Jan Boeksent or Joannes Boecksent OFM 1660-1727 was a Flemish sculptor, famous for his baroque wooden and marble carvings. He was one of the students of

Pieter Verbrugghen I Pieter Verbrugghen I (alternative spellings: ''Pieter Verbruggen I'', ''Peter van der Brugghen I'', ''Pieter van der Brugghen I'', ''Peter Verbrugghen I'', ''Peeter Verbrugghen I'') (1615, Antwerp – 1686, Antwerp) was a Flemish sculptor from the ...

. He was a

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...

friar, first taking vows in August 1685. He is considered one of the most important sculptors of Flemish baroque carvings. Hendrik Pulinx is mentioned as one of his followers and students. He died in 1727 in the monastery of

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 ...

Works

* St Peter's church, Gent. * Tomb of Philippus Erardus van der Noot, Ghent Cathedral.Boeken op Google Play Een speelreisje in België: behelzende schilderachtige en geschiedkundige beschryvingen der landstreken en nationale gedenkstukken, zeden, gebruiken en instellingen; levensschetsen van beroemde Belgen, enz Van Doosselaere, 1858 - 368 pagina's *

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 ...

: St. Joseph Minor Seminary: pulpit, and other carvings.

References

Flemish Baroque sculptors 17th-century Flemish sculptors Recollects Belgian Franciscans {{Belgium-bio-stub