Johan George (Hans) 't Mannetje (9 September 1944 in

Hillegom Hillegom () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland. Hillegom is part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Regi ...

– 2 May 2016) was a Dutch sculptor, mostly known for his

gable stone Gable stones () are carved and often colourfully painted stone tablets, which are set into the walls of buildings, usually at about 4 metres from the ground. They serve both to identify and embellish the building. They are also called "stone tabl ...

s. He studied for several years at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten and was executor at City Sculptor

Hildo Krop Hildebrand Lucien (Hildo) Krop (26 February 1884, Steenwijk, Overijssel – 20 August 1970) was a prolific Dutch sculptor and furniture designer, widely known as the city sculptor of Amsterdam, where his work is well represented. Life Krop was a ...

. At the end of the 1960s, 't Mannetje founded the restoration workshop Restauratieatelier Uilenburg in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

. The goal was to restore and produce sculpted parts for monumental buildings. In the 20 years of its existence, the atelier formed itself into a school for sculptors and specialists. 't Mannetje also sculpted modern

s, dozens of these stones are to be found in the city center of Amsterdam. He also sculpted several free standing statues, amongst them are the winged marble sphinxes at the entrance of the Wertheimpark and the pillar bearing turtle, made out of marble and hardstone, at the Sint Antoniesluis. He had his atelier in

Gorssel Gorssel is a village in the municipality of Lochem, province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the city centre of Deventer, Overijssel. In 2015, it had a population of 4,043. The microbiologist and botanis ...

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Stichting tot Bevordering van de Moderne Gevelsteen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannetje, Hans 't 1944 births 2016 deaths Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors People from Hillegom