Sculptors Flanders
Jean-Baptiste Berré
Antwerp 11.02.1777 — Antwerp 05.07.1838
Jean-Baptiste / Jan Baptist Berré was a Flemish painter and sculptor. He trained in Antwerp where he painted mainly still lifes. He later moved to Paris where he made a name as an animalier painter and sculptor. He was employed as an official painter at the Jardin du Roi in Paris. Berré painted still lifes, landscapes and animals. His works were appreciated for their finish and the perfection of their execution. He was known for the technical quality and finish of his works. Berré's bright and warm colours are in the tradition of Dutch and Flemish painting. The study of nature allowed him to render animals with great fidelity. Berré also worked as a sculptor. His sculptural work consists entirely of the representation of animals in plaster or bronze.
1777–1838
Giovanni da Bologna
Douai 1529 — Florence 13.08.1608
Giovanni da Bologna, also known as Jean de Boulogne (French), Giambologna (Italian), Fiammingo (Italian) and Jehan Boulongne (Flemish), was the last significant Italian Renaissance sculptor, with a large workshop producing large and small works in bronze and marble in a late Mannerist style.
1529–1608
Jacob van der Heyden
Mechelen 1573 — Brussels 1645
Jacob van der Heyden was a Flemish Baroque painter, sculptor and engraver. According to Houbraken he was a painter from Strasbourg who painted for royalty. According to the RKD he worked in Strasbourg, Frankfurt, and Sweden. and was known for portraits, landscapes and historical allegories. Most of his work that survives today are engravings. He died in Brussels.
1573–1645