Jef Lambeaux (1852 - 1908) - photo 1

Jef Lambeaux

Jef Lambeaux, full name Joseph Marie Thomas Lambeaux, was a Belgian sculptor who combined realism and the Renaissance.

Lambeaux studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was a member of the Van Beers clique, a group of eccentric young artists that also included the artists Piet Verhart (1852-1908) and Alexander Streiss (1852-1941). He later became a founder of the Brussels-based avant-garde group Les Vingt.

Lambeaux's sculptures have often provoked mixed reactions, but they are a reinterpretation of Renaissance and Baroque body image. Turning to classical themes in depicting nudes in motion, Lambeaux created many fountain figures, park sculptures and monuments. Among them is the Brabo Fountain, which has become a landmark in Antwerp. For the 1897 World's Fair pavilion, he created a large-scale marble bas-relief "Temple of Human Passion", which was condemned by the Catholic Church for being a "marble brothel".

The sculptor was known for his love of competitive wrestlers and boxers, and adored circus performances. Scenes of struggle and love are a constant theme of Lambeaux's work. His sculpture "Wrestlers" is also inspired by the popular Renaissance theme of two naked bodies straining all their strength in an extreme struggle.

In 1903, Jef Lambeaux became a member of the Royal Belgian Academy.

Date and place of birt:14 january 1852, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:5 june 1908, Brussels, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art school / group:Les Vingt, Van Beers Clique
Genre:Genre art, Portrait sculpture, Portrait, Self-portrait
Art style:Realism, Baroque Revival

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Ferdinand de Braekeleer (1792 - 1883)
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Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen (1654 - 1724)
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Jan Josef Horemans I (1682 - 1759)
Jan Josef Horemans I
1682 - 1759
Joseph Witterwulghe (1883 - 1967)
Joseph Witterwulghe
1883 - 1967
Frans Pourbus II (1569 - 1622)
Frans Pourbus II
1569 - 1622
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590 - 1652)
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1590 - 1652
Jan Vercuysse (1948 - 2018)
Jan Vercuysse
1948 - 2018
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614 - 1652)
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1614 - 1652
Ferdinand Chevalier (1834 - 1894)
Ferdinand Chevalier
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Théodore Cériez (1832 - 1904)
Théodore Cériez
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Antoine Joseph Wiertz (1806 - 1865)
Antoine Joseph Wiertz
1806 - 1865
Simon Denis (1755 - 1813)
Simon Denis
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Pieter van der Borcht I (1530 - 1608)
Pieter van der Borcht I
1530 - 1608
Pol Bury (1922 - 2005)
Pol Bury
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Creators Baroque Revival

Carl Ludwig Fahrbach (1835 - 1902)
Carl Ludwig Fahrbach
1835 - 1902
Idelle Lois Weber (1932 - 2020)
Idelle Lois Weber
1932 - 2020
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791 - 1824)
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
Karl Lorenz Rettich (1841 - 1904)
Karl Lorenz Rettich
1841 - 1904
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (1816 - 1886)
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick
1816 - 1886
Franz Schreyer (1858 - 1936)
Franz Schreyer
1858 - 1936
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856 - 1918)
Joseph Malachy Kavanagh
1856 - 1918
Jacob Jacobs (1812 - 1879)
Jacob Jacobs
1812 - 1879
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
1841 - 1920
Benno Kögl (1892 - 1973)
Benno Kögl
1892 - 1973
Erich Conrad Friedrich Kips (1869 - 1945)
Erich Conrad Friedrich Kips
1869 - 1945
William Barnes Wollen (1857 - 1936)
William Barnes Wollen
1857 - 1936
Otto Georgi (1819 - 1874)
Otto Georgi
1819 - 1874
Leo von König (1871 - 1944)
Leo von König
1871 - 1944
Marina Vladimirovna Denisenko (1923 - 2016)
Marina Vladimirovna Denisenko
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Karl Digel (1905 - 1974)
Karl Digel
1905 - 1974
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