Adolfo Cipriani

ADOLFO CIPRIANI (1857-1941, Florence) ADOLFO CIPRIANI (1857-1941, Florence) The Florentine master of the female marble bust, between academic grace and the delicacy of the Belle Époque. Adolfo Cipriani was born in 1857 in Italy and trained in the great Tuscan...

Manuel Garriga

MANUEL GARRIGA (Spain, 19th century) MANUEL GARRIGA (Spain, 19th century) Spanish sculptor active around 1870, awarded at the Turin Exhibition for his marble Masaccio, figure of international academic sculpture. Manuel Garriga is a Spanish sculptor active in the...

Godefroid Devreese

GODEFROID DEVREESE (Kortrijk, 1861-1941, Brussels) GODEFROID DEVREESE (Kortrijk, 1861-1941, Brussels) A leading Belgian sculptor and medallist, innovator in the art of the medal, artist of the synthesis between ornament and monument. Godefroid Devreese was born in...

Jos De Decker

JOS DE DECKER (Dendermonde, 1912-2000) JOS DE DECKER (Dendermonde, 1912-2000) Jos De Decker was born on September 18, 1912, in Dendermonde, and passed away in 2000. A renowned sculptor and medallist, he inherited his father’s musical abilities from an early age...

Marnix d’Haveloose

MARNIX D’HAVELOOSE (Maldegem, 1885-1973, Brussels) MARNIX D’HAVELOOSE (Maldegem, 1885-1973, Brussels) Born in Maldegem in 1885 and deceased in Ixelles in 1973, Marnix d’Haveloose belonged to the generation of Belgian artists who successfully reconciled...