Theodoor Verhaegen

Theodoor Verhaegen (4 June 1700 – 25 July 1759) was an 18th-century Flemish sculptor. His woodcarvings are known for its baroque expression.

Carved oak pulpit in Mechelen cathedral.

Biography

He was born in Mechelen as the son of the sculptor Rombout Verhaegen.[1] He is known for religious works in Mechelen, where he worked with his contemporary, the sculptor Jan Frans Boeckstuyns.[1] He died in Mechelen.

  • Mechelen
    Mechelen
  • Mechelen
    Mechelen
  • Pulpit Mechelen
    Pulpit Mechelen
  • Pulpit Lokeren
    Pulpit Lokeren
  • Detail pulpit Lokeren
    Detail pulpit Lokeren
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Selection of carvings
  • pulpit of Leliëndaal, now Mechelen Cathedral.
  • Pulpit of Our Lady of Hanswijk, Mechelen.

$ interior of Church in Ninove.

References
  1. Theodoor Verhaegen in the RKD
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