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Theodoor Verhaegen

Theodoor Verhaegen

Theodoor Verhaegen (4 June 1701 – 25 July 1759) was an 18th-century sculptor from the Southern Netherlands. His woodcarvings are known for its baroque expression/

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Biography

He was born in Mechelen as the son of the sculptor Rombout Verhaegen. He is known for religious works in Mechelen, where he worked with his contemporary, the sculptor Jan Frans Boeckstuyns. He died in Mechelen.

Selection of carvings

  • pulpit of Leliendaal, now Mechelen Cathedral.
  • Pulpit of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen.
  • $ interior of Church in Ninove.

    References

    Theodoor Verhaegen Wikipedia