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Quellinus is the surname of a family of Flemish artists, painters and sculptors active in the 17th century in Antwerp. Members of the family include:
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Bartholomeus Eggers was a Flemish sculptor, who after training in his hometown Antwerp spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic. Here he initially collaborated with other Flemish sculptors on the sculptural decorations for the new city hall in Amsterdam, a project which was under the direction of Artus Quellinus the Elder. He worked on various public projects and on commissions for leading courts in Europe. He is known for his portraits, funerary sculptures, reliefs, statues of children and allegorical, biblical and mythological sculptures. He was, together with Artus Quellinus the Elder and Rombout Verhulst, one of the leading sculptors active in the Dutch Republic in the second half of the 17th century.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hans Vlieghe and iris Kockelbergh. "Quellinus." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. March 23. 2014
- ↑ Biographical details at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- 1 2 Helena Bussers, De baroksculptuur en het barok at Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen (in Dutch)
- ↑ Pulpit in the St. Gummarus Church in Lier (in Dutch)
