Theodoor Verhaegen
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 2 Theodoor Verhaegen in the RKD
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