Benoît Van Uytvanck
Benoît Van Uytvanck (25 June 1857 – 6 November 1927) was a Belgian sculptor.[1][2]
Life and work
Van Uytvanck was born on 25 June 1857 in
He was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Bethune.[2][3] He became a sculptor chiefly of religious subjects. Van Uytvanck also worked as a restorer of sculptures. As such he was most active in the churches in Leuven and Mechelen.[2][4] His work was often discussed in the Bulletin des Métiers d'Art. His style has been described as a "sober and less dogmatic interpretation of the Gothic Revival".[3] In 1903 he completed an ornate tabernacle (Sacramentstoren) in white stone, as well statues of Mary and Saint John and an altarpiece of Saint Anne in polychrome wood for the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk of Mechelen.[5] In 1909 he completed a Neo-Gothic altarpiece of The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady for the same church.[5]
He had an atelier in Leuven,[6] dealing mainly with church furnishings.[7]
Gallery
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Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary, 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk, Mechelen -
Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms, 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk, Mechelen -
The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb, 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk, Mechelen -
Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms, 1909, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk, Mechelen -
References
- ISBN 9789058674883. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9789061862673. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ISBN 9782875588777. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw over de Dijle". Inventaris Vlaanderen. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ISBN 9789087043148. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ van Even, Edward (1895). Louvain dans le passé et dans le présent. p. 189. Retrieved 14 December 2021.