Jean-François Abeloos (1819–1886) was a Belgian sculptor and art educator.
Jean-François Abeloos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1819 |
| Died | 6 August 1886 (aged 66) |
| Education | Leuven Academy of Fine Arts |
Life edit
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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
- ^ a b Victor Tourneur, "Abeloos (Jean-François)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 30 (Brussels, 1958), 3-4.
- ^ Edmond Marchal, La sculpture et les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'orfèvrerie belges (Brussels, F. Hayez, 1895), p. 704.