Keldermans family

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Keldermans is a family of Flemish artists, originating from the city of Mechelen in the Duchy of Brabant. The members of the family were mostly architects working in the Brabantine Gothic style. As the most important architects of their time in the Netherlands, they defined the Brabantine Gothic style, and their works can still be seen today in cities like Mechelen, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Lier, Middelburg and Gouda. Anthonis II and Rombout II were court architects for Charles V. Laurens II, last in the line, was influenced by Renaissance architecture and marked the end of the Gothic period in this region.

1 Family tree
2 Name
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Family tree

Jan I
(1345–1425)
sculptor

Jan II
(1375–1445)
architect

Andries I
(1400–1488)
city architect of Mechelen

Rombout I
(1420–1489)
glass painter

Jan III
sculptor
city halls of Gouda
and Middelburg

Matthijs I
sculptor
in Leuven and Middelburg

Anthonis I
(c. 1440–1512)
city architect of Mechelen
city hall of Middelburg

Matthijs II
(fl. 1478–1495)
sculptor

Anthonis II
(d. 1515)
architect for Charles V
and city of Mechelen

Rombout II
(1460–1531)
architect for Charles V
and city of Mechelen

Laurens I
(fl. 1485)
sculptor

Laurens II
(d. 1534)
architect

[edit] Name

The actual family name was Van Mansdale. Keldermans (Dutch for cellar man) was a nickname given to Jan I because the family house was nicknamed 't Kelderken (the cellar). The family was not happy with the nickname and usually continued to sign documents with the name "Van Mansdale".