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Theodoor Verhaegen

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Carved oak pulpit in Mechelen cathedral.

Theodoor Verhaegen (4 June 1701 – 25 July 1759) was an 18th-century sculptor from the Southern Netherlands. His woodcarvings are known for its baroque expression.

Biography

He was born in Mechelen as the son of the sculptor Rombout Verhaegen.[1] He is known for religious works in Mechelen, where he worked with his contemporary, the sculptor Jan Frans Boeckstuyns.[1] He died in Mechelen.

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Selection of carvings

  • pulpit of Leliëndaal, now Mechelen Cathedral.
  • Pulpit of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen.

$ interior of Church in Ninove.

References

  1. ^ a b Theodoor Verhaegen in the RKD
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