Jan Boeksent


Jan Boeksent or Joannes Boecksent OFM 1660-1727 was a Flemish sculptor, famous for his baroque wooden and marble carvings.
He was one of the students of Pieter Verbrugghen I. He was a Franciscan friar, first taking vows in August 1685. He is considered one of the most important sculptors of Flemish baroque carvings. Hendrik Pulinx is mentioned as one of his followers and students. He died in 1727 in the monastery of Ghent.

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