Albert Desenfans
Constant Albrecht (Albert) Desenfans (Genappe,[1] 24 January 1845 – Braine-l'Alleud, 12 March 1938) was a Belgian sculptor.
Life
[edit]Desenfans studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels as a pupil of Eugène Simonis. Most of the work in his career is related to the building and public park projects of King Leopold II between 1870 and 1907.[2] In his hometown of Schaerbeek, a street is named after him.
Work
[edit]- Bronze figures of Hainaut and Limbourg, on the triumphal arch at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, Brussels
- Figures of Day and Night in the Passage du Nord, Brussels
- Work at the Botanical Garden of Brussels
- Eve and the Serpent (1913) and other work at Josaphat Park, Schaerbeek
- Figure of Justice at the Palace of Justice, Brussels[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Desenfans, Albrecht Constant". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011.
- ^ Wijnsouw, Jana (27 September 2017). "9.2: Building for King and Country". National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-77814-5.
- ^ Wijnsouw, Jana (27 September 2017). "8.3: Sculpture at the Palace of Justice: A Lesson Learned?". National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-77814-5.
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