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Jan van Logteren (baptized on 8 March 1709 – buried 11 October 1745), was an 18th-century
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Jan van Logteren (baptized on 8 March 1709 – buried 11 October 1745), was an 18th-century draftsman
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and sculptor from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
He was born inAmsterdam
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as the son of the successful sculptor Ignatius van Logteren.Jan van Logterenin the
RKD
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He became his father's pupil and assistant who continued his father's workshop (in November 1732) in statuary and decorative stucco
Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
reliefs for the wealthy mansion owners of Amsterdam. In 1734 he married. In 1737 his daughter was baptized in a hidden church He stopped working in 1741. Van Logteren died on an early age, probably of silicosis
Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust. It is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis. Silicos ...
.
Van Logteren was a friend of Jacob de Wit
Jacob de Wit (19 December 1695 – 12 November 1754) was a Dutch artist and interior decorator who painted many religious scenes.
Biography
Jacob de Wit was born in Amsterdam, and became famous for his door and ceiling paintings. He lived on ...
, a catholic painter. His most famous work today is the stucco work he made for the Christiaan Müller organ in the Grote Kerk, Haarlem
The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed Protestant church and former Catholic cathedral located on the central market square ( Grote Markt) in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Another Haarlem church called the Cathedral of Saint Bavo now serves a ...
. Other works by him in Huis te Manpad
The Huis te Manpad is an historical villa and former summer home of Jacob van Lennep in Heemstede, the Netherlands; bordered by the Leidsevaart canal, the Manpadslaan, and the Herenweg. It neighbors the estate of Hartekamp, famed for the gardens ...
, and Moses and Aaron church.
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Sources
P.M. Fischer (2005) ''Ignatius and Jan van Logteren. Beeldhouwers en stuckunstenaars in het Amsterdam van de 18de eeuw. Bezorgd door E. Munnig Schmidt. {{DEFAULTSORT:Logteren, Jan van 1709 births 1745 deaths 18th-century Dutch sculptors 18th-century Dutch male artists Artists from Amsterdam Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors