The Most Famous
SCULPTORS from Belgium
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belgian Sculptors of all time. This list of famous Belgian Sculptors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. François Duquesnoy (1597 - 1643)
With an HPI of 55.30, François Duquesnoy is the most famous Belgian Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
François Duquesnoy or Frans Duquesnoy (12 January 1597 – 18 July 1643) was a Flemish Baroque sculptor who was active in Rome for most of his career, where he was known as Il Fiammingo ("the Fleming"). His idealized representations represented a quieter and more restrained version of Italian baroque sculpture, and are often contrasted with the more dramatic and emotional character of Bernini's works, while his style shows a great affinity to Algardi's sculptures.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as sculptors born between 1597 and 1597. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased sculptors include François Duquesnoy. As of April 2022, 1 new sculptors have been added to Pantheon including François Duquesnoy.
