Antoon Faydherbe
Antoon Faydherbe or Antoine Fayd'herbe (died 1653) was a sculptor, who lived and worked in Mechelen, in the Southern Netherlands.
Antoine Faydherbe | |
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 A later copy of a statue by Faydherbe (1622) | |
| Born | |
| Died | 8 October 1653 |
| Nationality | Mechelaar |
| Education | apprentice to Filip Kerael |
| Known for | sculpture |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte van Casteele |
Life
He was apprenticed to Filip Kerael in Mechelen's Guild of Saint Luke in 1598 and was awarded the freedom of the craft on 11 July 1605.
He sold a Madonna, two angels, a St Elizabeth and a St Augustine (all polychromed by his brother Hendrik Faydherbe) to the hospital in Hulst, and a statue of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel to the church of St John the Baptist in Mechelen.[1] The city accounts show him carrying out minor works in 1634–1635 for the formal reception of the new governor general, the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria.
His sister, Maria Faydherbe, was also a sculptor, as was his nephew, Lucas Faydherbe.
References
- Emmanuel Neeffs, "Fayd'herbe (Antoine)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 6 (Brussels, 1878), 918–919.
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