Jérôme Duquesnoy the Younger
Flemish sculptor and architect (1602–1654)
Jérôme Duquesnoy the Younger (French: Jérôme Duquesnoy le Jeune; baptized 8 May 1602 – 28 September 1654), or Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Younger (Dutch: Hiëronymus Duquesnoy de Jonge), was a Flemish architect and sculptor who was particularly accomplished in portraits. He played an important role in the introduction of the Baroque style in Northern European sculpture.
Life
Training
He was born in Brussels, the son of Jérôme Duquesnoy the Elder, court sculptor to Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabella who jointly ruled the Spanish Netherlands. His father is now mainly known as the creator of the Manneken Pis fountain in Brussels (1619). He trained in his father's workshop along with his older brother François. François went to work in Rome where he became rather successful.
Abroad
Jérôme travelled to join his older brother in Rome in 1621. During Anthony van Dyck’s period of residence in Rome, the brothers became friends with him and van Dyck painted their portraits. Jérôme worked with his brother on the baldacchino for Saint Peter's in Rome as is testified by a payment in his own name for that work received in 1627. There is no documentation on Jérôme's movements between 1627 and 1641.
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