Aloïs De Beule (27 August 1861 in

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 ...

– 15 December 1935 in

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...

) was a Belgian sculptor.

Biography

Heilig Hart Dorus Hermsen Emmaplein Den Bosch

Aged ten he entered his father's shoemaking business. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Sint-Lucasschool in Ghent where he won the first prize in sculpture in 1888. In 1889 he and his brother Emile De Beule set up a studio together. They began in a barn in the Sint-Pietersdorp (Sint-Pieters-Aalst) district of Ghent, on the spot where '' Het Ros Beiaard'' stands - he produced that sculpture for the World Exhibition of 1913 in Ghent, in collaboration with Domien Ingels, an animal sculptor, and it proved a breakthrough for both of them. De Beule was also later commissioned by the architects

Jean-Baptiste Bethune Jean-Baptiste Bethune {April 25, 1821 - June 18, 1894) was a Belgian architect, artisan and designer who played a pivotal role in the Belgian and Catholic Gothic Revival movement. He was called by some the "''Pugin of Belgium''", with reference ...

and

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. His pupils included

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, Leo Sarteel, Oscar Sinia, Jules Vits and Modeste Van Hecke

Works

* The monument to the

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in the church square in

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* Ros Beiaard * Bronze statue of

Adriaan Poirters Adriaan Poirters (baptised 2 November 1605, in the Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk in Oisterwijk – died 4 July 1674, Mechelen) was a Dutch Jesuit poet and prose writer who was active in the Counter Reformation The Counter-Reformation (), also cal ...

in Oisterwijk * Stations of the Cross for (among others) the Sint-Jacobskerk in Ghent, the Sint-Quintinuskerk in

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, the Church of the Annunciation in London, St Anne's Church in

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and St Augustine's Church in

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* Gilded statue of St Gudule in the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudule, Brussels, 1912 * Statue of the Sacred Heart in the Emmaplein in

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

* Busts of (among others)

Antoon Stillemans Antoon Stillemans (10 December 1832, Sint-Niklaas – 5 November 1916, Ghent) was for 26 years the twenty-fourth bishop of Ghent, in Belgium. Education Stillemans began studies at the St. Joseph Minor Seminary of Sint-Niklaas in 1846. In 1853 he ...

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and

Prudens Van Duyse Prudentius van Duyse or Prudens van Duyse (Dendermonde, 17 September 1804 – Ghent, 13 November 1859) was a Flemish writer. He started his career a clerk of a notary, but afterwards studied law at the University of Ghent, where he graduated in 1 ...

* Monument to the fallen in the town park in

Ruiselede Ruiselede (; vls, Ruuslee; historically Ruysselede) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. This town only comprises the town of Ruiselede proper. On January 1, 2006, Ruiselede had a total population of 5,113. The total ...

, 1923 * Crucifix and Calvary in the pilgrimage route in Bareldonk Berlare * Bronze statue of Christ the King in the church in Ophasselt, near Geraardsbergen

Gallery

File:Alois de Beule - Chatelaine du XVI - gauche.jpg, Chatelaine du XVI File:Monument Ieperse gesneuvelden (DSCF9440).jpg, 'Fury of Ypres' File:Gent.standbeeld01.jpg, Ros Beiaard in Ghent File:Winssen (Beuningen Gld) H.Hartbeeld.JPG, Sacred Heart, Winssen File:Binche - Monument de l'Indépendance.jpg, Independence Monument, Binche

References

External links

Biography of De BeuleDe Beule's entry in the ODIS-databank
{{DEFAULTSORT:Debeule, Alois Belgian sculptors 1861 births 1935 deaths People from Zele