Theodoor Verhaegen

Carved oak pulpit in Mechelen cathedral.

Theodoor Verhaegen (4 June 1700 – 25 July 1759) was an 18th-century Flemish sculptor. 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.

  • Mechelen
    Mechelen
  • Mechelen
    Mechelen
  • Pulpit Mechelen
    Pulpit Mechelen
  • Pulpit Lokeren
    Pulpit Lokeren
  • Detail pulpit Lokeren
    Detail pulpit Lokeren
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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
  • Theodoor Verhaegen on Artnet