Pieter Verbrugghen I
Pieter Verbrugghen I (alternative spellings: Pieter Verbruggen I, Peter van der Brugghen I, Pieter van der Brugghen I, Peter Verbrugghen I, Peeter Verbrugghen I) (1615, Antwerp – 1686, Antwerp) was a Flemish sculptor from the Baroque.
Life
He was apprenticed in 1625 as a 'beeltsnijder' (sculptor) to Simon de Neef, who was an 'antijcsnijder' (ornamental sculptor).
He was the father of the sculptors
He was included in Cornelis de Bie's book on artists Het Gulden Cabinet, published in 1662, and the entry was accompanied by his engraved portrait.[3]
Work
He worked in the Flemish High Baroque style that he had learned while collaborating with his brother-in-law Artus Quellinus the Elder. His works are rather static and thick-set.[2]
Pieter Verbrugghen I completed the frontal decoration of the organ in the
The pulpit in the St. Gummarus Church in Lier is another of his known creations.[6] The original design for the pulpit was made by Erasmus Quellinus I, which, after his death, was somewhat changed by his son Artus. Pieter Verbrugghen I executed the design.[7]
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Confessionals St. Paul's Church, Antwerp
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Organt St. Paul's Church
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Detail St. Walburga Church
References
- ^ a b c d e Pieter Verbruggen at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- ^ a b c Iris Kockelbergh. "Verbrugghen." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.
- ^ Het Gulden Cabinet, p 530 (in Dutch)
- ^ The history of the main organ of Antwerp Cathedral.
- ^ De biechtstoelen van de Sint Pauluskerk Antwerpen Archived 2018-10-17 at the Wayback Machine on Lukas Art in Flanders (in Dutch)
- ^ Pulpit in the St. Gummarus Church in Lier Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Helena Bussers, De baroksculptuur en het barok at Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen (in Dutch)
Further reading
- Baldinucci, Filippo (1728). Notizie de' Professori del Disegno, Da Cimabue in qua, Secolo V. dal 1610. al 1670. Distinto in Decennali (or Notice of the Professors of Design, from Cimabue to now, from 1610-1670). Stamperia S.A.R. per li Tartini, e Franchi (Googlebooks entry). p. 379.