Jean-François Abeloos

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-François Abeloos
Born(1819-11-14)14 November 1819
Died6 August 1886(1886-08-06) (aged 66)
EducationLeuven Academy of Fine Arts

Jean-François Abeloos (1819–1886) was a Belgian sculptor and art educator.

Life[edit]

Abeloos was born in Leuven on 14 December 1819, the son of Pierre Abeloos and Catherine Van den Put. He trained as a sculptor under Karel Geerts at the Leuven Academy of Fine Arts, as did his younger brother Michaël Abeloos.[1] In 1855, he succeeded Geerts. He was also a practising sculptor, exhibiting a Madonna and a St. Cecilia at the Brussels Salon of 1854 and working on the restoration of Leuven Town Hall around 1860. He was particularly active producing statues for churches.[2] He died in Leuven on 6 August 1886.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Victor Tourneur, "Abeloos (Jean-François)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 30 (Brussels, 1958), 3-4.
  2. ^ Edmond Marchal, La sculpture et les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'orfèvrerie belges (Brussels, F. Hayez, 1895), p. 704.