Léonard De Cuyper
Appearance
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Léonard De Cuyper (1 January 1813 – 18 February 1870)[1] was a Belgian sculptor.[2]
Biography
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De Cuyper, the youngest brother of three sculptors, was born in Antwerp on 1 January 1813.[3] He was a student of his brother Jean-Baptiste De Cuyper.[4] He continued his studies at the Academy in Antwerp.[4] He was a sculptor at the Russian Court for some time.[4] Back in Belgium, he had the Cuypershof residence with a detached studio built in Klein-Antwerpen (the house was demolished in 1928 and replaced by a new building. Today Résidence Isabelle stands there).[4] In 1854 the Kunstverbond was founded under Cuypers' leadership, which was later also called the Nederlandsch Kunstverbond to distinguish it from the French-speaking Cercle Artistique.
References
[edit]- ^ Thyssen, Aug (1922). Antwerpen vermaard door den eeredienst van Maria geschiedkundige aanmerkingen over de 500 Mariabeelden in de straten der stad. Dienst der Katholieke Werken. p. 34. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Leonard Cuyper". RKD. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ De Vlaemsche school tijdschrift voor kunsten, letteren en wetenschappen · Volumes 15-16. Buschmann. 1869. p. 20. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Leonard De Cuyper". www.kleinantwerpen.be. Retrieved 1 December 2021.