Karel Hendrik Geerts
Karel Hendrik Geerts (born August 10, 1807 in Antwerp , † June 16, 1855 in Leuven ) was a Belgian neo-Gothic sculptor who was best known for his wood carving art.
Life
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Karel Geerts studied at the Artesis Hogeschool Antwerp as a student of JB Van Hool and JA van der Ven from 1824 to 1833. He married Ludovica Maria Ruelens. In 1833 or 1935 he became professor of sculpture at the Academy in Leuven and remained so until his death.
From 1842 he was trained in a sculpture studio in the Savoyestraat in Leuven . From this he developed a school with around 60 pupils. In 1846 he bought a wing of the former Savoy College on the same street. The sculptors Jan Abeloos (1819–1886) and François Vermeylen the Elder were among others in these buildings. educated.
Because of his meritorious work, Geerts was made a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion ; he also received the Leopold Order .
Julius Bayerle was one of his students .
The priest and writer Floris Prims described him in 1936 as a role model for many students; he introduced them to the wooden sculpture.
In Borgerhout (Antwerp) the Karel Geertsstraat was named after him.
Works (selection)
- Choir stalls of the Cathedral of Our Lady from (1841);
- Namur Cathedral : the pulpit from 1848 and the sculptures on the organ case;
- The Coronation of the Virgin (circa 1850) on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London ;
- Various pictures on the gable of the town hall of Löwen (1851);
- Gravestone for Jacques De Mersseman (1853) in Steenbrugge ;
- Gravestone for Pierre-Jean Denef in the Sint-Pieterskerk in Turnhout ;
- The picture of the Conception of Mary in the parish church in Bassevelde ( Assenede ) (1855).
Web links
- Geerts, Karel Hendrik on peter-hug.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karel Hendrik Geerts is also known under the French variant of his name: Charles Henri Geerts
- ^ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: Volume 7, p. 486:
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geerts, Karel Hendrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geerts, Charles Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1855 |
| Place of death | Lions |