Thomas Quellinus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Quellinus

Danish sculptor

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1661

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Thomas Quellinus

  • Thomas Quellinus (March 1661 – September 1709), also known, especially in Denmark, as Thomas Qvellinus, was a Flemish baroque sculptor.
  • He was born in Antwerp but worked mainly in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • He is especially known for the production of grandiose and sumptuous memorial chapels, sepulchral monuments and epitaphs, which can be found in churches throughout Denmark and northern Germany's Schleswig-Holstein area.
  • His chapels and monuments are dramatically composed, executed in rare, differently coloured types of marble and framed by monumental architectural components. He was a member of the well-known Quellinus family of artists from 17th century Antwerp, major center of artistic life then known as "the Florence of the North".

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