CHARLES GEERTS · (1805-1883)

Raphael

technical sheet

ARTIST	Charles Geerts
DATE	1845
DIMENSIONS	59 x 38 x 27 cm
MATERIAL	White Carrara marble
SIGNED	“ch. Geerts”
TITLED	“Raphael”

about the work

Literature

ENGELEN, C. & MARX, M., La sculpture en Belgique à partir de 1830. Tome III : Devreese – Hecq, Bruxelles, Crédit Communal, 2006, pp. 1630-1631.
VAN LANEY, J., La sculpture belge au 19ᵉ siècle. Catalogue d’exposition, Bruxelles, Crédit Communal de Belgique, 1990, pp. 424-425.

the ARTIST

Charles Geerts

Antwerp, 1805 – Leuven, 1883

Renowned for his refined busts, public monuments and contribution to Belgium’s artistic heritage. Charles Henri Geerts, born in Antwerp on June 10, 1807, was a Belgian sculptor of the neo-Gothic style. He studied at the Antwerp Academy from 1824 to 1833 under the tutelage of sculptors Jean-Baptiste Van Hool and Dutch artist Jean-Antoine Van der Ven. Upon completing his studies, he won first prize in anatomy.

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