Francis Van Bossuit
Francis Van Bossuit (* 1635 in Brussels , then Spanish Netherlands ; † September 22, 1692 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) was a Flemish sculptor who became known for his work in ivory , terracotta and wood.
Life
Van Bossuit worked as an apprentice in his hometown and obtained the master's degree in Antwerp before moving to Italy between 1655 and 1560 . In Florence there was a collaboration with Balthasar Permoser at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno . Another stop was Modena , where two of his earliest ivory reliefs are located. In Rome he became a member of the Bentvueghels group with the pseudonym Waarnemer , the observer.
In 1685 Van Bossuit went to Amsterdam with the painter Bonaventura van Overbeke , where he received an ivory medallion with the portrait of Wilhelm III the following year . which is now owned by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Van Bossuit died in Amsterdam in 1692.
Work and effect
Van Bossuit's surviving works include a number of small reliefs, most of which deal with mythological and religious subjects. From his statues, a 44 cm high ivory figure of Mars is known, which is in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The counterpart, a statue of Venus, was lost.
In the decades that followed, many of Van Bossuit's design drawings were distributed as prints and used as models by other artists, such as Jan van Mieris and Willem van Mieris .
Works
- Mars : ivory statuette, 44 cm, approx. 1680. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- Portrait of Wilhelm III. , Ivory medallion, 1686, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- Loth and his daughters , ivory bas-relief, 14.1 × 22.6 × 2.8 cm.
- Loth and his daughters , ivory bas-relief, 11 × 21 cm, Rothschild collection.
- Venus and Adonis , ivory relief, 18.1 × 12.5 cm, ca.1680, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- Susanna and the two elders , ivory relief, 35 × 23 cm, Getty Center , Brentwood (Los Angeles) , California , USA
- Judith with the head of Holofernes , ivory relief, 14.7 × 19 cm, private collection.
- Hagar , her son Ishmael and the angel , bas-relief in ivory, 13.5 × 22.5 cm, private collection.
- from the area in the years 1650–1699: Venus and Amor , marble relief, 38.3 × 26.2 cm, auction.
literature
- Matthys Pool (text) and Barent Graat (drawings): Cabinet de l'art desculpture par le fameux sculpteur Francis van Bossuit , Chez M. Pool, Amsterdam 1727.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Bossuit, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1635 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels , Spanish Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1692 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam , Netherlands |