Thomas Vinçotte
Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (born January 8, 1850 in Antwerp , † March 25, 1925 in Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek ) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist .
Life
Vinçotte studied from 1866 at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles with Joseph Jaquet and Eugène Simonis and then at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris with Jules Cavelier .
Vinçotte quickly became known and won several awards. In 1881 he received the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order . He became a professor of sculpture at the Académie royale des beaux-arts d ' Anvers and taught there from 1886 to 1921. In 1887 he became an officer of the Order of the Leopold and in 1896 a commander . On behalf of King Leopold II , who made him baron , he created portraits , coins and works for the Palais Royal and the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels. He was a member of the Société des Vingt .
Vinçotte's brother was the engineer Robert Vinçotte .
Works
Le dompteur de chevaux (1885), Avenue Louise, Brussels, (1914) Bavnehøj Allé, Copenhagen
François Anneessens Monument (1889). Place Anneessens, Brussels
Victoria (1905) on display at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Quadriga von Brabant on the Arcades du Cinquantenaire / Triomfboog van het Jubelpark (together with Jules Lagae , 1905), Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le Musée en Plein Air du Sart-Tilman: Thomas Vinçotte Biography ( Memento of March 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on November 21, 2019).
- ↑ L. Forrer: Vinçotte, Thomas Jules . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape VI . Spink & Son, London 1916, p. 280 .
- ↑ L. Forrer: Vinçotte, Thomas . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape VIII . Spink & Son, London 1930, p. 249 .
- ^ Het Handelsblad May 15, 1881.
- ^ Het Handelsblad January 6, 1887.
- ↑ Het Laatste Nieuws May 17, 1896.
- ↑ Modern Dime Size Silver Coins of the World BELGIUM (accessed September 12, 2017).
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SURNAME | Vinçotte, Thomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vinçotte, Thomas Jules |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor and medalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1925 |
Place of death | Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek |