Willem van den Broeck

Willem van den Broecke
Born 1530
Mechelen
Died 1580
Antwerp

Willem van den Broeck or Broecke (1530 – 1580) was a sculptor from the Southern Netherlands.

Broecke was born in Mechelen as the brother of the painters Crispin van den Broeck and Hendrick van den Broeck and is known for his decorations of the Antwerp City Hall. Like his brothers he is often referred to as Paludanus, and is also known by the title Guillelmus Paludanus.[1] His self-portrait as a wax-modeller is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. He worked in Spain during the years 1571-1573.[1]

Broecke died in Antwerp. A relief by his hand is in the collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.[2] It was originally installed in his house De Liefde, built in 1567 on the Korte Vaartstraat in Antwerp.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Willem van den Broecke in the RKD
  2. ↑ artwork record in the museum
  3. ↑ artwork record in the Web Gallery of Art
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