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Joseph Germain or Jozef Geefs (23 December 1808 – 9 October 1885) was a Belgian sculptor. Also his six brothers Guillaume Geefs, Aloys Geefs, Jean Geefs, Théodore Geefs, Charles Geefs and Alexandre Geefs were sculptors.[1]

Life

Joseph Geefs was born in Antwerp, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, going on to Paris's École des beaux-arts and winning the Prix de Rome in 1836. In 1841, he became a lecturer in sculpture and anatomy at the Academy in Antwerp (his pupils included Bart van Hove and Jef Lambeaux), rising to be its director in 1876. He was made an officer of the Order of Leopold in 1859.

Geefs married a daughter of the architect Lodewijk Roelandt and probably produced the portrait medallion on his gravestone.[2] Geefs died in Antwerp,[3] aged 76, and was buried in Berchem.[4]

Honours

• 1881: Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold.[5]
• Knight Commander of the Order of the White Falcon.[6]
• Officer in the Order of the Oak Crown.[7]
• Officer in the Order of the Zähringer Lion.[8]
• Knight in the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa.[9]

Selected works

Belgium

Antwerp

• Indian rider attacked by two jaguars (1869) and Hunter with booty, in Antwerp Zoo
• Equestrian statue of Leopold I of Belgium (1872)

Brussels

• L'ange du Mal (The Angel of Evil), Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten[10]

Mechelen

• Stations of the cross (1867) and images (1867–1871) in Saints Peter and Paul Church[11]

Netherlands

Heiligerlee

• Monument to Adolf van Nassau (1873), to a design by Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger

Rotterdam

• Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp (1867), Coolsingel

Tilburg

• Portrait medallion of William II of the Netherlands on an obelisk (1874)[12]

References

External links

• Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie

На других языках

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[de] Joseph Geefs

Joseph Germain Geefs, auch Jozef Geefs (* 23. Dezember 1808 in Antwerpen; † 9. Oktober 1885 in Antwerpen[1]) war ein belgischer Bildhauer.

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- [en] Joseph Geefs

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[es] Jozef Geefs

Joseph Germain "Jozef" Geefs (Amberes, 23 de diciembre de 1808 - Bruselas, 9 de octubre de 1885) fue un escultor belga.[2]

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[fr] Joseph Geefs

Joseph Geefs, né à Anvers le 23 décembre 1808 et mort à Anvers le 9 octobre 1885, est un sculpteur belge.

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[it] Joseph Geefs

Joseph Geefs (Anversa, 23 dicembre 1808 – 9 ottobre 1885) è stato uno scultore belga. Anche i suoi fratelli Guillaume Geefs e Jean Geefs erano scultori.

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[ru] Гефс, Йозеф

Йозеф Гефс, Жозеф Жермен Гефс (нидерл. Jozef Geefs, фр. Joseph Germain Geefs; 23 декабря 1808 (1808-12-23), Антверпен, — 9 октября 1885, там же[4]) — бельгийский скульптор; брат Виллема (Гийома) Гефса[5].

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