Willem Ignatius Kerricx

Category
ARTS - PHOTOGRAPHY - ARCHITECTURE

Language
FLEMISH

Willem Ignatius Kerricx[1] was a Flemish sculptor, painter, draftsman, architect, engineer, playwright and author active in Antwerp in the first half of the 18th century.[2] His sculptural works comprise mostly sculptured church furniture, individual sculptures, mainly statues of saints for churches and a few funerary monuments. His sculptural style is typical for the late Flemish Baroque while he shows a preference for Classicism in his architectural projects. He took over the large family sculpture workshop in Antwerp.[3] As a painter he created both history paintings for churches and still lifes. He was also employed as an architect and engineer, mainly on reconstruction projects.[4] In his youth, he composed a number of comedies and tragedies for the Antwerp theatre.[5]

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