The Virginity of Saint Anne, polychrome wooden retable, 1903, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk

Benoît Van Uytvanck (25 June 1857 – 6 November 1927) was a Belgian sculptor.[1][2]

Life and work

Van Uytvanck was born on 25 June 1857 in Hamme, East Flanders, Belgium.[2]

He was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Bethune.[2][3] He became a sculptor chiefly of religious subjects. Van Uytvanck also worked as a restorer of sculptures. As such he was most active in the churches in Leuven and Mechelen.[2][4] His work was often discussed in the Bulletin des Métiers d'Art. His style has been described as a "sober and less dogmatic interpretation of the Gothic Revival".[3] In 1903 he completed an ornate tabernacle (Sacramentstoren) in white stone, as well statues of Mary and Saint John and an altarpiece of Saint Anne in polychrome wood for the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk of Mechelen.[5] In 1909 he completed a Neo-Gothic altarpiece of The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady for the same church.[5]

He had an atelier in Leuven,[6] dealing mainly with church furnishings.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Meunier, Constantin (2005). Van Gelder, Hilde (ed.). Constantin Meunier A Dialogue with Allan Sekula. Leuven University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9789058674883. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Uytvanck, Benoît van". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00187455. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 de Maeyer, Jan (1988). De Sint-Lucasscholen en de neogotiek, 1862-1914. Universitaire Pers Leuven. p. 1988. ISBN 9789061862673. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Druart, Emmanuelle; Lochman, Thomas (2020). La collection des moulages de l'UCLouvain. Presses universitaires de Louvain. p. 27. ISBN 9782875588777. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw over de Dijle". Inventaris Vlaanderen. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ van Dijk, Rudolf; Caspers, Charles; Hofman, Rijcklof (2012). Twaalf kapittels over ontstaan, bloei en doorwerking van de Moderne Devotie. Verloren. p. 312. ISBN 9789087043148. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. ↑ van Even, Edward (1895). Louvain dans le passé et dans le présent. p. 189. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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