Philippe Parmentier
Philippe Parmentier (born November 15, 1787 in Feluy , Wallonia , † May 5, 1867 in Ghent , Flanders ) was a Belgian sculptor .
Parmentier was the son of the sculptor Antoine François Parmentier . He received his first artistic lessons from his father. Parmentier later went to Paris to the École des Beaux-Arts and was a. a. Student of LD Dessin and François Joseph Bosio . At the age of 50, Parmentier was appointed as a lecturer at the Ghent Art Academy in 1837 . He held this position for ten years, but successively resigned all of his offices in 1850 and retired to private life.
Works (selection)
- 1826 - Tomb of Bishop Charles Pisani de la Gaude at the Cathedral St. Aubain of Namur
- 1829 - Statue by Jacob Cats for Brouwershaven ( Schouwen-Duiveland )
- 1830 - Tomb for PL Bortier in the Laeken cemetery
- 1839 - Marble statue of Saint Nicholas for the church in Veurne ( West Flanders )
- 1840 (?) Bust for Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq for the Botanical Garden of Ghent
- 1844 - Monument to Karel van Hulthem for the Société Royale de Botanique in Ghent
literature
- Parmentier, Philippe . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 26 : Olivier – Pieris . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1932, p. 250 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parmentier, Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feluy , Wallonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1867 |
| Place of death | Ghent , Flanders |