Lucas Faydherbe
Lucas Faydherbe | |
|---|---|
 Lucas Faydherbe in Het Gulden Cabinet | |
| Born | 19 January 1617 |
| Died | 31 December 1697 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Spanish Netherlands |
| Known for | Sculpture, architecture |
| Movement | Baroque |
Lucas Faydherbe (also spelled Lucas Faijdherbe; signing as Lucas Fayd'herbe) (19 January 1617– 31 December 1697)[1] was a Flemish Baroque sculptor and architect.
Biography
He was born in Mechelen, and studied with Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp.[2] He worked as a sculptor and architect. Based in Mechelen after Rubens's death, he also worked in Brussels and Antwerp. He was the nephew of the Flemish Baroque painter Lucas Franchoys the Younger.
Notable works
Sculpture
- Funeral monument of archbishop Andreas Creusen in the St. Rumbolds Cathedral, Mechelen
- High altar of St. Rumbolds Cathedral, Mechelen
- High altar of the Church of the Ascension of Our Lady, Watervliet, East Flanders.
- Mater Dolorosa in the burial chapel of Rubens in the St. James' Church, Antwerp [3]
Architecture
- Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen, an intriguing blend of the circular, centrally planned church with a longitudinal nave[4][5]
- Church of Our Lady of Leliendaal, Mechelen
- Church of Our Lady of the Rich Clares (Notre-Dame of the Rich Clares), Brussels
- Thurn und Taxis Chapel, in the Church of Our Lady at the Zavel (Notre-Dame at the Sablon), Brussels
- Church of Saint John the Baptist of the Beguinage, Brussels (attributed)[citation needed][6]
References
- Notes
- ^ Flemish Government. "Faydherbe, Lucas". Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Vander Auwera & Van Sprang 2007, p. 35
- ^ "Geschiedenis - Grafkapel van Rubens". Jacobus-antverpiae.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ van der Laan, Chantal. "Kerk van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijk". Architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Hanswijk". Kerkeninvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Baroque / Barok - Parcours, p. 15: Church of St John the Baptist of the Beguinage, 1657-1672" (Pdf 16MB). City of Brussels. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- Bibliography
- Het Gulden Cabinet, p 500
- De Jonge, Krista (2000). Bellissimi ingegni, grandissimo splendore : studies over de religieuze architectuur in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden tijdens de 17de eeuw (in Dutch). Leuven: Univ. Pers Leuven. ISBN 978-90-5867-014-4.
- de Nijn, Heidi (1997). Lucas Faydherbe : Mechels beeldhouwer & architect : 1617 - 1697 ; [tentoonstelling Faydherbe '97 in het Stedelijk Museum Hof van Busleyden to Mechelen, van 13 september tot en met 16 november 1997] (in Dutch). Mechelen: Stedelijke Musea Mechelen. ISBN 90-76099-01-4.
- De Seyn, Eugène (1935). Dictionnaire biographique des sciences, des lettres et des arts en Belgique. Vol. I. Brussels.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)*Libertius, M. (1938). Lucas Faydherbe: Beeldhouver en Bouwmeester 1617-1697. De Sikkel. - Vander Auwera, Joost; Van Sprang, Sabine (2007). Rubens: a genius at work : the works of Peter Paul Rubens in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium reconsidered. Tielt: Lannoo. ISBN 978-90-209-7242-9. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
External links
Media related to Lucas Faydherbe at Wikimedia Commons
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Belgian sculptor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Belgian architect is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |