Benoît Van Uytvanck (25 June 1857 – 6 November 1927) was a Belgian sculptor.

Life and work

Van Uytvanck was born on 25 June 1857 in

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, Belgium. He was a pupil of

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 referen ...

. He became a sculptor chiefly of religious subjects. Van Uytvanck also worked as a restorer of sculptures. As such he was most active in the churches in

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and

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. His work was often discussed in the ''Bulletin des Métiers d'Art''. His style has been described as a "sober and less dogmatic interpretation of the Gothic Revival". In 1903 he completed an ornate tabernacle ('' Sacramentstoren'') in white stone, as well statues of Mary and Saint John and an altarpiece of Saint Anne in polychrome wood for the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk of Mechelen. In 1909 he completed a Neo-Gothic altarpiece of ''The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady'' for the same church. He had an atelier in Leuven, dealing mainly with church furnishings.

Gallery

File:Mechelen OLV over de Dijle RetableThe Seven Sorrows of Our Lady detail 01.JPG, ''Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary'', 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk,

File:Mechelen OLV over de Dijle RetableThe Seven Sorrows of Our Lady detail 03.JPG, ''Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms'', 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk,

File:Mechelen OLV over de Dijle RetableThe Seven Sorrows of Our Lady detail 04.JPG, ''The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb'', 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk,

File:Mechelen OLV over de Dijle RetableThe Seven Sorrows of Our Lady detail 07.JPG, ''Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms'', 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk,

File:Mechelen OLV over de Dijle Tabernacle 02.JPG, Ornate tabernacle ('' Sacramentstoren''), 1903, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk,

References

External links

Van Uytvanck at Inventaris Vlaanderen

Van Uytvanck at Oxford Art Online
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