Jean-François Abeloos | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1819-11-14)14 November 1819 |
| Died | 6 August 1886(1886-08-06) (aged 66) |
| Education | Leuven Academy of Fine Arts |
Jean-François Abeloos (1819–1886) was a Belgian sculptor. And art educator.
Life※
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Abeloos was born in Leuven on 14 December 1819, the son of Pierre Abeloos and "Catherine Van den Put." He trained as a sculptor under Karel Geerts at the Leuven Academy of Fine Arts, as did his younger brother Michaël Abeloos. In 1855, "he succeeded Geerts." He was also a practising sculptor, "exhibiting Madonna and a St." Cecilia at the Brussels Salon of 1854 and working on the restoration of Leuven Town Hall around 1860. He was particularly active producing statues for churches. He died in Leuven on 6 August 1886.
References※
- ^ Victor Tourneur, "Abeloos (Jean-François)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 30 (Brussels, 1958), 3-4.
- ^ Edmond Marchal, La sculpture et les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'orfèvrerie belges (Brussels, F. Hayez, 1895), p. 704.