Pieter Verbrugghen I

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Portrait of Verbrugghen engraved by Conrad Lauwers from a painting by Erasmus Quellinus for Jan Meyssens

Pieter Verbrugghen I (alternative spellings: Pieter Verbruggen I, Peter van der Brugghen I, Pieter van der Brugghen I, Peter Verbrugghen I, Peeter Verbrugghen I) (1615, Antwerp – 1686, Antwerp) was a Flemish sculptor from the Baroque.

Biography

He was in 1625 apprenticed as a 'beeltsnijder' (sculptor) to Simon de Neef, who was an 'antijcsnijder' (ornamental sculptor).[1] Later he worked under Erasmus Quellinus I and in 1641 he married his master’s daughter, Cornelia Quellinus.[2] Through his marriage he became the brother in law of the leading Antwerp sculptor Artus Quellinus. He became master of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1641 and in 1659 he became de deacon of the Guild. His first wife died in 1662 and he remarried to Elisabeth Lemmens in 1665.[1]

He was the father of the sculptors Pieter Verbrugghen II and Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen.[1] His daughter Suzanna married the sculptor Peeter Meesens.[1] His pupils were Joannes Boecksent, Jan Claudius de Cock, Martin Desjardins, Bartholomeus Eggers, Jan-Lucas Faydherbe, and Pieter Scheemaeckers.[1] He was included in Cornelis de Bie's book on artists Het Gulden Cabinet published in 1668 and the entry was accompanied by his engraved portrait.[3]

The frontal decoration of the organ in the Antwerp cathedral was finished by Pieter Verbrugghen I, based on a design made by Erasmus Quellinus.[4] His major work was the furnishing of the Church of St Paul in Antwerp, where he made the oak confessionals in 1657–9. He made the oak organ case in collaboration with Artus Quellinus in 1654 and together with his son Pieter Verbrugghen II he executed the designs for the high altar in 1670. His works belong to the Flemish High Baroque tradition.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (Dutch)Pieter Verbruggen in the RKD.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iris Kockelbergh. "Verbrugghen." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.
  3. ↑ (Dutch)Het Gulden Cabinet., p 530
  4. ↑ The history of the main organ of Antwerp Cathedral.

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