markt (Dutch, ; "Big Market") is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic ''King's House'' or ''Bread House'', nl, Broodhuis, link=no building, containing the Brussels City Museum. The square measures and is entirely paved. The Grand-Place's construction began in the 11th century and was largely complete by the 17th. In 1695, during the Nine Years' War, most of the square was destroyed during the bombardment of Brussels by French troops. Only the facade and the tower of the Town Hall, which served as a target for the artillery, and some stone walls resisted the incendiary balls. The houses that surrounded the Grand-Place were rebuilt during subsequent years, giving the square its current appearance, though they were frequently modified in the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison De L'Agneau Blanc
The ''Maison de l'Agneau Blanc'' () or simply ''l'Agneau Blanc'' is a Baroque house, built in 1696, located at 42, / () in Brussels, Belgium, parallel to the Grand-Place/Grote Markt. It has been a protected heritage site since 2011. The sculptures on the facade are the work of Peter Van Dievoet, commissioned by Jean De Broe. File:Maison de l'Agneau Blanc by Peter Van Dievoet.jpg, The four main sculptures by Peter Van Dievoet File:Maison de l'Agneau Blanc by Peter Van Dievoet detail.jpg, ''The White Lamb''; the sculpture that gave the house its name See also * 1696 in art * Grand-Place * Statue of James II, Trafalgar Square The statue of James II is a bronze sculpture located in the front garden of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. Probably inspired by French statues of the same period, it depicts James II of England as a Roman em ... Notes and references Further reading * Paul-Eugène Claessens and Julien Cuypers, « Quand Bruxel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles-Lambert Godecharle
Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (2 December 1750 in Brussels − 24 February 1835 in Brussels) was a Belgian sculptor, a pupil of Laurent Delvaux, "the only sculptor of international repute in Delvaux's retinue", who became one of two outstanding representatives of Neoclassicism in the Austrian Netherlands. In response to his early promise, empress Maria Theresa awarded him a stipend that enabled him to travel for his studies, first to Paris, then to Rome. He received official commissions under Napoleon and under William I of the Netherlands. His pediment sculptures for the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate of the Austrian Netherlands, now the Belgian Federal Parliament, Brussels, (1781–82) are his most prominent public commission, represented today by a careful copy following his models conserved at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels''L'art au Sénat: découverte d'un patrimoine'' p. 26. but by far the greatest part of his output was in portrait busts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Fleuriot-Lescot
Jean-Baptiste Edmond Fleuriot-Lescot or Lescot-Fleuriot (1761 in Brussels – 28 July 1794 in Paris) was a Belgian architect, sculptor, and a revolutionary. He lived to be only 33 years old. Public Appointments He was mayor of Paris for 2 months and 18 days in 1794. He was elected March 13, 1793 substitute Fouquier-Tinville, public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal. Fleuriot-Lescot was appointed commissioner of public works,, the 21st floréal ( May 10, 1794). He kept the town hall for 2 months and 18 days. The French Revolution On the 9th of Thermidor, he published (with Hanriot and Payan) a proclamation, in which he excited the people "to rise en masse to defend their true friends." Fleuriot-Lescot hastily assembled the council of the Commune, as Robespierre was shut up in the Luxembourg Palace; declared insurrectionary views, and delivered the decrees of charge. At this time Robespierrists were welcomed to the Common House. The Convention struck a decree out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Dievoet
Peter van Dievoet (; French: Pierre, Dutch: Peeter, Latin: Petrus; 16611729) was a sculptor, statuary, wood carver, and designer of ornamental architectural features from Brussels. He achieved fame for his work on a number of the Baroque guild houses of the Grand-Place (Brussels' main square), which was rebuilt after the bombardment of 1695, as well as on the Statue of James IIHorace Walpole, ''Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by the late Mr. George Vertue ; and now digested and published from his original MSS. by Mr. Horace Walpole'', London, 1765, vol. III, p. 91 : "Gibbons had several disciples and workmen; Selden I have mentioned; Watson assisted chiefly at Chatsworth, where the boys and many of the ornaments in the chapel were executed by him. Dievot of Brussels, and Laurens of Mechlin were principal journeymen — Vertue says they modelled and cast the statue I have mentioned in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Duquesnoy
François Duquesnoy or Frans Duquesnoy (12 January 1597 – 18 July 1643) was a Flanders, Flemish Baroque sculptor who was active in Rome for most of his career. His idealized representations are often contrasted with the more emotional character of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Bernini's works, while his style shows a great affinity to Alessandro Algardi, Algardi's sculptures. Early years Duquesnoy was born in Brussels. Having come from Flanders, Duquesnoy was called ''Il Fiammingo'' by the Italians and ''François Flamand'' by the French. His father, erôme Duquesnoy (I), Jerôme Duquesnoy the Elder, sculptor of the ''Manneken Pis'' fountain in Brussels (1619), was the court sculptor to Archduchess Isabella and Archduke Albert (1559-1621), Archduke Albert, governor of the Low Countries. Sculptor Jerôme Duquesnoy (II), Jerôme Duquesnoy, the younger was his brother. Some of Francois' early work in Brussels attracted the notice of the Archduke, who gave him the wherewithal to study in Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
