Adriaan Nijs (6 June 1683 – 21 April 1771) was a Flemish sculptor active in the

Waasland The Waasland is a Belgian region. It is part of the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Antwerp. The other borders of the Land van Waas are with the Scheldt and Durme rivers. The (informal) capital and major city of the region is Sint-Niklaas ...

. He was educated in Antwerp, where he was a pupil of Hendrik Frans Verbruggen. At the end of his life he settled in Temse. His oeuvre is known for its pure Rococo carvings. He married Joanna Catharina Van der Beke, by whom he had two daughters and nine sons. One of his sons from this marriage, Philips Alexander, was also a sculptor and his son Frans a well-known goldsmith. He later remarried to Catharina Magdalena Wesemael. He died in Temse in 1771.

Known works

* Collegekapel

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

: choir stalls * Sint-Ludgeruskerk,

Zele Zele () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, around 20 km east of Ghent. The municipality only comprises the town of Zele proper. In 2021, Zele had a total population of 21,333. The total area is 33.06 km2 ...

: confessionals, communion rail * Sint-Petruskerk,

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: communion rail * Church of Our Lady,

Temse Temse (; french: Tamise ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. This is also reflected in the French name for the town, Tamise. The main sights include the Ch ...

: spire, communion rails, pulpit, confessionals and choir stalls * Sint-Niklaaskerk,

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: communion rail and panelling * Buggenhout, Sint-Niklaaskerk: pulpit * Gruuthusemuseum, Brugge: sculptures

Gallery

File:PM 135641 B Temse.jpg, Seating of the choir of the Church of Our Lady in

File:PM 135642 B Temse.jpg, Choir seats, Church of Our Lady, Temse

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nijs, Adriaan 1683 births 1771 deaths 17th-century Flemish sculptors People from Antwerp