tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88054678941404468622024-03-14T04:26:00.399+01:00ORNAMENTAL WOODCARVER Patrick DamiaensREALISATION, CUSTOM-MADE WOODCARVING AND ORNAMENTS. REPRODUCTION OF LIEGE STYLE FURNITURE AND HERALDIC SCULPTURES.Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-81903816098622001892024-02-23T18:29:00.005+01:002024-02-23T20:01:47.511+01:00Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyHgeFu_iPjGDCpoyTxPEb0jckUbO3jbeJdX8KF0r42OlVh7PDQs6Ch81qE6rNhHvD_u4wABNHNsVmTralJG6Oj0Fxm1ltKALtByMNG2yldqWB3DjtYUiBhPix-ov0m3ZlR1UDlDcR6zocZX6yrrwXzlZ2ZfBGFfmZ2Zx0tEETaUcVDY6Lx2QNAD-nTc/s740/DSC_0951%20-%20kopie%20(Custom).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg | Heraldic coat of arms-shield for student fraternity carved in wood" border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyHgeFu_iPjGDCpoyTxPEb0jckUbO3jbeJdX8KF0r42OlVh7PDQs6Ch81qE6rNhHvD_u4wABNHNsVmTralJG6Oj0Fxm1ltKALtByMNG2yldqWB3DjtYUiBhPix-ov0m3ZlR1UDlDcR6zocZX6yrrwXzlZ2ZfBGFfmZ2Zx0tEETaUcVDY6Lx2QNAD-nTc/w430-h640/DSC_0951%20-%20kopie%20(Custom).JPG" title="Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg | Heraldic coat of arms-shield for student fraternity carved in wood" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood<br />Burschenschaft Germania</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg |<br /></span></b><b> Heraldic coat of arms-shield <br /></b><b>for student fraternity carved in wood</b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">A unique
project was delivered in the spring of 2018.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>A rather
large heraldic sculpture in lime wood and this for a German student association
from Würzburg, a 'Burschenschaft'. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>This unique
sculpture for Germania Burschenschaft Zu Würzburg was intended as a
commemoration of their 200th anniversary. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The
commission</b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>In the
autumn of 2016 I received the visit of Mr. Bussmann, the spokesman of
Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, I had already had several times contact
with this pleasant man by phone and via email.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>After some
negotiations about his specific wishes, the cost price, the dimensions of the
sculpture, technical details, the colour determination and not unimportant, the
delivery date, this resulted in an agreement.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Design
heraldic coat of arms</b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pxgn9dFPWzKpdd-RHl-egyKLFBAlsJ0Qf5TUP6INu_IN3P91i97s0321W9VW64PtAjhhI9sADqnUb3_k0rsHOhoUkcxR0eVWoVU69F68bt6bOozAqnpzda4c8gZp9FIyuq_Imi81aT39-eAlh0syCOrhBs2iXiqiEW3-SOXct__Y8zWkk8GQHuB8IVw/s960/16684456_778019489011961_1615270709_n%20-%20kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pxgn9dFPWzKpdd-RHl-egyKLFBAlsJ0Qf5TUP6INu_IN3P91i97s0321W9VW64PtAjhhI9sADqnUb3_k0rsHOhoUkcxR0eVWoVU69F68bt6bOozAqnpzda4c8gZp9FIyuq_Imi81aT39-eAlh0syCOrhBs2iXiqiEW3-SOXct__Y8zWkk8GQHuB8IVw/w428-h640/16684456_778019489011961_1615270709_n%20-%20kopie.jpg" title="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" width="428" /></a></b></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>As we have
discussed a number of times in this blog, a beautifully executed carving always
starts with a beautiful and well thought-out design. Designs sent by the
client(s) cannot always serve as a blueprint for the execution in wood. The
heraldist who makes paper designs does not need to take into account the logic
so that it can be executed in wood. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Also in
this case, a new design was definitely recommended. In consultation with Mr.
Bussmann was opted for a heraldic coat of arms in wood that looks at you, a
heraldic term for a heraldic coat of arms whose helmet looks at you frontally.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The
heraldic colours as on the already submitted designs had to remain correct and
preferably the same. After a number of preliminary designs, a beautiful baroque
design emerged.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BXxEfIMe0CLjhvgqJN-6FpkjqxsveZz4WcvMDIo6hIe7WgieEF7MCu1vJ3FDcbEu_6MK3uDr1TfPEu16-qEvLN10zG2bXD0l5qzIBcrw6lbLAxuy2tX361oWo4q7rUy4dlXnupcmU6vQOhz2MNYwZABqnEdrEVm32jLOqk1dZMe2w78D9yDOPLgVerA/s740/17141166_790906794389897_580133700_n%20-%20kopie%20(Custom).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="740" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BXxEfIMe0CLjhvgqJN-6FpkjqxsveZz4WcvMDIo6hIe7WgieEF7MCu1vJ3FDcbEu_6MK3uDr1TfPEu16-qEvLN10zG2bXD0l5qzIBcrw6lbLAxuy2tX361oWo4q7rUy4dlXnupcmU6vQOhz2MNYwZABqnEdrEVm32jLOqk1dZMe2w78D9yDOPLgVerA/w640-h360/17141166_790906794389897_580133700_n%20-%20kopie%20(Custom).jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>But what is
a Burschenschaft?</b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>For the
blog reader who does not know exactly what Burschenschaften are, here is a
brief explanation. These traditional German student associations have their
origins in the *Urburschenschaft of Jena from 1815.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>*The
Urburschenschaft followed the idea of abolishing the regional associations at
the universities and bringing all students together in a "general
brotherhood".</i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">The name
Burschenschaft comes from Bursche, which means boy or student in the German
language. The Burschenschaften were based on liberal and patriotic ideas.
"Burschenschaft" is, however, only used by a small proportion of very
different German student associations today.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Only 300 of
the 1500-2200 student associations in the German language area can be called a
"Burschenschaft". In public, the term is often wrongly used as a
collective term for all student associations. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Most student associations that
are not Burschenschafts have historically no connection with the
Burschenschaften and have a completely different organisation.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">In particular,
some members of the largest umbrella organisation of Burschenschaften
(Dachverband), the Deutsche Burschenschaft, have a political functioning for
historical reasons. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Traditionally oriented student associations are therefore
nowadays - and not always unjustly - considered by public opinion in the
German-speaking world as politically right-wing to extreme right-wing, often to
their dismay. For example, the Corps (the oldest form of student union)
explicitly does not want to be considered part of the Burschenschaften.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Rc9KqNy_yanLM820SkfPHJGc2tFwLmLL3TcAMynk0vpLvI6PIZmnzervZtGtF4K2yLzJJoq74wsywRSh2u6ojHn4NRcS39NJ0i1cI56Y9nw4YxnrNwPui1UwRDWu92kGIm9hhTasCSjaAvJqKKbzvpMtrlRMiIAilef4hyphenhyphenyWaQbdEgHxSPNsCHqg-OA/s1067/Burschenschaft%20germania.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Rc9KqNy_yanLM820SkfPHJGc2tFwLmLL3TcAMynk0vpLvI6PIZmnzervZtGtF4K2yLzJJoq74wsywRSh2u6ojHn4NRcS39NJ0i1cI56Y9nw4YxnrNwPui1UwRDWu92kGIm9hhTasCSjaAvJqKKbzvpMtrlRMiIAilef4hyphenhyphenyWaQbdEgHxSPNsCHqg-OA/w640-h480/Burschenschaft%20germania.jpg" title="Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany Fraternity House" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany, Fraternity House</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b><p></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Remarkable
!<br /></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The
mensuration (Wikipedia)</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"> </b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>A striking
feature of the Burschenschaft is the academic duelling or academic fencing,
also called the mensuration (mensur in German).<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Modern
academic fencing cannot be fully described as a duel nor as a sport. It is a
way of training character and forming personality in the Corps student. There
is no official winner at a Partie (fight), although one can usually recognise
the better participant (called Paukant). Battles were also often held in the
past with the aim of restoring honour or safeguarding it (e.g. in the case of
an insult).<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Mensuration
clearly differs from the better known sports fencing. The opponents stand at a
fixed distance from each other, which also explains the word mensuration
("measurement"). In sports fencing, movement is allowed while the
mensuration is more static. The performers of the academic fencing art fight
with stretched arms and try to hit the unprotected parts of the opponent's head
and face.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1tdYPoDfmaIdLcC1mbuEBcWf4e8AEe8CzzxIcKuglEn3FU265uakY0DGrJ6_lBgJK8muItA5-szPZ2eJIF-BiG4fSxAfiUXIoqPXOZRr11LMQcFtk2LBsEDmmWRVoDmL_r2DhBcm9MumgdHprPTeLiIdYqd-N_dQwk85f385l6zoimXlYjoUbfKBkh8/s462/67643261_2873693839313502_8248278941559685120_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="462" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1tdYPoDfmaIdLcC1mbuEBcWf4e8AEe8CzzxIcKuglEn3FU265uakY0DGrJ6_lBgJK8muItA5-szPZ2eJIF-BiG4fSxAfiUXIoqPXOZRr11LMQcFtk2LBsEDmmWRVoDmL_r2DhBcm9MumgdHprPTeLiIdYqd-N_dQwk85f385l6zoimXlYjoUbfKBkh8/w400-h396/67643261_2873693839313502_8248278941559685120_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Mensur</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">During the
fight, it is not permitted to dodge blows or protect one's own face with arms
or hands in order to avoid injuries. Because of the fixed distance between the
participants, it is only possible to hit certain spots on the head of the
opponent. When dodging (the so-called Mucken) or self-protection by means of
the arms, the distance is reduced, which can cause more serious wounds. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">The
strictly measured distance (a sword length or a blade length depending on the
local rules or Fechtkomment) is thus a kind of protection and is the origin of
the word mensuration (measurement). The opponents are, as it were, perfectly
'measured' for each other in terms of distance, as well as height, weight, age
and mensuration experience.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">At each
competition (Partie), there are usually one or two doctors present (sometimes
also a medical student). Each competitor used to have his own doctor to
administer care after the fight, but nowadays one supervising (certified)
doctor (Paukarzt) is used. The doctors can also end the duel depending on the
nature of any injuries. Wounds are often stitched on the spot, usually without
anaesthetic.</b></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Heraldic
coat of arms for student association in wood</b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Burschenschaft
Germania Zu Würzburg celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2018 by having their
personal heraldic coat of arms carved in wood as a memento. It is the first
time I had the honour of carving a heraldic coat of arms for a student
association. This oversized coat of arms was made of lime wood and is about
1.20 metres high with the correct heraldic colours. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">When the coat of arms was
inaugurated in the spring of 2018, and I was confronted with the spatial
dimensions of the student house (Verbindungshaus), it seems that the whole
could have been a bit bigger. The Verbindungshaus of Germania Würzburg is a
beautiful 18th-century villa just outside Würzburg, and lies on slopes of Main
between vineyards and historical sites such as the Wallfahrtskirche Käppele and
Festung Marienberg. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">The view of Würzburg from the terrace of the student house
is stunning.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b></b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIoRzsc9lHJVcS7yC39FPQsF5Tp1N-a8ZZSAmrCQTTuJ1d9wzpRQhtuF9ioSFVmy0cdW1dcIzVGF3Kqd2I7Aorap6Tczhuqey8lTmLd6poKNejUKrfGF9oZW4gh0zI0RCurN-ig7uHyFRBC6ntaC16msLOrgO1ttsfDdDnR7I1LWVAji3watWzfIaoGk/s3522/DSC_0170%20-%20kopie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" border="0" data-original-height="3522" data-original-width="2373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIoRzsc9lHJVcS7yC39FPQsF5Tp1N-a8ZZSAmrCQTTuJ1d9wzpRQhtuF9ioSFVmy0cdW1dcIzVGF3Kqd2I7Aorap6Tczhuqey8lTmLd6poKNejUKrfGF9oZW4gh0zI0RCurN-ig7uHyFRBC6ntaC16msLOrgO1ttsfDdDnR7I1LWVAji3watWzfIaoGk/w432-h640/DSC_0170%20-%20kopie.JPG" title="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" width="432" /></a></b></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Some
pictures of the room where my heraldic sculpture is exhibited. I wish them and
future generations much pleasure with their purchase.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Here are
some pictures of the creation of this sculpture.</b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Project</span></b></span></h2><div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo23d1pxv9HNQIYx6mP16_kGzLl7l9lP9wwClVr5yfg3gwk-dr8jcwwHqxMQ1p_ds-ovT5i82euxRMIGJJlWjWilUyofnJLp8zKsituPHIuwWdGyBZZ6_mJ_Sw7s2tIr1pKMPWmPA6Q-8OgLt-GU5NdIQMWB2mM9vF2tiKHPLCV5UjakQfOggBe1BLxg/s3872/DSC_0931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo23d1pxv9HNQIYx6mP16_kGzLl7l9lP9wwClVr5yfg3gwk-dr8jcwwHqxMQ1p_ds-ovT5i82euxRMIGJJlWjWilUyofnJLp8zKsituPHIuwWdGyBZZ6_mJ_Sw7s2tIr1pKMPWmPA6Q-8OgLt-GU5NdIQMWB2mM9vF2tiKHPLCV5UjakQfOggBe1BLxg/w428-h640/DSC_0931.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The feathers</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqP5kC0YuKYpKTW8NfKPNobyLcU7Cz-m6DCaZsVBYfFf7ILpnS8ZQrFbWLdWpEDaqhyeG0A4gZmQUzpRb9vsbLF9P8AcsCfW1_FPlxEcTOr9GPWJ5bb-g-JhDYhTf8N02yTJHhpfGpAl3rUbmL6e2vK03Ex7SNQ-cTA8jbJtDHnZMxVvxnf-HxixcNiA/s2587/DSC_0946.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqP5kC0YuKYpKTW8NfKPNobyLcU7Cz-m6DCaZsVBYfFf7ILpnS8ZQrFbWLdWpEDaqhyeG0A4gZmQUzpRb9vsbLF9P8AcsCfW1_FPlxEcTOr9GPWJ5bb-g-JhDYhTf8N02yTJHhpfGpAl3rUbmL6e2vK03Ex7SNQ-cTA8jbJtDHnZMxVvxnf-HxixcNiA/w634-h640/DSC_0946.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Helmet</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGhzaUBRxbwZ-VSM5OckO4_NmAczZz1osUWAVg0femHhxfZA1_OsaxaGzZCs-s7G4fHnCnIQT_24bNLzSVccPKvyFvkVJe-cUL8cmJD9CFcjPEAoEvHnqgrAeSQhtko_NI2VWvoLiCBhVqt3a0JRbp8xVP2_DOt2GVh-7Xw0HGKeYxiHppH1wbGYj5Sw/s2532/DSC_1197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="2532" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGhzaUBRxbwZ-VSM5OckO4_NmAczZz1osUWAVg0femHhxfZA1_OsaxaGzZCs-s7G4fHnCnIQT_24bNLzSVccPKvyFvkVJe-cUL8cmJD9CFcjPEAoEvHnqgrAeSQhtko_NI2VWvoLiCBhVqt3a0JRbp8xVP2_DOt2GVh-7Xw0HGKeYxiHppH1wbGYj5Sw/w400-h285/DSC_1197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Chain</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNjNEY3oP6tX8d32OfBlbhUDIpfn-9So8O0HE8-98GpmAJK8M6a8TbocPh9UqEoyibqOjtaiQmuAHQxBJlgSzawabKYakjba-nOqbTkjD1wlo5kTcQ3NUeg1bm5Lo0t-8FvMG-K_GLeRd78IpJgPYeIoroA5cbfS8DEQWv8N4Zr4iGqbyb6RWXouJkuc/s3044/DSC_1230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3044" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNjNEY3oP6tX8d32OfBlbhUDIpfn-9So8O0HE8-98GpmAJK8M6a8TbocPh9UqEoyibqOjtaiQmuAHQxBJlgSzawabKYakjba-nOqbTkjD1wlo5kTcQ3NUeg1bm5Lo0t-8FvMG-K_GLeRd78IpJgPYeIoroA5cbfS8DEQWv8N4Zr4iGqbyb6RWXouJkuc/w640-h530/DSC_1230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Merging the elements</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhQ36biYdh_5cENuxP-PB9CbotwbciDJcW5l18nqyzAWjiqzgttbZieLr35j-x-00tsq2dFf5KciDbma4teGZW7hD91qC8S9bALGRHB_4hHA2nZlQbs-QrSxmFbPrEJSC8xDuiuc5f9mzy8GtC98u0tJSCIxewQj5jORHBuLBnYv2T7oaew3yYjYciI0/s2473/DSC_1392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="2212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhQ36biYdh_5cENuxP-PB9CbotwbciDJcW5l18nqyzAWjiqzgttbZieLr35j-x-00tsq2dFf5KciDbma4teGZW7hD91qC8S9bALGRHB_4hHA2nZlQbs-QrSxmFbPrEJSC8xDuiuc5f9mzy8GtC98u0tJSCIxewQj5jORHBuLBnYv2T7oaew3yYjYciI0/w572-h640/DSC_1392.JPG" title="Heraldic coat of arms for student fraternity carved in wood | Burschenschaft Germania zu Würzburg, Germany" width="572" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Mantling</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xVG53MXfzk7WO7LrgYPNJqy5C8o7njXxh6W0IbhXf5K14Tw2eMlQrWybbQv1juXGLE4x-W6AZhCW6iCRf_SpGlgaHADKgwb_P-wyS01zllYUPqOogHJ7-QtF1tHaDxiO3eWzz66RirwNVse__Y_nN7Ss1X0F_d2ZtlJ_Fxz5gieeAkghAKubrsu0CO4/s2586/DSC_1260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="2408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xVG53MXfzk7WO7LrgYPNJqy5C8o7njXxh6W0IbhXf5K14Tw2eMlQrWybbQv1juXGLE4x-W6AZhCW6iCRf_SpGlgaHADKgwb_P-wyS01zllYUPqOogHJ7-QtF1tHaDxiO3eWzz66RirwNVse__Y_nN7Ss1X0F_d2ZtlJ_Fxz5gieeAkghAKubrsu0CO4/w373-h400/DSC_1260.JPG" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More regarding coat of arms carved in wood.</span></b></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Please visit our websites</b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ85RexRUKHCeU8lecJwjY6Culfn_N_8o3C94wy2H42AGa0nKgubZxKM-oOci4uKy5E1byDY2wGMJSXrKqY7yvwjW33-tq8uYDdb20OT3MiXDBz6g36vc3emBI3WF_MByjU0XADWfP9vR02xPPY0wEybne8VLVpWh9XetIe683D4jSXOgDhUFvbBoxwCM/s2048/marc%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fraternity Germania zu Würzburg" border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ85RexRUKHCeU8lecJwjY6Culfn_N_8o3C94wy2H42AGa0nKgubZxKM-oOci4uKy5E1byDY2wGMJSXrKqY7yvwjW33-tq8uYDdb20OT3MiXDBz6g36vc3emBI3WF_MByjU0XADWfP9vR02xPPY0wEybne8VLVpWh9XetIe683D4jSXOgDhUFvbBoxwCM/w400-h328/marc%203.jpg" title="Fraternity Germania zu Würzburg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</span></a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-1540568692838506162024-02-23T12:00:00.005+01:002024-02-23T12:00:41.916+01:00TEFAF 2023 in Maastricht | Art and Antiques Fair at the MECC <p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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in Maastricht<br /></span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">_____________________________<br /></span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">______</span></b></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Maastricht's
TEFAF is generally regarded as the world's most important fair for fine art,
antiques and design. This temporary museum with 270 prestigious dealers from
some 20 countries, TEFAF is a true showcase for the best works of art currently
on the market. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In addition
to traditional works of art such as old master paintings, decorative antiques
and classical antiquities that cover about half of the fair, there is also a
focus on modern and contemporary art, jewellery, 20th-century design and works
on paper.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">For some
visiting TEFAF for the first time, the prevailing atmosphere is a little
intimidating and impressions can be overwhelming, these visitors don't quite
know what they are seeing, feel out of place or can't quite grasp the offerings
at this temporary exhibition. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">People who
only wear tailored suits at official occasions feel compelled to do so at TEFAF
too, what triggers this decision don't know, is it the quality on offer or is
it the atmosphere in the air. Or do they feel they are on sacred ground ;) ?...
After 33 years of TEFAF, it still remains a mystery to me why these visitors
need to dress up so much. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Personally,
I just put on my everyday clothes, because let's face it, for the largest group
of visitors it remains a 'temporary museum'. Artworks and paintings on display,
the chances of never seeing them again are extremely high if they disappear
into a private art collection. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A day
ticket costs 45 Euro (2023), a lot many would think but this amount is
comparable for a visit to two Amsterdam museums. (without a museum card).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Here is a
short photo report of TEFAF 2023.</b></span></span></h1><div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYEMi8LP-cym_B2NYSZCf-WX3QBoS173lKZlyjGogaxaMGu0Gyp0gHxMxcfTHrQAAf0uFI7MAYdOQd561wXkRey51kZFk1AI_PxCJ5eUiIG5ISmUrLj4MvnLWsO8IOJJrdVlolxUNInQs2-vhgsWLNGr-AkuaLnEsNwO6b0JFES_0tLX9cNBa0SP2l7U/s4845/DSC02793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="TEFAF 2023 in Maastricht | Art and Antiques Fair" border="0" data-original-height="4845" data-original-width="2932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYEMi8LP-cym_B2NYSZCf-WX3QBoS173lKZlyjGogaxaMGu0Gyp0gHxMxcfTHrQAAf0uFI7MAYdOQd561wXkRey51kZFk1AI_PxCJ5eUiIG5ISmUrLj4MvnLWsO8IOJJrdVlolxUNInQs2-vhgsWLNGr-AkuaLnEsNwO6b0JFES_0tLX9cNBa0SP2l7U/w388-h640/DSC02793.JPG" width="388" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TEFAF 2023 in Maastricht | <br />Art and Antiques Fair </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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specialist in heraldic woodcarving and family coat of arms, we are passionate
about bringing your personal unique piece of history to life. Using the finest European
traditional carving skills we create timeless works of art that will last for
generations. With a strong emphasis on customer service, we help take your
ideas from concept to reality.</span></b></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Heraldry,
family coat of arms and crests can come in all shapes and sizes and with a
multitude of finishes (natural wood finish, painted and gilded in the technique
of the icons are available. Below we describe our most common heraldic
commissions, coats of arms and crests. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please feel free to visit our website and see
more examples of high quality heraldic woodcarvings. For pricing send us a
mail, mind that our work of arts are in a higher price range.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info" target="_blank">info : https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</a></span></h1><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd09v9LTzet8MD8gjLWZH-eYX2Wq6hQsC84Kh5Lkpc0PtK6SNQkLWfmFaAB-UYuo-8TZkU9STiV4gXWaVIV8qWKhEzC34UzJLvzJBFLpa4EK2H3VWyFN9T1Y_Dt0FvBCjjH9W_UPH3zCBkV0aiIiljGX372bmeUW0r-P8Jh_DfswCHhXQ_HdA3YRPSz8/s577/DSC08072%20-%20kopie%20(Small).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Heraldic shield carved in wood | Heraldic woodcarving | Coat of arms / crest carved into wood" border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd09v9LTzet8MD8gjLWZH-eYX2Wq6hQsC84Kh5Lkpc0PtK6SNQkLWfmFaAB-UYuo-8TZkU9STiV4gXWaVIV8qWKhEzC34UzJLvzJBFLpa4EK2H3VWyFN9T1Y_Dt0FvBCjjH9W_UPH3zCBkV0aiIiljGX372bmeUW0r-P8Jh_DfswCHhXQ_HdA3YRPSz8/w532-h640/DSC08072%20-%20kopie%20(Small).JPG" title="Heraldic shield carved in wood | Heraldic woodcarving | Coat of arms / crest carved into wood" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Heraldic shield carved in wood | <br />Heraldic woodcarving </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysuVOUolWpPJhX8oWUXyeIAuNIEhOkeGw5URmqIl16fNn6jVe8V3npeFRT3Dvzr3UdAnzodmaW6u8rqzClbS_dhQWpUpFCzt3ovqkXW1hiRXFBubtHS5MP0aYczI4h6fk5R0e9a_lzgJDrD7I-f4Gy35YUAhlsyEjT_-E6c1dry_k2aVb7wdQh11EeTM/s3872/DSC_0809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="Casting workshop of the Royal Museums of Art & History in Brussels | Art & History Museum Brussels | Plaster Casts | KMKG in Brussels" border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysuVOUolWpPJhX8oWUXyeIAuNIEhOkeGw5URmqIl16fNn6jVe8V3npeFRT3Dvzr3UdAnzodmaW6u8rqzClbS_dhQWpUpFCzt3ovqkXW1hiRXFBubtHS5MP0aYczI4h6fk5R0e9a_lzgJDrD7I-f4Gy35YUAhlsyEjT_-E6c1dry_k2aVb7wdQh11EeTM/w428-h640/DSC_0809.JPG" width="428" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Casting workshop of the Royal Museums of Art & History in Brussels<br /> | Art & History Museum Brussels </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plaster sculptures, casts and bas-reliefs</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Casting workshop of the Royal Museums of Art & History in Brussels </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">KMKG in Brussels</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">15 October 2023, it had been eight years since my last visit to the Royal Museum of Art and History's castings workshop in Brussels ( Now "Art & History Museum") , a well-established museum founded in the 19th century and this during the reign of King Leopold II. My very first visit to the workshop was in 1990, which I remember very well and have continued to return at regular intervals.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Royal Museums of Art and History's casting workshop manages and commercially exploits a collection of some 5,000 casts of works of art dating from prehistory to the 18th century. Due to high demand, waiting times of up to two years are natural.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Specialised craftsmen and volunteers make each cast using ancient techniques, and that both in casting the casts and in patination. Take a look at that production process and the unique collection in the museum's catacombs. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">By offering casts for sale, the studio also helps promote art. A selection of small specimens is in stock. Larger ones, such as busts, full-length statues and reliefs, can be ordered. Why not be charmed? I myself bought a print of the eye of Michelangelo's David that day. Price 54 euros. Plaster models are extremely important for the woodcarver, serving as examples or inspiration for carving ornaments in wood.</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyuP_trplJDeF3Kp_2LqwcPssOFcgozzI-7L7Z1c1VUVxRh3Y9svRDLn8W1j5uu-DT_7DKK3lFNYIKz99wxWcPZGlQaVwSGVT1RJ6XMBgBfRBWJ61uVuJKkAJUxysSliZ0Q-XxrQ2burhWu6QeiHkuqbhUBYXtnkH3yzz-s-dqIsMhH5IVHHrvPOj9IY/s3872/DSC_0943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Casting workshop of the Royal Museums of Art & History in Brussels | Art & History Museum Brussels | Plaster Casts | KMKG in Brussels" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyuP_trplJDeF3Kp_2LqwcPssOFcgozzI-7L7Z1c1VUVxRh3Y9svRDLn8W1j5uu-DT_7DKK3lFNYIKz99wxWcPZGlQaVwSGVT1RJ6XMBgBfRBWJ61uVuJKkAJUxysSliZ0Q-XxrQ2burhWu6QeiHkuqbhUBYXtnkH3yzz-s-dqIsMhH5IVHHrvPOj9IY/w640-h428/DSC_0943.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span lang="NL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b> Dating Late Gothic Statues: </b></span></span><span lang="NL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A figurine of doubtful origin.</b></span></span></h1><div><span lang="NL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Introduction</span></b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">After
the Napoleontic wars a periode of technological development and economic grow
begins. This results into a new generation of very rich people a couple of
decades later. Many of the nouveau-riches start collecting objects of art. In
particular small objects from the late middle ages and the early renaissance.
As a result of the high demand for such objects the stock of original objects is
exhausted fast. </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Art trade started to make objects in the style of the late
middle ages and the renaissance; a new industry was created. To prove that newly
made objects were “authentic old” objects were given monograms of famous
artists like Dürer and traces of wear. Objects of boxwood, ceramics, Limoges
email and glass were popular among forgerers because these material have a good
resistance against damage and wear. </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In other words, an old object looks like a new
one and a new one has the appearance of an old one. A significant detail is
that a new object was seldom a copy of an existing object. Always “in the style
of” and that makes it difficult to identify the object’s real age.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
article is about the history of a small boxwood figurine that I believe was
made mid-19th century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Provenance</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
figurine “Richly dressed lady”was bought in 2020 by the Bonnefanten museum in
Maastricht from Blumka Art in New York as an early 17th century object. The
Bonnefanten museum was able to identify this figurine as to be carved by Jan van
Steffeswert by his signature. Jan van Steffeswert was a Dutch woodcarver active
in Maastricht early 16th century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 840.75pt;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">4
owners are known: Anselm Salomon von Rothschild, Nathaniel Meyer von
Rothschild, Alphonse Meyer von Rothschild and Ernest Brummer.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anselm
von Rothschild (1803-1874) bought the figurine between 1848 en 1853 in Vienna from
art dealer Ampichel<sup>14</sup><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
first description of the figurine dates from 1860 in the cataloque of the Exhibition
of objects of art (Ausstellung von Kunstgegenständen)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">organised
by the Wiener Alterthums-Vereine. It was described as “Portraitstatuette”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
1866 the statuette is called “Costumefigürchen” by Franz Schestag who compiled
his “Katalog der Kunstsammlung von Freiherr Anselm von Rothschild in Wien, vol
1”.</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rHsZ4YcOn0taEModV2Ow-qLqCmWHhQYhf7tceUiZXV34qVcVs6F1yoaJhOb3AXcohoZ9fIetm55tPJcmtk6sNR1qhdEVNGfQD8dUrWPRGP1gdLZayAYKn-V4KiKxUlY5YsFL2vfYMfQ_RqHd9Q1ov-EOGszpH9qvvav-lqvADf5DMOxsXf1_zgMV/s2000/foto%202%20AR_XIII_ZDK_AR_2458_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dating Late Gothic Statues: A figurine of doubtful origin | Jan van Steffeswert | Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht." border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rHsZ4YcOn0taEModV2Ow-qLqCmWHhQYhf7tceUiZXV34qVcVs6F1yoaJhOb3AXcohoZ9fIetm55tPJcmtk6sNR1qhdEVNGfQD8dUrWPRGP1gdLZayAYKn-V4KiKxUlY5YsFL2vfYMfQ_RqHd9Q1ov-EOGszpH9qvvav-lqvADf5DMOxsXf1_zgMV/w234-h640/foto%202%20AR_XIII_ZDK_AR_2458_3.jpg" title="Dating Late Gothic Statues: A figurine of doubtful origin | Jan van Steffeswert | Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht." width="234" /></a></span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
figurine, by inheritance in the collection of Alphonse Meyer von Rothschild, was
confiscated <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Nazi-regime in 1938. Registrated
as A.R.2458 (ZentralDepotKarteien, Wenen) the figurine was described as a
“Nürnberger Patrizerin in reiche Tracht”, 16. Jh<sup>.5. </sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the photo the figurine is standing on a postament
in deuzième-empire-style. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
1948 the figurine was returned to the Von Rothschild-family.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
1950 art collector and art dealer Ernest <span style="color: #0f1111;">Brummer bought
the statue from Blumka Art. </span>In 1979 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“the Ernest Brummer Collection” is on auction.
The figurine, described as “A richly dressed Lady”, early 17th cent, Germany,
buxus, is lot 145.<sup>6 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></sup>The figurine
is on auction without a postament. It is not known if the figurine was sold at
that time.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
2019 Blumka offers on their website the figurine for sale with the description
of 1979.<sup>7</sup> The statuette was also on the Tefaf New York fair in 1919.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Bonnefantenmuseum buys the Ritchly dressed lady in 2020 from Blumka Arts and
pays <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">€
120.000, with a financial support <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of €
60.000 given by Vereniging Rembrandt.</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
the NRC-journal of 01-10-2022 an article was published about looted art by
Nazi-Germany.<sup>8</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
article also contained an explicit notice about the fact that Tefaf vetting
committee unanimously believed that the figurine was an early 19th centuty figurine.
Some discussions later the vetting committee agreed with Blumka’s early 17th
century dating.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A
couple of weeks later the Bonnefantenmuseum attributed the statuette to Jan van
Steffeswert. This attribution surprised the vetting committee very much
according to one of the committees members.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
explicit mention of this fact by the NRC is noteworthy because the age of the figurine
was not the subject of the article.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Doubts
about the age and no proper dating research</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">There
are first the doubts of the Tefaf vetting committee who estimated the date
unanimously as early 19th century. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
auction catalogue of the “de Brummer Collection” mentioned early 17th century;
also 100 years later than the working life of Jan van Steffeswert.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">From
early 19the century boxwood became very popular and many small statuettes and
other small luxurious objects with and without carvings were made from boxwood.
Many of these statuettes were made in late medieval and renaissance style. The
Richly dressed lady fits in terms of style in that 19th century period.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
presence of Dürer’s signature on the Ritchly dressed lady is also a reason to
doubt the age since Dürer’s signature is well-known for its use to counterfeit
an object.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dendrochronological
analysis or a C-14 dating allows for a relatively accurate date of felling the
tree. The felling date is a good indication of the carving date of the
statuette. Both dating methods are basically indispensable tools to estimate or
to check the age of a wooden object. In this case both dating methods can be
used because the relatively large surface of the base allows for a sufficient
number of tree rings and also allows for a spot to take a wood sample for a C14-dating.
Most important fact is that the statuette and the base belong tot the same
piece of wood. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite
the doubts of the Tefaf vetting committee and all other mentionned reasons to
look with a critical eye at the dating of the figurine are known to the Bonnefantenmuseum,
a dating analysis was not carried out. The reason for not having a
dendrochronological analysis was that no 50 tree rings were available to get a
sufficient accurate result. In this case the condition of 50 tree rings is not
necessary because the dating analysis needed only to exclude the periode after
1510. A dating of early 16th century is more than sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
reason for not having a C-14 dating analysis is not known.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">What
or who does the figurine represent</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">At
a closer look it turns out that the figurine is a nicely dressed heavily
pregnant woman who shows her pregnancy. There is no doubt that the woman is
pregnant because her bodice immediately protrudes under her breasts while the
bodice of non-pregant woman starts lower to come forward, even if the
non-pregnant woman has a stockier posture.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
hollow back with a hand supporting her back is a wellknown gesture of heavily
pregnant woman when having backpain caused by the baby’s weight.</span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
course of the tied ribbon around the waist emphasizes her pregnancy. Some
authors describe the pose as challenging because of the hand on her “hip”. So
far, nobody has seen that this Ritchly dressed lady is pregnant. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
very naturally depicted position of the upper body, the head, he arms, the
slightly raised breasts and the bulging belly show that the woodcarver used a
heavily pregnant woman, suitably dressed, as a model. Maybe his own wife.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">According
to Roman Catholic tradition female saints were usually virgins. This is clearly
a non-religious statuette and in the Middle Ages non-religious statuettes are
very rare.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Style
characteristics</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Comparing
style characteristics <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appears to be a
common method for establishing a date. Unfortunately, this is not an objective
unequivocal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>method, because
subjective elements also play a role. Subjective in the sense of what one
person considers to be a defining feature, another assessor may not. This method
requires comparable objects with a fixed date. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
this case there are not even boxwood figurines with which to compare. Not from
Jan, not from others. Other methods are therefore necessary, such as a C-14
measurement.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
is risky to identify an artist on style characteristics. Of course, a sculptor
can give certain details his own design and maintain that for all his work.
However, others can also give the same effect, such as the students in the
sculptor’s studio, known as “from the school of”, it can also be a coincidence.
In the case of a copied object, the style characteristics correspond to the
characteristics of the original and the wrong artist is regarded as the maker.
So to identify a certain artist on style characteristics is not a good idea in
my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">However,
something can be said about other works of art by Jan van Steffeswert.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
works of Jan van Steffeswert that I have seen and the boxwood figurine are
diametrically opposed to each other in terms of artistic origanallity and
technical elaboration. In general, Van Steffeswert’s statues can be called
functional, they convey the message, with a simple effect without excess. This
characterization of Jan van Steffeswert’s style is confirmed by Jeremy Warren<sup>2</sup>
in his depiction of a St Catharina statue by (the studio of) Jan van
Steffeswert: “while not a work of the highest level, is a competent and
pleasing composition”. Unlike the figurine that exudes pride of a woman wrapped
in luxutious clothe and valuables.</span></b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Clothing
features</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sculptures
by medieval carvers are unique. Clothing was depicted by them according to the
fashion of the time in their living environment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Clothing
is therefore a good means of dating a statue. For example, at the end of the
15th century, the neck becomes more open.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
figurine’s carver clearly seems to be unaware of the “clothing protocol” and
what medieval clothing looked like in the different periods.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
clothing consists of a mixture of different style periods (15th to early 17the
century). Like the open neckline and cloak are 15th century as well as the
waistline. However, the cloak decoration and undershirt are from the 16th
century. The sleeve is from the mid-16th century but the collar is from the
early 17th century. The necklace is also early 17the century. The carver added
his own inventions, such as the decoration on the headgear. The head covering
consists of a combination of a 15the century hood with a Tudor-like decoration
from the late 16th century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">As
an expert wrote to me: “The cloting can be described as medieval clothing as it
is worn at contemporary fairs and the like”<sup>10</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
mixture of cloting styles is also mentioned in the 1979 Brummer auction
catalogue.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
the auction catalogue it is stated at lot 145 that the clothing of the figurine
corresponds to clothing at the end of the 15 century. Due to some special
details that date from a much later period (which is also called) the statuette
was dated as 17th century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because
of the clothing features, people came to the same conclusion as the
undersigned: this is not a late Gothic statuette.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">That
the carver’s knowledge of medieval clothing leaves much to be desired is also
apparent from the following.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
footwear on the lef foot has an open toe, while a trip would be more
appropriate with the festive cloak.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
decorations along the edges of the cloak have sleek square shapes. As a result,
the cloak is more reminiscent of a cloak for man than for women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">All
clothing details indicate that the carver lived much later than in the Middle
Ages due his poor knowledge of medieval clothing. As a result, the statue
cannot be late Gothic statue either.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 434.9pt;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Comparison
with Saint Balbina from Millen (Germany.)</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">An
important role as a source of inspiration for the carver seems to be reserved for
the statue of Saint Balbina from Millen. The image of Balbina from the
catalogue of the Jan van Steffeswer exhibition in 2000<sup>11</sup> put me on
the right track.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">If
we compare the figurine with Balbina, we see the following, among other things.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Balbina’s
eyes are typical of the Middle Ages: high raised eyebrows with a fairly slight
curve from the eyebrow to the eyelid. The eyes of the figurine have a more
natural progression from the eyebrow to the eyelid.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
headgear of the figurine and that of Balbina are almost identical. If one would
apply semi-precious stones on Balbina’s headgear, the head covering of the
figurine will be created. So far I have not found any other statues with
similar headgear.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">On
an superficial look, the decorations on the statuettes headgear appear to ressemble
the jewelled “Tudor”-headdresses of after 1560. Chance? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
figurine’s headgear cannot be linked to a particular period. According to
experts, the headgear is the sculptor’s own invention.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ0DhVneRW0bXqksM1_PeWocF3br2-qRSJK1wFhscXN1Er2ghcXgMIzV4zHjMxzdlt2fp_94eGROi3lD-IzHakTefIIUD_MasiURYdC65Hk8IDLrKCni8_F2pt5_UNlrPJp_OUwRlZgz3WEeihpf_7cGfnj7xAEgBXcjm8_w-rH3cIMCAfo6dRKHC/s829/foto%208%20balbina%20en%20beeld.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dating Late Gothic Statues: A figurine of doubtful origin | Jan van Steffeswert | Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht." border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQ0DhVneRW0bXqksM1_PeWocF3br2-qRSJK1wFhscXN1Er2ghcXgMIzV4zHjMxzdlt2fp_94eGROi3lD-IzHakTefIIUD_MasiURYdC65Hk8IDLrKCni8_F2pt5_UNlrPJp_OUwRlZgz3WEeihpf_7cGfnj7xAEgBXcjm8_w-rH3cIMCAfo6dRKHC/w358-h400/foto%208%20balbina%20en%20beeld.png" width="358" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIayOZ2Tn4uEph8u6jwkLfBwg12Owm96ZwUlN4KPRyXT67A-3oQnZK2vS_uaIVCgOR8WNMfvv-3XMYRVT12kl22F4qwFypeAQrFmkSIWjT_Mop3fc0VnFqny2gihhhDQVOEMqUHG2x4MyGam8R-XF6btts6Msi83yaR-1W2A5NjCLlDv0GIxnOxx4/s6952/foto%207%20h%20Baldina%20Millen%20(D)%20Sch%C3%A4fer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6952" data-original-width="5008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIayOZ2Tn4uEph8u6jwkLfBwg12Owm96ZwUlN4KPRyXT67A-3oQnZK2vS_uaIVCgOR8WNMfvv-3XMYRVT12kl22F4qwFypeAQrFmkSIWjT_Mop3fc0VnFqny2gihhhDQVOEMqUHG2x4MyGam8R-XF6btts6Msi83yaR-1W2A5NjCLlDv0GIxnOxx4/w462-h640/foto%207%20h%20Baldina%20Millen%20(D)%20Sch%C3%A4fer.jpg" width="462" /></a></div></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
hairstyle is very interesting. The curls in the hair on the back of the
figurine are very remarkably similar to Balbina’s curlst at first sight due<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">to
the equal wavelength and the way they are cut. But there are differences. With
the figurine, the waves of the different hair strands are opposite to each
other (in antiphase). With Balbina, the waves on all strands all go in the same
direction (in phase))<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
is almost inevitable that the sculptor drew the hair fall and then gave it his
own version. The loose haircut is not strange in itself because it was most
likely the haircut for civilian woman. A similar hairstyle can also be seen
with other carvers like Tilman Riemenschneider.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another
point of simularity is the shoulder cover. Where with Balbina it is still a
part attached to the collar, with the figurine it was integrated with the
collar of the bodice while retaining the basic shape.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because
of these details, it seems very likely that the woodcarver used Balbina from
Millen as one of his sources of inspiration. This could indicate that the
carver worked or originated in the region. After all, Balbina in Millen was not
worshipped and was only known locally. Nor was Millen a place of pilgrimage.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other
corresponding details</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
hexagonal discs on the headgear on the left and right near the ears are common
decorations in the 15th and 16th centuries. They also appear on a painted side
panel of the passion altarpiece in the St Trudokerk in Opitter (B) from 1540
and on the statue of Mary Magdalene in Maastricht. The bust with a striking
pointed collar and lower bodice can be seen at St. Lucia in Leuven.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
view of the various special cloting details and the decoration of the headgear,
it is inevitable that the carver was also inspired by paintings. By viewing
paintings in museums I assume unless the carver could walk into all the rich in
Europe who had their wives portrayed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
the first public museum in England did not appear until the end of the 17th
century (the first Dutch museum is the Teyler Museum, which followed in 1784,
and in France, the Louvre, which was founded after the French revolution), the
many clothing styles argue for a date after 1800. Here is another clue that the
carver did not live in the late Middle Ages.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I
summarize the findings regarding the clothing as follows. The style
characteristics of the clothing cover several style periods. Some clothing
details are not datable. The carver of the figurine did not adhere to the
cloting tradition of his late Gothic colleagues. He apparently had insufficient
knowlegde about medieval clothing or thought it was not beautiful enough. He
was inspired by medieval statues and paintings from later periods. Then he just
took what he liked from it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
style of some important clothing elements dates from well after 1535/1540,
which is also stated in the auction catalogue.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Boxwood</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">According
to an expert from the Bonnefantenmuseum, the wood of the figurine has not been
identified and it has been assumed that it was boxwood because “this kinds of
small figurines were often made of boxwood”<sup>10</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
statement led me to the following important question, which cannot be answerd
directly: did Jan van Steffeswert know boxwood? <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Boxwood
had to be imported from southern Europe. Jan van Steffeswert mainly used local
wood for his sculptures. This may indicate that Jan van Steffeswert had little
or no contact with the international timber trade. That makes it unlikely that
Jan knew about the existence of boxwood. The use of boxwood for sculptures in
the Middle Ages in the Rhine-Meuse area and in Brabant is unknown to me. The
figurine would therefore be the only medieval boxwood figurine that was
produced in the wider area of Maastricht (Belgium and the Netherlands) around
1500.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">From
the first quarter of the 19th century, boxwood became a popular type of wood
for small figurines and other small luxury carvings.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
resulted in a large supply of, among other things, figurines in medieval and
renaissance style by the trade art. Illegal practices<sup>12</sup> were not
shunned to encourage a potential buyer to buy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This
makes the 19th century a very plausible date for the figurine. Anselm von
Rothschild bought the figurine between 1848 and 1853<sup>13</sup>. The period 1845-1853
could therefore be an acceptable estimate for the dating of the figurine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anselm
von Rothschild must have known that the figurine could be counterfeit medieval
because of the ridiculously low purchase price<sup>13</sup>, which would be now
€ 830. Anselm liked the figurine; dating was apparently less important to him.
Franz Schestag helped obscure the real age of the Costumefigürchen with an
elaborate description of the postament with counterfeit 16th century Limogestyle
plaques.<sup>4<o:p></o:p></sup></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
IAN signature</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
lower edge of the cloak is decorated. At the back of the figurine into the
lower edge of the cloak is carved the inscription IAN. That is worth a closer
look.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">On
the photo I have marked the places where traces of the partly cut-away original
decoration are present near the name inscription. Below that on the left I have
drawn the original signature of Jan van Steffeswert and on the right what the
forged inscription looks like.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
fact that there was originally a decoration on the cloak shows that the carver
of the figurine did not intend to place his signature there.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">After
all, no skilled carver carves a beautiful decoration only to later carelessly
cut it away and replace it with his signaure, knowing that there is plenty of
space for that inscription on the still empty pedestral. Traditionally, the
carving of his signatue is the last work done on the figurine by the
woodcarver. The inscription itself is not a correct representation of Jan van
Steffeswert’s signature.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
signature and the area around it lack the precision of the carving that is
present on the rest of the figurine. Clearly the work of a different and less
skilled person and applied afterwards.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wQPTqx_BO-juLOHKMWgmKU6RS4hxIIG7P1F6Qkx6zqedbGMpswsaMkr32Hdu0r4gA7hCCQLBxQyGc0AEgC_eH0v-Af2rwqdVok2IhF52jB-FOVXSW28K2BrFoCpmdxNYJpWRK6eFe5QYRrvJxEMqmTdFrvshT-Ck5R0-OltIBCrZMPzHa23M6K0Y/s1366/foto%2010%20JvS%20vervalste%20signatuur%20rijk%20geklede%20vrouw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dating Late Gothic Statues: A figurine of doubtful origin | Jan van Steffeswert | Bonnefanten museum in Maastricht." border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1366" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wQPTqx_BO-juLOHKMWgmKU6RS4hxIIG7P1F6Qkx6zqedbGMpswsaMkr32Hdu0r4gA7hCCQLBxQyGc0AEgC_eH0v-Af2rwqdVok2IhF52jB-FOVXSW28K2BrFoCpmdxNYJpWRK6eFe5QYRrvJxEMqmTdFrvshT-Ck5R0-OltIBCrZMPzHa23M6K0Y/w640-h388/foto%2010%20JvS%20vervalste%20signatuur%20rijk%20geklede%20vrouw.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Place
of the inscription IAN</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">With
a just completed figurine, the pedestral is still completely empty, so there is
enough space to carve a signature there as a final act. With his other signed
works Jan shows that he is proud of his work and therefore he puts his
signature in a clearly visible place, usually on the pedestral. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
figurine is in all respects an object to be proud of and nevertheless the
signature is in a barely perceptible place: in a fold in the cloak at the back
of the figurine. The location of the signature does not suit Jan van Steffeswert.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
choise of the place of the signature shows that the forger was less familiar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with Jan van Steffeswert’s habit of placing
his signature in a clearly visible place <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or perhaps he knew but that the other signs (Dürer-monogram,
1510, P and R) on the pedestral forced him to choose a different place for the
signature. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">If
I take all the facts together, my conclusion is that there is a poorly
counterfeit signature IAN by Jan van Steffeswert, which is also applied in a
way that a real carver would not do.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">When
can the IAN-signature be applied</span></b></span></u></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I
am convinced that the figurine was examind very carefully in 1938. There is
nothing about a IAN-inscription on the ZDK-card. In 1979 there is no mention of
it either. That could imply that the forged signature was carved between 1979 and
2020, but that is by no means certain. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
is possible that the signature was there before, but was less visible due to
accumulated dust and other debris. Natural or deliberate pollution? It remains
a guess as to the carving date of the signature.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">After
the exhibitions in Hasselt (1961), Stevensweert (1966 and 1988) and Maastricht
(2000) the name recognition of Jan van Steffeswert has become much greater. Before
that, Jan van Steffeswert was a little-known sculptor of whom people did not
know how large his production could have been. This may have been reasons for the
forger to use Jan’s signature. The signature could then be of a fairly recent
date. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other
inscriptions found on the pedestral</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">On
the pedestral are carved the Dürer-monogram, the year 1510 and the capital letters
P K. These inscription were mentioned in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ausstellingskatalog in 1860, but were already
present at the time of the purchasse by Anselm von Rothschild<sup>13</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2fUWbcNbgsnK2S34yFjF4b-aPSz8YmDMkPw-IW8f5peGmbG5OwxMdWNfalDRezO3eY_mfFLL8rGOM2G7tUqJaagrpQvx-6m8PEMweordb_CK-N0i3vlvSFF1jyhu5ZgENJHFoAfo3dyFyDbl6mGFFh1OXDDVn4RbOWNCSAhjyQLcSdoMK5Xv595H/s1671/foto%2011%20Bonnefante%20DSCN0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1671" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2fUWbcNbgsnK2S34yFjF4b-aPSz8YmDMkPw-IW8f5peGmbG5OwxMdWNfalDRezO3eY_mfFLL8rGOM2G7tUqJaagrpQvx-6m8PEMweordb_CK-N0i3vlvSFF1jyhu5ZgENJHFoAfo3dyFyDbl6mGFFh1OXDDVn4RbOWNCSAhjyQLcSdoMK5Xv595H/w640-h378/foto%2011%20Bonnefante%20DSCN0113.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Albrecht
Dürer (1471-1528) is best known for his woodcuts and engravings, the prints of
which were also published in book form. He signed his work with this monogram. However,
Dürer did not make any statues.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Albrecht
Dürer’s monogram was often imitated to convince people that the (much younger) art
object was made by Dürer and would therefore date from around 1500. The object would
therefore be worth a lot. Finding the Dürer-monogram on the “Richly dressed
lady” is in itself proof that the figurine is of a later date.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Evidence
that the forgery was more common with Dürer’s monogram is a statue of the
Virgin and child, also from Anselm von Rothschild’s collection and now in the
Metropolitan Museum. This boxwood statue also has the Dürer-monogram on the
pedestral<sup>4</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YuW_0L4JUHLgMTkXDNHVuPhM8667reJOR5szJL8C4Q5NhxY2SCiqWp49OktA6WC_MG8rAmbIBf-idJt7CtOY21_bXdy4L-VJwHoq0YG310lnHxdbcQgAmE8HiSOdNGuv_t1gH-BaAL58Idk0uaT5ZYKSWMuoxBaDy7_eWG7eKrjBzbqx9X0yxPwx/s1591/foto%2012%20Bonnefante%20DSCN0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1591" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YuW_0L4JUHLgMTkXDNHVuPhM8667reJOR5szJL8C4Q5NhxY2SCiqWp49OktA6WC_MG8rAmbIBf-idJt7CtOY21_bXdy4L-VJwHoq0YG310lnHxdbcQgAmE8HiSOdNGuv_t1gH-BaAL58Idk0uaT5ZYKSWMuoxBaDy7_eWG7eKrjBzbqx9X0yxPwx/w640-h248/foto%2012%20Bonnefante%20DSCN0088.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
year 1510 was probably cut at the same time as the Dürer-monogram. The 5 does
not correspond to the 5 as Jan van Steffeswert usually cut.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJQFHZN7r2qurFvZ34hkkPNfjyy9pA6meIivQUXOhSAmuhdglUacrHk8q9Zr2ORASkEpEUBB7ZtNu48cj4pnfI0OdhSz7lUMBlCogH0fdnSZGV_o-81k9FCPOpk4ZvZGp4jCZ3LZi1Y7L-TIlPPu1NdfTU29ECZ-7tVw728vw_sfzXsGebW9X9YmC/s903/foto%2013%20inscriptie%20IR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="903" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJQFHZN7r2qurFvZ34hkkPNfjyy9pA6meIivQUXOhSAmuhdglUacrHk8q9Zr2ORASkEpEUBB7ZtNu48cj4pnfI0OdhSz7lUMBlCogH0fdnSZGV_o-81k9FCPOpk4ZvZGp4jCZ3LZi1Y7L-TIlPPu1NdfTU29ECZ-7tVw728vw_sfzXsGebW9X9YmC/w640-h610/foto%2013%20inscriptie%20IR.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
capital letters P and R could be the sculptor’s monogram. Or maybe not.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pierre
Raymond was a well-known 16th-century draughtsman and enamelist from Limoges.
Raymond signed his work with the monogram P R.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Raymond’s monogram <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is known to
have widely imitated, particularly in the 19th century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Is
there a connection between Pierre Raymond’s monogram and the figurine? It may
be that Pierre Raymond’s figurative mark was put on it as being the figurative
mark of the statue carver. But it doesn’t really matter because all that
matters is that there are 2 figurative marks, at least one of which is
counterfeit, on it and that fact is sufficient reason te believe that the
dating “late medieval” is incorrect<span style="color: red;">. </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
is worth noting that Baron Anselm von Rothschild also had in his collection an
enameled bowl signed by Pierre Raymond. He lent the bowl for the Ausstellung of
1860 (Katalog nr 220 on page 48). Franz Schestag described the bowl in his “Katalog”<sup>4</sup>
under Limogen No. 7. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since
limoges enamel was also widely imitated at that time, there is a chance that
this bowl is also counterfeit.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In
1869 the Monatschrift für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe in Vienna published an article
on counterfeit<sup>12</sup>. The author reported that because of the high
demand for original art objects and their high price in Europe, an entire
counterfeiting industry of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>art objects
in late Gothic and Renaissance style had developed. To make the dating appear
credible, monograms and other tricks were also used to give these new objects a
matching older appearance. The author advised to pay close attention when
making any purchase.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></u></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A
possibly similar case</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A
situation that to some extent raises similar questions is the statue of Mary
with Child on the crescent moon of St Mary’s College Oscott in Birmingham. On
the pedestral is the inscription Ian van Steffesweerd, That figurine was purchased
by Augustus Pugin (the founder of Oscott) in Belgium in 1839. Upon my inquiry,
the curator at Oscott reported that they have no other information about the
figurine. According to the curator, Pugin was often looking for examples for
the College’s woodcarving department. It is certain, however, that Pugin also
visited Liège.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
sculpture carved with very fine details is of boxwood. In contrast, the
pedestral with the inscription Ian van Steffesweerd is of walnut. No sculptor
makes a sculpture from different types of wood. Possibly it is a mariage of a
new sculpture and an old pedestral with a signature on it of which it is not
clear whether it is an original or counterfeit signature. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><u><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Conclusions</span></b></span></u></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I
have used the points of interest mentioned in my article <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Dating Late Gothic Statues” to try to
ascertain the truth about the dating of the figurine “Richly dressed lady” and
I made it to the best of my ability. My conclusions include the following. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dating</span></b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
conglomeration of existing and nonexistent clothing styles, some of those
clothing details came in fashion only after the death of Jan van Steffeswert, clearly
shows that the figurine is not a late Gothic figurine. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It
is clear that the sculptor drew much inspiration from statues and viewing
portraits in public museums. Since the first public museum came into existence
in the 17th century, this also confirms that the figurine was carved several
centuries after the Middle Ages.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="NL"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
use of boxwood indicates that the figurine dates from the 19th century. After
all, no other (late Gothic) statues made of boxwood have been found in a very
wide area around Maastricht. This makes the 19th century as dating for the
figurine very plausible. Taking into account the purchase between 1848 and 1853
by Anselm von Rothschild, the period 1845-1853 could be an acceptable estimate
for the dating. Dendrochronological research or a C14 measurement will have to
give a definitive answer about the “exact” age of the figurine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
fact that the figurine is not a late Gothic figurine rules out the possibility
that Jan van Steffeswert could have been its carver.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
execution of the carving shows that an experienced carver was at work. The
style of the figurine does not match the style of Jan van Steffeswert’s
sculptures. The figurine is not by the hand of Jan van Steffeswert.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">With
regard to the signature found, I was able to establish the following.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">With
a just-completed figurine, the pedestral is completely empty and offers enough
space to carve a signature there as Jan van Steffeswert was accustomed to doing.
In the case of this figurine, the inscription IAN is carved in a difficult to
perceive place on the back in a fold of the cloak at the lower edge of the
cloak. Moreover, this required cutting away the original decoration in that
place. A sculptor need never do this. Moreover, the cutting away was done very
carelessly so that, among other things, remnants of the decoration are visible.
The inscription itself is also carved sloppily. Not befitting the careful
finish of the statue. My conclusion is that this is a poorly copied signature
IAN of Jan van Steffeswert. The counterfeit signature IAN was possibly applied
after 1979.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
presence of the Dürer-monogram indicates that even before 1845/1853 an attempt
was made to pass the figurine off as a late Gothic figurine. This implies that
the figurine is of a later date than the Middle Ages.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
woodcarver clearly also seems to have been inspired by the statue of Saint
Balbina from Millen (D) and in particular by the head and shoulder covering and
hairstyle. Balbina was not and is not worshipped and enjoys only local fame. Therefore,
the sculptor may have come from or worked in this region. Perhaps he worked as
a woodcarver in the vicinity of Liège. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">My
final conclusions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are these. This fine
figurine is a mid-19th century figurine of a heavily pregnant young woman
dressed in medieval-looking clothing. The figurine is the work of an unknown
carver who most likely worked in the Liège area. The figurine was at some point
provided with a counterfeit signature of Jan van Steffeswert.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">My
thanks go to everyone who inspired me in any way in the research..<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Literature<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. P. te Poel: Een voltreffer in Maastricht,
Bulletin van Vereniging Rembrandt, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. Jeremy Warren, Sculpture in the Waddesdon
Bequest; in: Pippa Shirley en Dora Thornton, A Rothschild Renaissance: <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A New 8 Look at the Waddeston Bequest in
the British Museum, Research Publication 212, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. Wiener Alterthums-Vereine:
Ausstellungskatalog für die Ausstellung von Kunstgegenständen, 1860<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4. Franz Schestag: Katalog der Kunstsammlung
von Freiherr Anselm von Rothschild in Wien, vol 1, 1866 <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5. ZentralDepotKarteien Wenen; Registration card
number A.R.2458, AR-XIII-85-059 en AR-XIII-85-070<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6. Auction catalogue “the Ernest Brummer
Collection”, 1979 Zürich, publisher Gallerij Koller, Zurich<span style="color: #0f1111;">, 1979<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7. Website Blumka Art Gallery, New York;
www.blumkagallery.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8. E. Rosenberg en B. Haan, Was de “Rijk
geklede dame” gestolen door de Nazi’s? in het NRC van 01-10-2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9. W.J. van Dort, Dating late Gothic statues;
in Blog ornamental woodcarver Patrick Damiaens, january 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">10. Correspondence with experts
from various museums and other experts<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">11. Exhibition cataloque “Op de
drempel van een nieuwe tijd”, publisher Bonnefantenmuseum 2000<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">12. Über Fälschung alter Kunstgegenstände, in Mitteilungen des
k.k. Museum für Kunst und Industrie no 50, 15 nov 1869, 17-24<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">13. Bric-a-Brac, A Rothschilds memoir of collecting; in: Michael
Hall, Apollo Magazin jul & aug 2007<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL" style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">14. Westgarth M.W. A biographical dictionary 19th c antique and
curiosity dealers, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photo credits<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Portrait
Agnes von Hayn 1543 by Lucas Cranach jr,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>photo Staatsgalerie Stuttgart<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Richly dressed lady on a postament
1938, Photo ZDK<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="NL">Hlg. Balbina, photo
Dr. U. Schäfer</span><span lang="NL"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Heavely pregnant woman, photo
orthopaedicsurgeon<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Inset markings, Willem van Dort<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">All other photo’s are from the Bonnefantenmuseum,
Maastricht<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><o:p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Willem
van Dort<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">18-3-2023, Echt</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span lang="NL"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkgmEbF_eleIgigmzu_PMD06NqIYtZrwa29GtH_KDeOgTGRsK07yuoRIfDX-g8pEfu2DMPELIqeUZwiZhctUN9pGVim6aYJ7LOj3qoYgZCs3GKAj2zotlwh8OqkWYHBVygGwf1qEqSz36YIRsfm_dLvd6ZTgq6Uz_hFg9qtLpi9FapVaZawYNKION/w400-h214/ornamental%20wood%20carver.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info">https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</a></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFK6wqeh4cBvhGi7lhs2YM6HkbNdFMOZ7CDJI3ThvRlBWe9R2TTgC0dad7vDNWAS9c0wEeK1wx3VMT8A64wR9pv4ey7LZS3qPsdJU_Cy7TazZR9KKwMrme19AxBnh6E8n8_TbLEN_3_oF9vES8b-_2Bgktk3S_d2tuwxvt69iefcj5e1ZcY5PNQdY/s350/patrick%20Damiaens%20facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="350" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFK6wqeh4cBvhGi7lhs2YM6HkbNdFMOZ7CDJI3ThvRlBWe9R2TTgC0dad7vDNWAS9c0wEeK1wx3VMT8A64wR9pv4ey7LZS3qPsdJU_Cy7TazZR9KKwMrme19AxBnh6E8n8_TbLEN_3_oF9vES8b-_2Bgktk3S_d2tuwxvt69iefcj5e1ZcY5PNQdY/s320/patrick%20Damiaens%20facebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-80353352046770238972021-10-08T18:39:00.002+02:002023-03-20T21:36:56.975+01:00Armorial carving in wood | Have your family coat of arms carved in wood<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCsCWMiDuaMKlu81_15CRk0xjqTlscMl9-5Uqf5pUZ4cHNxC6NRyUS0E-aJkyS7l03ZSMVcn2jkNPMjsLmCe0SMMrQ5gfE4YAD4UaR_9M-oIr7-mXcnu1G0tt2jMfaRlhw015cpD8420/s1159/ok6+-+kopie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Armorial carving in wood | Have your family coat of arms carved in wood" border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCsCWMiDuaMKlu81_15CRk0xjqTlscMl9-5Uqf5pUZ4cHNxC6NRyUS0E-aJkyS7l03ZSMVcn2jkNPMjsLmCe0SMMrQ5gfE4YAD4UaR_9M-oIr7-mXcnu1G0tt2jMfaRlhw015cpD8420/w424-h640/ok6+-+kopie+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" title="Armorial carving in wood | Have your family coat of arms carved in wood | McClintock coat of arms" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">McClintock coat of arms carved in wood</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To create a
wooden family coat of arms or crest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Family
coats of arms carved in wood<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Heraldic
Family Arms, shields or crest carved in wood is one of my specialties. It is
always a personal challenge to be able to carve a family coat of arms or shield
in wood. Heraldry is a very interesting subject and I am always looking forward
to start carving a new heraldic assignment.</span></b></div></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">You get to
know interesting people who captivate you with 'their' fascinating family story
or history. And for me personally it is always nice to hear that they
appreciate my craftsmanship and quality enormously.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Every heraldic
arms is different. Usually it starts with an example as a source of inspiration
provided by the client in the form of a drawing, old sketch or even a seal
ring. Our clientele consists of private individuals or nobility, but it
sometimes happens that the order comes from an authority, association or
company.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A carved
municipal and city coat of arms or shield in wood, a commemorative panel for an
association or a wooden logo of a company belongs to the possibilities. We try
to solve small and sometimes larger problems together with the client to
achieve a special result.</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Out of
respect for the wishes of our national and international clients, we cannot
show you all the family coats of arms in wood made by our heraldic woodcarving
workshop.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5r5egpJ2q2F9jFUXS4EcT1f0NwiHv-rc97U4qrk-3rEhD5FdwnyYMMSNhAXUAo0IBHo2cYfZWWbABRvbwzsutwDli0PA8CAvGhzwPEZvKrycggsd_3Axn-8BtqsOJb8c7zFNfZh4Sxp2SVOPRUbje-iAp0T1TafA-_j5UZc2O0iWtn-BJWOPqAc4F=s936" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Armorial carving in wood | Have your family coat of arms carved in wood" border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5r5egpJ2q2F9jFUXS4EcT1f0NwiHv-rc97U4qrk-3rEhD5FdwnyYMMSNhAXUAo0IBHo2cYfZWWbABRvbwzsutwDli0PA8CAvGhzwPEZvKrycggsd_3Axn-8BtqsOJb8c7zFNfZh4Sxp2SVOPRUbje-iAp0T1TafA-_j5UZc2O0iWtn-BJWOPqAc4F=w478-h640" title="Armorial carving in wood | Have your family coat of arms carved in wood" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Vanhanen family coat of arms, Finland</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info">https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</a></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-65803318996203613742021-04-05T20:24:00.002+02:002021-04-05T20:37:29.543+02:00The CARTOUCHE in wood and stone | The ORNAMENT CARTOUCHE | Wooden cartouche<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLKJoAh8jQYTXdS6Q6wiIDl2Fqa_l2X8nV4FWibkXyko3vKylF2XbQlpyJV81KoUCm1_7yf1GeA0P7zKAX7kKWD_0aeGol7N-BqQ388mtbL-ndpvxsp3xjJEX4rIAmxzn23uMsxC92q0/s2048/cartouche+ornament.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLKJoAh8jQYTXdS6Q6wiIDl2Fqa_l2X8nV4FWibkXyko3vKylF2XbQlpyJV81KoUCm1_7yf1GeA0P7zKAX7kKWD_0aeGol7N-BqQ388mtbL-ndpvxsp3xjJEX4rIAmxzn23uMsxC92q0/w640-h434/cartouche+ornament.JPG" title="The cartouche" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Cartouche</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><i>From my Dutch woodcarving blog:</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The
CARTOUCHE in wood and stone </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The ORNAMENT CARTOUCHE</span></b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info">https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The
CARTOUCHE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>A cartouche
is an elaborate, protruding spherical, often scrolled and incised shape that
became an integral ornamental element from the 16th century onwards. It has
been suggested that the cartouche evolved from the flattened oval shape used to
accentuate the names of kings in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">One of the
most prized decorations in all style periods is the cartouche. Both in wood and
in stone. The cartouche is based on a more or less oval, spherical surface
surrounded by ornate design and moldings.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijX_yjpnWLF5Vm6e8JsScJC8adF44uQt0NVQWgQzF1O99c-VdMeIchd9Agoo1t0vREb-g0CDUeHb7zycmuKeYm5gXJRKJ5aF9NBVNbMmqoOV4ssaAbHqsJP7lgSuuXB-GAE7NnyHiBQI/s560/cartouche+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="560" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijX_yjpnWLF5Vm6e8JsScJC8adF44uQt0NVQWgQzF1O99c-VdMeIchd9Agoo1t0vREb-g0CDUeHb7zycmuKeYm5gXJRKJ5aF9NBVNbMmqoOV4ssaAbHqsJP7lgSuuXB-GAE7NnyHiBQI/w400-h334/cartouche+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The central
part contains information such as text, a year, a name or even a family crest,
a message that the owner of the cartouche wants to give us. Although the frame
is intended to emphasise the message, over time it developed into a true
decorative element.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Since the
Renaissance, craftsmen have used the cartouche in almost all forms of art. The
cartouche is a highly decorative ornament, which has always reflected changing
fashions and tastes. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Each style
period has its own typical design; a Louis XIV-style cartouche will look
symmetrical and a Louis XV cartouche rather asymmetrical and lavishly decorated
with the rocaille motif.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD-tC_VUrhKWqsFxdQQGo0iDpRIwHAwey5EIlZ5WxzymgvJPkNQxm66lwfU1N0Q07cpN-pHMzt_dW97wzwvkbINnGMrQaMVWRFQl9pepPqAL3kEMKXuK81dAGUzguGLsyURLFhGSylYs/s673/cartouche+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD-tC_VUrhKWqsFxdQQGo0iDpRIwHAwey5EIlZ5WxzymgvJPkNQxm66lwfU1N0Q07cpN-pHMzt_dW97wzwvkbINnGMrQaMVWRFQl9pepPqAL3kEMKXuK81dAGUzguGLsyURLFhGSylYs/w356-h400/cartouche+5.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz5L_6ck2KgsDbA7sgHBnFHMa5dYF0HwBpmYz5R5OI2TjGHv7Jdwg7gHqlaAURM7_lPbudKCXLt4JSKP8an-k5RqIBr3KoOwIwnt9_T2K-aRDr57d0MHe_PWfWFvPbPRcb87v4cVWwJE/s737/cartouche+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz5L_6ck2KgsDbA7sgHBnFHMa5dYF0HwBpmYz5R5OI2TjGHv7Jdwg7gHqlaAURM7_lPbudKCXLt4JSKP8an-k5RqIBr3KoOwIwnt9_T2K-aRDr57d0MHe_PWfWFvPbPRcb87v4cVWwJE/w326-h400/cartouche+4.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The
decoration or ornaments around a cartouche can be filled in according to the
designer-performer's own taste and style period. Common ornaments are acanthus
leaves, flowers, foliage such as palm branches, masks and faces, but always
according to the prescriptions of the style period at that time.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Sometimes
cherubs are present on the side(s) of the convex central part or lions on both
sides of the cartouche depicting a family crest or a cartouche in combination
with an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Or in combination with a Horn of
Plenty, a cartouche with the message," the inhabitants of this house are
doing well" or "we are doing well".... As I said, the
possibilities are endless.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are some
examples of the ornament cartouche that I have photographed over the years in </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>France</i>: Lille, Paris, Fontainebleau Castle and Chantilly Castle. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Germany</i>: Brühl Castle, Freiburg im Breisgau and Villa
Hügel.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyzurOhBs2LkJEFthKQ_pIvJxDmxWDtETa5e9zl1Gt3xjbxt7CgWRL8vnAZb44c8TH0-haNauXe-8RvnX6sT1he9-bBOHFmOQVHPMAoSE-fv1s7hYZ5OOe8iAn5kzK_RsmkkHoXosyaQ/s2048/3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyzurOhBs2LkJEFthKQ_pIvJxDmxWDtETa5e9zl1Gt3xjbxt7CgWRL8vnAZb44c8TH0-haNauXe-8RvnX6sT1he9-bBOHFmOQVHPMAoSE-fv1s7hYZ5OOe8iAn5kzK_RsmkkHoXosyaQ/w400-h301/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBmRIoUiehtYnEYc4c04SmQ2v69aKUbKFkP-YB9jGtLwOWeqDIWsxnud6ID3Lq5IxQVvxfZPiNA0c-cxqWhsIAaezPhRSwiAGmZwx_LTbM4ZdroNodpn2HhAGsvSEyUas6fBoksaIjTw/s2048/Dastra-H%25C3%25B6gel+Nov10+168.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2048" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBmRIoUiehtYnEYc4c04SmQ2v69aKUbKFkP-YB9jGtLwOWeqDIWsxnud6ID3Lq5IxQVvxfZPiNA0c-cxqWhsIAaezPhRSwiAGmZwx_LTbM4ZdroNodpn2HhAGsvSEyUas6fBoksaIjTw/w640-h420/Dastra-H%25C3%25B6gel+Nov10+168.jpg" title="Villa Hügel, germany" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Villa Hügel, Germany</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YiyDl479narFaRTuC1diPcxNk1AN661oDFYocL95op4ZKf7S93rsYrCiWTLpOItIurp_j5AXe_qCzXQ2AfEHGeRjxC0Mx-q0pHCfJdNgcvTG_RDA6AdzuDfVGexXbq5BRbDENStxOm8/s2048/DSC04553.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YiyDl479narFaRTuC1diPcxNk1AN661oDFYocL95op4ZKf7S93rsYrCiWTLpOItIurp_j5AXe_qCzXQ2AfEHGeRjxC0Mx-q0pHCfJdNgcvTG_RDA6AdzuDfVGexXbq5BRbDENStxOm8/w462-h640/DSC04553.JPG" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lille, France</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUId38Microb6PkE4aFulSe8kxk5hpE5TV6IvbcLc9_ix_Mb_VBSZU69ncyrZJHRuOi4L6hbxhRLUUF496kbT-2txA_v-mIJv4GmLIhvxC9MSYar3dmnoROg2jmT8zdUsrR6m4675VgE/s2048/DSC_0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUId38Microb6PkE4aFulSe8kxk5hpE5TV6IvbcLc9_ix_Mb_VBSZU69ncyrZJHRuOi4L6hbxhRLUUF496kbT-2txA_v-mIJv4GmLIhvxC9MSYar3dmnoROg2jmT8zdUsrR6m4675VgE/w396-h640/DSC_0006.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9mFk8eOE_XEETU7Fz_at0RmzBHAud3sZFGaEAr79PIpjhX5w5fbXmr1MxRQdBB41cp4aAaDllVqyfdL1z-Rwo87lXMlwYMd2EYw9JO8F5c22eMjz9LFGBVxynuQyz1AdRwgSCq33624/s2048/DSC_0079.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9mFk8eOE_XEETU7Fz_at0RmzBHAud3sZFGaEAr79PIpjhX5w5fbXmr1MxRQdBB41cp4aAaDllVqyfdL1z-Rwo87lXMlwYMd2EYw9JO8F5c22eMjz9LFGBVxynuQyz1AdRwgSCq33624/w400-h268/DSC_0079.JPG" title="Paris" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Paris</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvrOS0Z5k99y9i-fXpZl8gt_pHxicPKKNQmAU4xujMEEe1UEQRnXBnhWaIPO6BH1Q3MH2_a6JOv3who1nyC3uHtLMmbOUmMEkK1OVWeSrIKFxlwqvwRxbFGw_EIu1JJHCKdb5inUsNno/s2048/DSC_0161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvrOS0Z5k99y9i-fXpZl8gt_pHxicPKKNQmAU4xujMEEe1UEQRnXBnhWaIPO6BH1Q3MH2_a6JOv3who1nyC3uHtLMmbOUmMEkK1OVWeSrIKFxlwqvwRxbFGw_EIu1JJHCKdb5inUsNno/w364-h640/DSC_0161.JPG" width="364" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs8tCf8p_HOii2NZWtxtQDS04SSwDqSAQBwOVI-ynrHspQjBWdgHPuXLV64UjSaSnV7g2OGk3WPybdfVlhjvg7_5SYAARaWHBfcNlqApFTvoer6NE-Gmi7RlebDdYFArAl32VW-hYiHg/s2048/DSC_0605.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs8tCf8p_HOii2NZWtxtQDS04SSwDqSAQBwOVI-ynrHspQjBWdgHPuXLV64UjSaSnV7g2OGk3WPybdfVlhjvg7_5SYAARaWHBfcNlqApFTvoer6NE-Gmi7RlebDdYFArAl32VW-hYiHg/w428-h640/DSC_0605.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">CARTOUCHE in wood and stone | The ORNAMENT CARTOUCHE<br />Lille, France</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcIJap-1BmE6hViglUpszCc3hWumz-3_cYziiAgn0s7dy4fH3JargxjcScR1-7l1_d4-f-OgTWEjCvz09AxK3YejwPohLHjQNas-WIIv8IJcT96sGlfILG9OIfNe3avLV0L4g6LSJRD0/s2048/DSC_0630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcIJap-1BmE6hViglUpszCc3hWumz-3_cYziiAgn0s7dy4fH3JargxjcScR1-7l1_d4-f-OgTWEjCvz09AxK3YejwPohLHjQNas-WIIv8IJcT96sGlfILG9OIfNe3avLV0L4g6LSJRD0/w640-h418/DSC_0630.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimurj3EemCTCt3YWvI4vMK7E0-XRlPB_KWZU3KEJlRKmBQX1jFyPaLoUlK39G72Eevjb6h_jV_VukIvSoDB2zmnuN7h-jcThFeJFbK23Q9QiHHlV93S2AoDpxMYVvzdZC7Wi2Ge3eHMfE/s2048/DSC_0634.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. A wooden cartouche is always made by a woodcarver." border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimurj3EemCTCt3YWvI4vMK7E0-XRlPB_KWZU3KEJlRKmBQX1jFyPaLoUlK39G72Eevjb6h_jV_VukIvSoDB2zmnuN7h-jcThFeJFbK23Q9QiHHlV93S2AoDpxMYVvzdZC7Wi2Ge3eHMfE/w640-h336/DSC_0634.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7HCbT3UZMdiIXNxhN4-VXR-Md774DjPN1y0rZ-Koo5bNR3k-XeNIsPIEcXEsRajg77RJAdDsUi-BUxtbN4-KQIsgqyKfgN4MT7P-v6-VnIj6O8FpLtrfOFAtcSkLd2M6le9aMezPQ5Y/s2048/DSC_0657.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Cartouche The ornament Cartouche, Baroque style ornaments, Cartouche, Wooden cartouche carved by Ornamental woodcarver for a decoration in wood or paneling. 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ornaments </span>for frames
and mirrors</span></b></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.patrickdamiaens.info">https://www.patrickdamiaens.info</a></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>In this blogentry you will find a number of customized commissions for wood carving and wooden ornaments on
decorative objects such as sculpted mirrors, carved frames, small ovale or
round carved frames. In today's modern interior, purely decorative woodcarving
can be a pleasant eye-catcher or have a slightly more discreet function.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Carved
mirror frames and picture frames are often also gilded. If necessary, our
carving studio can play a mediating role in gilding, ranging from specifying
the gilding and other decorative work to referring to a competent gilding
workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Should you
see a mirror, a frame or a decorative object in this folder that appeals to
you, please feel free to contact us without obligation.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVqA_Cp6dkQoiQzbYsxSMLj-QiyHNnZXOff8EaENEkC4YDaSCIBmJ9nJ1DkLbWCgXxRKlvQdlR7EgHT9istGZHuEBTIa4om1df15EZy7gCaMEGe3PRu0LvSEmst0jWfvrLwI2dvWUQPk/s740/DAMIAENS+008+%2528Custom%2529+-+kopie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Custom wood carvings and wooden ornaments for frames and mirrors | Unique handmade mirrors from our sculpture workshop." border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="453" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVqA_Cp6dkQoiQzbYsxSMLj-QiyHNnZXOff8EaENEkC4YDaSCIBmJ9nJ1DkLbWCgXxRKlvQdlR7EgHT9istGZHuEBTIa4om1df15EZy7gCaMEGe3PRu0LvSEmst0jWfvrLwI2dvWUQPk/w392-h640/DAMIAENS+008+%2528Custom%2529+-+kopie.jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rococo custom carved mirror frame</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVkR3SN-egdm_UIe3b22swcUyFKlgpBCCCH1eHUkmvRGIHpahQth0lQv32MPewnMUwya13bGNnayDAdFzlmIzfNN3Z0ryeM8BQ2cOx8HwNSg1q8nLNj19oW69P2LHcFTcRm7xdY-h84w/s712/DAMIAENS+021+%2528Custom%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Custom wood carvings and wooden ornaments for frames and mirrors | Unique handmade mirrors from our sculpture workshop" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="712" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVkR3SN-egdm_UIe3b22swcUyFKlgpBCCCH1eHUkmvRGIHpahQth0lQv32MPewnMUwya13bGNnayDAdFzlmIzfNN3Z0ryeM8BQ2cOx8HwNSg1q8nLNj19oW69P2LHcFTcRm7xdY-h84w/w640-h540/DAMIAENS+021+%2528Custom%2529.jpg" title="Rococo frame pediment carved in wood" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTFNq2wnSsV5hGMY3wlVbv_CsvJ8GOTS3Mhw-8dDV7wRfq7KPEfu8Xrhb_4rty0XDNkL4lVbmRlH-mf1yHY5SpcEXQSDuF6HwsivpE257KLya6IwYdk-IvVkX6zWjcsTva7qnW6Vt_bQ/s1264/utrecht+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Custom wood carvings and wooden ornaments for frames and mirrors | Unique handmade mirrors from our sculpture workshop" border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1264" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTFNq2wnSsV5hGMY3wlVbv_CsvJ8GOTS3Mhw-8dDV7wRfq7KPEfu8Xrhb_4rty0XDNkL4lVbmRlH-mf1yHY5SpcEXQSDuF6HwsivpE257KLya6IwYdk-IvVkX6zWjcsTva7qnW6Vt_bQ/w640-h424/utrecht+2.jpg" title="Rococo frame carved in wood and gilded" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisd1EsLw5OncT5SbTp8lOgj8a17yDS035sWL2mmXVIHsqd_wnVVVEP3uLgDcV0eGy9sm6phIoAg2BsXo7x-TPP2Sn07CH7urs0b_xhx8xaebovHA0P4w8YujXuM2uAt68v1EOoL9RpG4/s1264/utrecht.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Custom wood carvings and wooden ornaments for frames and mirrors | Unique handmade mirrors from our sculpture workshop" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1264" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisd1EsLw5OncT5SbTp8lOgj8a17yDS035sWL2mmXVIHsqd_wnVVVEP3uLgDcV0eGy9sm6phIoAg2BsXo7x-TPP2Sn07CH7urs0b_xhx8xaebovHA0P4w8YujXuM2uAt68v1EOoL9RpG4/w640-h428/utrecht.jpg" title="Custom made Rococo mirror frame carved in wood | Gilded rococo frame" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(Germany)</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Rococo castle interior</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This blog entry about Castle Benrath is a translation made possible by </span><a href="https://www.deepl.com/">www.deepl.com</a> . </i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>The original text you can find on my Dutch Woodcarving Blog, Ornamentsnijder Blog.</i></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>If you
drive in the direction of Wuppertal (Bergisches Land), the city of Benrath,
which used to be a small hamlet but has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929,
is located right bank of the river Rhine.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>To the
northwest at the end of the main street in Benrath lies the hunting and
pleasure castle "Maison de Plaisance" in Rococo style with a vast
park of the former Elector of the Palatinate Charles Theodore of Bavaria (1724
-1799). Karel Theodoor initially resided in Mannheim, capital of the
Palatinate.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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1755 and 1771 he had a new summer residence built in the Rococo style in
Benrath under the direction of the court architect Nicolas de Pigage.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Charles Theodoor became Elector of Bavaria in 1777, he moved his main residence
to Munich. In the summer he resided in Schwetzingen Castle, built by his uncle
Charles Philip. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Thedodoor and his wife Elisabeth Auguste made hardly any use of this castle. At
the inauguration there was an evening party and Karel Theodoor visited the
castle once on a day trip.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Elector:</span>
<i>The elector was one of the seven, later one of the nine, most prominent princes
of the Holy Roman Empire, and only they were allowed to choose a new emperor.</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">The domain
stretches as far as the banks of the Rhine. The outbuildings of the castle are
home to several museums. The castle is almost a smaller version of Schwetzingen
castle.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
Schlosscafé is located in one of the gatehouses. Before we started the tour we
couldn't resist to have something to eat here. A good price quality with
friendly service.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Schloss Benrath is a particularly charming castle that survived the turbulent after years of World War II almost unharmed. In the spring of 2019 I visited the castle with a number of students. </span></b></div>
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The castle can only be visited with a guide. Every hour a small group of people leave for a guided tour of one of the wings of the castle; a visit that takes about an hour.</span></b></div>
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The entrance fee was not too high as in many German castles, castles and palaces, and amounted to p.p. 10 Euro. ( 12,5 US Dollar) </span></b></div>
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Also here are the oversized felt slippers available. These slippers are required to wear over your own footwear to protect the original floors from possible damage. Photographing is allowed but without flash. Here we have also gratefully taken advantage of the opportunity.</span></b></div>
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Below is a short report by Schloss Benrath.</span></b></div>
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The route to the castle is clearly indicated and parking is in the park and free of charge.</span></b></div>
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Castle Benrath</span></b></div>
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The Corps de Logis is the main building of the castle which consists of five separate buildings.</span></b></div>
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The main building served as a royal residence and has four floors with a total of eighty rooms.</span></b></div>
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The two wings to the right and left of the main building (Corps de Logis) are symmetrically located on the pond and were used as service buildings. They are connected to the main building by underground corridors. In this way, the work of the service staff was hidden from view and the meals could also be brought dry to the main building. In the two side wings there are now two museums, the museum of physics and the museum of garden art. The two gatehouses on both sides guard the entrances to the domain.</span></b></div>
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Vestibule</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The
vestibule, the festive entrance, connects the inner space with the outside
through the artful plasterwork. The rooms above the doors represent the four
seasons and the elements earth, water, air and fire have been installed on the
large wall surfaces.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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of nature constantly appears in the interior and exterior decoration of the
castle. The idea of 'the castle as a summer residence in the countryside' is
touched upon time and again. The vestibule not only served as a reception area,
but also as a dining room. The original tables in this room make this clear to
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The dome room is the banquet hall of the castle. Here people celebrated and danced. At the very top, even higher than the second dome, in the turret, also called the lantern, was the orchestral space. The dome depicts a painted scene, the goddess Diana returning from her nocturnal hunt. The fact that hunting is the main theme of the castle can also be seen in the decoration on the ground floor with the numerous animals killed, hunting dogs, hunting towers, safety nets,... Three windows show us the surrounding nature. The two official entrances to the Electors' Apartments can be accessed from the domed hall. Above these (private) doors are the initials of the prince electors "CT" and "FA" who "point the way" to their personal apartments.</span></b></div>
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The Electress garden room is the first private living space. We can see that the cool marble floor has just turned into a warm parquet floor. The beautifully elaborated parquet pattern, the location of the doors, the windows and the mirror were conceived with attention to symmetrical and geometric principles that played an important role in the 18th century.</span></b></div>
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Optical deception and illusions were also part of this. The two opposite mirrors create the impression of infinite spaces.</span></b></div>
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of the Electress is the first room in this tour which is covered with silk
wallpaper, a special form of comfort. The bed stood in a niche that could be
closed with hinged doors. Drawings and travel reports give us proof that the
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and right of the niche there are hidden doors in the wallpaper. Behind it are
small rooms that were used as a dressing room and make-up room, reading room
and craft room. From there one could reach the Electoral Bathroom on one side
and the toilet on the other side, a little bit dart was very modern in the 18th
century.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5xRTqsH4_FtNYKqY5jtXB5PrEqu9W3ACB1FJ85FLC3b7IhXeAsoN6kl5g0IegN6ufi7heiyL_qgiFpCc0YVwOI2plUqqKUiczNILAptRG3Z9YChKBCyv4pE_0GWlkrMsTupSNAoTlbY/s2048/DSC_0572.JPG"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5xRTqsH4_FtNYKqY5jtXB5PrEqu9W3ACB1FJ85FLC3b7IhXeAsoN6kl5g0IegN6ufi7heiyL_qgiFpCc0YVwOI2plUqqKUiczNILAptRG3Z9YChKBCyv4pE_0GWlkrMsTupSNAoTlbY/w428-h640/DSC_0572.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iYr1gd9-1ncdXi8D-RpnnYlVU33HbgIkoBtCaBMO8YXVMgjUDOp9CdWYKNb4Jes8oaZZU02Knlf3Mpr13kYdI2krCA_dFB8G4uT4sOg9vIEnO_jTcQYOHD-nXPswSIeVr135v2xQWOQ/s2048/DSC_0574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iYr1gd9-1ncdXi8D-RpnnYlVU33HbgIkoBtCaBMO8YXVMgjUDOp9CdWYKNb4Jes8oaZZU02Knlf3Mpr13kYdI2krCA_dFB8G4uT4sOg9vIEnO_jTcQYOHD-nXPswSIeVr135v2xQWOQ/w418-h640/DSC_0574.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw64ertJXCuo1UI6ikMBDnkSFuhFD64RV2ihT7xpONp6GTCTjoHcuQQcOp7TWmAuUU5DL7ThNqVlG7ozwSLa_WGGMFwdazb0vXHWqQ0I8b2KS3wDVADGUTw459bNr5jgcpLeAGZOciQJI/s2048/DSC_0575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw64ertJXCuo1UI6ikMBDnkSFuhFD64RV2ihT7xpONp6GTCTjoHcuQQcOp7TWmAuUU5DL7ThNqVlG7ozwSLa_WGGMFwdazb0vXHWqQ0I8b2KS3wDVADGUTw459bNr5jgcpLeAGZOciQJI/w428-h640/DSC_0575.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VWFhMxXhyAzb9r40DxRxos0yeErP8Nqa1rr6e9nnn0VR_ll9BNXfkrm0j_IvVq6rE0I2lAaJ327AR85X163Co6uFheU4PASUo4yXttqnLzPGl53s0HTGO3DG8R4ahRP0WSrTbWgc_6E/s2048/DSC_0581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VWFhMxXhyAzb9r40DxRxos0yeErP8Nqa1rr6e9nnn0VR_ll9BNXfkrm0j_IvVq6rE0I2lAaJ327AR85X163Co6uFheU4PASUo4yXttqnLzPGl53s0HTGO3DG8R4ahRP0WSrTbWgc_6E/w428-h640/DSC_0581.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gcrJ4IUpDlZIwmAaMTltLILVZsF-VGCI-WG3-2t_icFlapo_Dw5kM9xQkeWGzJMrZnatUgHzH4awzKtgQN4cDdvWOPAioKPXzyo-cmt-selQFY6OsfWqwYJhIQE0JsAsJxuGtmZlqAQ/s2048/DSC_0586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gcrJ4IUpDlZIwmAaMTltLILVZsF-VGCI-WG3-2t_icFlapo_Dw5kM9xQkeWGzJMrZnatUgHzH4awzKtgQN4cDdvWOPAioKPXzyo-cmt-selQFY6OsfWqwYJhIQE0JsAsJxuGtmZlqAQ/w428-h640/DSC_0586.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="428" /></a></div><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US">The Cabinet
is the last room in the Electress living space. It was used for writing, a
door hidden in the wallpaper gave access to the Order Room or service room of
the Electress, the living room for the chambermaid. Here she could, among other
things, adjust her clothes and spend the night. The next room was probably used
as a cloakroom, if we look at the many wall cabinets. In this room there is a
portrait of the French architect Nicolas de Pigage. Schloss Benrath is
considered to be his architectural masterpiece.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>On the
upper floor there are four luxuriously furnished living rooms for senior
guests. Each apartment had, according to French tradition, three rooms, an
antechamber, a bedroom and a cabinet. The apartments were each occupied by one
person. The servants stayed in adjoining rooms. There is also a cap on this
floor, which was only allowed to be entered by the Electors and their guests.
From a gallery, the house staff could follow the church service strictly
separated from the nobility.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j94D28v6TUcSZhbDDTAK1ROM816wlfNvDd86b99aoQADjnWnyGNuAgXKx1e-XZkEuzvIbfhSvx0t_t1eBHwh33AHeVWQucXq2irNxgrpDjn4d-uI5As0L7h3Jt79x9Hf_JF5F0yA-Oc/s2048/DSC_0679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j94D28v6TUcSZhbDDTAK1ROM816wlfNvDd86b99aoQADjnWnyGNuAgXKx1e-XZkEuzvIbfhSvx0t_t1eBHwh33AHeVWQucXq2irNxgrpDjn4d-uI5As0L7h3Jt79x9Hf_JF5F0yA-Oc/w640-h428/DSC_0679.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vao99ahrtd7_MFIywXw4T6kXuSd6M_usmkyULQuJWL-_SXp6UuFaZC8yPVpSaO_2bQ8EYQRmSL1_t7Qs6Kc43o7YqlEpVlul7KoKP-Prlpoi8NW4Odz9Rw8qTQRPR8ADE438sAlIv-I/s2048/DSC_0686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vao99ahrtd7_MFIywXw4T6kXuSd6M_usmkyULQuJWL-_SXp6UuFaZC8yPVpSaO_2bQ8EYQRmSL1_t7Qs6Kc43o7YqlEpVlul7KoKP-Prlpoi8NW4Odz9Rw8qTQRPR8ADE438sAlIv-I/w428-h640/DSC_0686.JPG" title="SCHLOSS BENRATH | Castle in Düsseldorf | Rococo castle interior | Rococo-style ornaments | Corps de Logis" width="428" /></a></div><br /></span></div>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are some more impressions of our visit </span></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">at Schloss Benrath near Düsseldorf</span></b></div></b></h2>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carving a heraldic Commission</span><br />
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The process is very simple. Please send our woodcarving studio a picture or heraldic design of what you'd like made. Also tell me what size you'd like
your heraldic sculpture to be, and maybe you have some special requirements you may have. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I
will send you a quotation free of charge. If you find it acceptable, we make clear agreements on advances and deadlines. When the heraldic sculpture of your coat of arms - crest is complete I will mail your item, packaged securely and insured by DHL. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Personal
checks ( expensive), a normal banktransfer and XOOM ( a Paypal service).... are all
acceptable forms of payments. And for every payment you recieve an invoice. If I am working on your heraldic commission, I will always send you photos of the carving stages, so that you will always know how the custom sculpture is progressing. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">You are also always welcome in my studio for a visit, coffee is always available.<br /><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW8EsZdCaxTfxhYqE6QyzKfkrMSs1XALuEMk9dmjQQChMr7fWKEx9ad3gQbU6cjvcmLKQYNGgS_90S62ymggrFBMX7g7v52qQjXjnUtHhEwbwem13CEWrDz2ZEe1fau_xfK5miPsqpoI/s2048/DSC_0820+-+kopie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Custom Family Crest Sign | Coat of arms Carved Signs | Heraldic woodcarver | Custom Coat of Arms and Family Crest" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW8EsZdCaxTfxhYqE6QyzKfkrMSs1XALuEMk9dmjQQChMr7fWKEx9ad3gQbU6cjvcmLKQYNGgS_90S62ymggrFBMX7g7v52qQjXjnUtHhEwbwem13CEWrDz2ZEe1fau_xfK5miPsqpoI/w370-h640/DSC_0820+-+kopie.JPG" title="Custom Family Crest Sign | Coat of arms Carved Signs | Heraldic woodcarver | Custom Coat of Arms and Family Crest" width="370" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">
The Coat of arms “or Coat armour” dates back to the mid-12th century
when knights began to have their shields decorated with marks to
identify them.<br />
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These marks and colors evolved into a way to identify the bearer as a
member of a certain family, clan or allegiance. The coat of arms
represents the bearer’s family lineage and is traditionally passed down
from fathers to sons.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
A family crest is the element placed on top of the helm or helmet and indicates the rank or designation of the original bearer of the Coat of Arms.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The mantling is a depiction of the
protective cloth worn by knights which is usually shown tattered or cut
to shreds. Less often it is shown as an intact drape, suggesting that
the bearer did not involve himself with combat, such as a clergyman. At
the bottom, a scroll bears a motto or the origin of the Family name.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eWMcFS399FlV8psaHhhBsTPGMBPiXlLsxb1yZ3ONVZzLWNd7ww1q8AxS7szjFtPRCXrDfWbpRFimWZcHRwnp2VovTgTCi6DkCcBLlNbRmhmpSTVB37gbNb-TyyrTdkOo5IPS50w-N9k/s740/samen+1+%2528Custom%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Custom Family Crest Sign | Coat of arms Carved Signs | Heraldic woodcarver | Custom Coat of Arms and Family Crest" border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="740" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eWMcFS399FlV8psaHhhBsTPGMBPiXlLsxb1yZ3ONVZzLWNd7ww1q8AxS7szjFtPRCXrDfWbpRFimWZcHRwnp2VovTgTCi6DkCcBLlNbRmhmpSTVB37gbNb-TyyrTdkOo5IPS50w-N9k/w640-h408/samen+1+%2528Custom%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" title="Custom Family Crest Sign | Coat of arms Carved Signs | Heraldic woodcarver | Custom Coat of Arms and Family Crest" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rusian client</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">
From
the stripes on the shield to the images depicted, the Coat of Arms is
the coded family history of the person or family who owned the Coat of
Arms. The study of Coats of Arms and their meaning is called Heraldry and
in some countries the official Herald is appointed by the Government
and has the only office able to issue and regulate Coats of Arms.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
Nearly all surnames originating in Western or Eastern Europe have
some or other version of a Coat of Arms. If you have a surname
originating in Europe, somewhere in your genealogy, over the course of
history, it is most likely that a member of your family rose to
distinction and earned a Coat of Arms. This is a mark of your History
and in a sense belongs to you.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
A beautifully hand carved Coat of Arms is a symbol of honor and a
family heirloom to hand down to future generations; a highly prized gift
to someone who values their families’ origin and culture. It gives the
bearer a sense of place and belonging; a reminder of a family’s ongoing
responsibility to honor the family name.<br />
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Over the past eighteen years, the sign carver has produced many Coats
of Arms of various sizes for Families, Schools and businesses. These
have been either carved in wood or made of clay and cast in cement. We
offer custom made Family Coats of Arms with colour or natural wood,
cement (painted or plain) or painted resin.</span></b></div>
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-286277249512751192021-01-26T21:58:00.001+01:002021-03-31T09:12:55.971+02:00A wooden carved Rococo mirror frame | Large wooden rococo style mirror | Carved and Gilded mirror over a chimney | Architectural woodcarving <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Wooden
mirror for above a mantelpiece </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Gilded Rococo mirror frame</span></b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">We always
start with a design, my creation of a Rococo mirror frame was based on an
example made in polyester. This polyester copy had been hanging in my client's
living room for 25 years. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you think long term, polyester is not a good
investment, it hasn't had a long life, small and medium sized parts and pieces
broke off from the mirror for quite some time now, the whole Rococo mirror was
actually falling apart, and becoming sprinkly. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">So it was time to replace it and
the only option was for the customer to make an (improved) copy of the
polyester model.</span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span lang="EN-US">It is
always nice to be able to make a nice design, this Rococo mirror is meant as
decoration for a marble mantelpiece, sometimes you can see this kind of mirrors
in a wooden trumeau, this one is about 2 meters high and 120 wide and intended
for a house in the Netherlands.</span> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rococo is one of the more difficult styles to reproduce. Horizontal lines are
almost non-existent, they are replaced by delicate curves, long drawn or pulled acanthusleaf motifs and many rocailles motifs merge into one another. Asymmetry is the strong
point of this style. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The effect is capricious, marvelous, captivating and
enchanting. It is a style that appeals more to the senses, less to the
intellect and emphasizes beauty over content.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBP5yNpX3Tev1IOPIGBPP_FUQ9OhhyDN_xWwWD5MZhG3zCawTt_PEsxmX5GSi9O3sOdrfsIJkVQWxaZTgN0bg_pW8Tw0sBe2K7NZvazxI_kudhVXsOxoUkKMddV3zH6M1BTWZtFbtgbY/s2048/DSC08352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carving a Rococo frame | A wooden carved Rococo mirror frame | Large wooden rococo style mirror | Carved and Gilded mirror over a chimney | Architectural woodcarving | Rococo frames custom made" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBP5yNpX3Tev1IOPIGBPP_FUQ9OhhyDN_xWwWD5MZhG3zCawTt_PEsxmX5GSi9O3sOdrfsIJkVQWxaZTgN0bg_pW8Tw0sBe2K7NZvazxI_kudhVXsOxoUkKMddV3zH6M1BTWZtFbtgbY/w640-h480/DSC08352.JPG" title="Carving a Rococo frame | A wooden carved Rococo mirror frame | Large wooden rococo style mirror | Carved and Gilded mirror over a chimney | Architectural woodcarving | Rococo frames custom made" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5I4blHy9iLgK6bF4iIKGiFSZ7vMWEUNhBnNwx9mmV2UWBnnQtjbAW1Is8UxMJ2eFuFAHfa_N-f5LMGIwU4xeWgc_VUnCcFFcHsCBtGCwSulWSlXE8XXi51x2aifww0eP0XNzhpFiwgQ/s2048/DSC08351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carving a Rococo frame | A wooden carved Rococo mirror frame | Large wooden rococo style mirror | Carved and Gilded mirror over a chimney | Architectural woodcarving | Rococo frames custom made" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5I4blHy9iLgK6bF4iIKGiFSZ7vMWEUNhBnNwx9mmV2UWBnnQtjbAW1Is8UxMJ2eFuFAHfa_N-f5LMGIwU4xeWgc_VUnCcFFcHsCBtGCwSulWSlXE8XXi51x2aifww0eP0XNzhpFiwgQ/w640-h480/DSC08351.JPG" title="Carving a Rococo frame | A wooden carved Rococo mirror frame | Large wooden rococo style mirror | Carved and Gilded mirror over a chimney | Architectural woodcarving | Rococo frames custom made" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Placing a drawing on the wood</span> </b></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal">
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preparation of the lime wood construction of the mirror, the sawing and the
various operations with the router has taken a lot of time. Accuracy is
important in every phase at this stage and that starts with transferring the drawing
of the Rococo mirror to lime paper, by means of carbonless paper or hand film,
the design of the Rococo mirror is transferred to the wood. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Remember this
drawing is very important and you should definitely check it carefully (on lime
paper and on the wood) to make sure that all the lines of the design are
present. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Even a not unimportant..., a bad design or drawing can only lead to a
bad end result. All stages in this phase of the creation are linked to each
other, if you forget something or if you prepare something badly, this will
have consequences at a later stage. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The four separate parts are glued to an MDF
board, between the wood of the mirror and the MDF board is a newspaper or
ordinary paper glued, this will ensure that after finishing the cutting work
the part of the mirror is easily detached from the MDF board.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hyphenhyphenOjzpLSnWlNRNppFe7ITF3amK9wG3NiLKCEEjNXjhU5zzdbAyQaIrdAS_rx6296iS3bE6_ZAb19wz8FyYF3UdyAcPkc5wLtYYZpmhqSRvsLyOKl-mqLDGR8Jp8AY7fshogFcP27T0E/s2048/DSC_0312.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2048" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hyphenhyphenOjzpLSnWlNRNppFe7ITF3amK9wG3NiLKCEEjNXjhU5zzdbAyQaIrdAS_rx6296iS3bE6_ZAb19wz8FyYF3UdyAcPkc5wLtYYZpmhqSRvsLyOKl-mqLDGR8Jp8AY7fshogFcP27T0E/w640-h524/DSC_0312.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ29NF0YN6ubqE0AQ9Q6v1-ZO0iPG_JkHnXVrIG398kMjkTeQuUa1CFQaBw6WTOirno28DxG9JZCkrZ12tv6AcHpNxfPuL3jOSeenWgofRvUG8OwvXcX-7eMPG2kXPOrCvpkVOy2h-BU/s2048/DSC_0322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ29NF0YN6ubqE0AQ9Q6v1-ZO0iPG_JkHnXVrIG398kMjkTeQuUa1CFQaBw6WTOirno28DxG9JZCkrZ12tv6AcHpNxfPuL3jOSeenWgofRvUG8OwvXcX-7eMPG2kXPOrCvpkVOy2h-BU/w640-h438/DSC_0322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYFbstxY5ymbF60-Bv5KF3qTWFe6cBKJ7WMWS4ur9rTAWHMlm3CTt-GpFYWZqtTwbGYWW78u4P9NLNmEdGeMVs_iWSO8VMuGqn7b8tJbBPjBDX9Na5e3hOQewrxafKrgFG9nqPD2qsEo/s2048/DSC_0352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYFbstxY5ymbF60-Bv5KF3qTWFe6cBKJ7WMWS4ur9rTAWHMlm3CTt-GpFYWZqtTwbGYWW78u4P9NLNmEdGeMVs_iWSO8VMuGqn7b8tJbBPjBDX9Na5e3hOQewrxafKrgFG9nqPD2qsEo/w640-h408/DSC_0352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></div></b><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Practical mounting</b></h2></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The carving of the ornaments happens in this case with the drawing and the polyester
example on the workbench. With an altimeter we take crucial measurements on the
original and transfer these reference heights to the lime wood. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The large frame
is cut first and then serves as a reference for and Rococo design of the
ornaments, these ornaments have specific names, such as rocaille, acanthus leaf
motif, agraphe, etc.... Each stage in the carving of an ornament is
important but we start with the rough shaping of the whole and gradually
refine it, until we are satisfied with design and finishing. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">When the visible
front of each part, in this case four pieces, is ready we turn the piece
around, put it in a blanket and start cutting the back, the excess wood behind
the ornament is removed and the Rococo ornament begins to come loose visually,
you look sideways no longer against a mass of wood, and all attention goes to
the ornament itself. What remains are the four transitions of the parts, making
sure that mouldings and ornaments merge smoothly into one another.</span></b></div>
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mirror frame will still be provided with gold leaf, but that's another
specialisation that will be done by another craftsman.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rococo</span></b></h2><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The rococo style is a European style period that reached its peak between 1730 and 1760. The name rococo is derived from the French word rocaille: an asymmetrical shell motif that was widely used in the mid-18th century on furniture, doors, panelling, etc.. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The word rocaille goes back to the French words roc (rock) and coquilles (shells) and indicates that it is mainly a decorative style.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rococo originated in France as a reaction to the severe classicist baroque of around 1700. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The subsequent Rococo style is characterised by grace, elegance, charm, wit and playful eroticism. The style remained popular for over seventy years in the eighteenth century. After that, the style of neoclassicism gradually made its appearance and the rococo style disappeared.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">As many styles have received their names in art history, the name rococo was initially intended to be mocking. The word refers to decorative shell shapes from the Baroque period. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite the many commissions, the Rococo artists were severely criticised. Opponents felt that their works of art were not serious enough in terms of content. Moreover, it was thought to be too much in the service of the decadent upper class. Therefore, the Rococo was mainly regarded as a decorative style. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>WIKI </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Rococo, less commonly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama. It first appeared in France and Italy in the 1730s and spread to Central Europe in the 1750s and 1760s. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The Rococo style began in France in the first part of the 18th century in the reign of Louis XV as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Style Louis XIV. It was known as the style rocaille, or rocaille style. It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Bavaria, Austria, other parts of Germany, and Russia. 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<div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-76710756825354173542019-12-02T13:39:00.006+01:002021-01-26T21:06:40.197+01:00The decorative ornament MEDUSA | Greek mythology as decoration | Medusa ornament as ornamental carving<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>-A
particularly common decorative ornament is the head of Medusa.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>It can be
executed in several ways: in stone, wood and iron and often it is depicted on a
shield but occasionally I also encounter it without this background. As an
independent ornament it can be in the form of a sculpture or a bas relief
carving.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Who is
Medusa then?</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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to Greek mythology, Medusa is a daughter of the sea gods Phorcys and his sister
Ceto. Together with her sisters Stheno and Euryale they were depicted as women
with tusks, hands of bronze, golden wings and snakes instead of hair and were
called the gorgonians. Medusa was the only one who was mortal.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>riginally
Medusa was a beautiful girl until she was caught by Pallas Athens in one of her
temples while there Medusa made love to Poseidon and thus disconsecrated the
temple. According to Ovid, Medusa was raped by Poseidon. Nevertheless, Pallas
Athens became so angry that she turned Medusa into a monster with snakes like
hair, tusks of a pig, glowing eyes and a tongue that stuck out of the mouth. A
cosmetic metamorphosis that made the sight of Medusa so terrible that everyone
who looked at her turned into stone.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Medusa was
finally beheaded by the hero Perseus, who had received some help from Athens,
and as a thank you Perseus offered her the head of Medusa and Athens placed the
head on her shield in order to petrify enemies with it.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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shepherd's hour with Poseidon was not without consequences and when Peseus cut
off the head of Medusa, Medusa gave birth to the winged horse Pegasus together
with the giant Chrysaor.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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the frightening sight of Medusa's head, this motif is often used as an ornament
on doors and facades of buildings or in the possession of a king.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Welcome to
the coat of arms and crest plaque promotion page of my personal ornamental woodcarver blog. Heraldic
Woodcarver-sculptor Patrick Damiaens specializes in designing and manufacturing
custom carved coat of arms plaques.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This blog page
provides you a description and a picture Gallery of my custom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and personalized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> wooden </span>wall plaques carvings featuring family &
organization coat-of-arms, crests, and other heraldry symbols.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p>I </o:p></span>design
and carve a wide variety of custom and personalized hand-crafted wooden wall plaques of a high quality, they are beautiful works of art that last for generations.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our coat of arms / family crest plaques are museum quality. We offer the highest quality
materials, traditional craftsmanship and great customer service.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have your
personal family coat of arms carved into wood. All we need is a good photo or
drawing of your personal family coat of arms / crest. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the
portfolio of my website you can see some examples of different versions and
applications of heraldic crests and coat of arms manufactured by our woodcarving workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Heraldic
municipal arms or club arms carved or sculpted in wood, can be provided with
the correct heraldic colours, gold leaf and silver leaf applied by traditional technique. These techniques give the family coat of arms an exclusive and distinctive look. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Heraldic coats of arms in wood are also a welcome gift for an anniversary or
other occasion.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-26030862556565621082019-10-29T21:10:00.005+01:002021-01-26T21:24:10.085+01:00The COTELLE Gallery of the Great Trianon in the garden of Versailles | Gilded frame with garlands | Carving a garland<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: x-large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">The COTELLE
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Trianon in the garden of Versailles</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The Great
Trianon (Le Grand Trianon) is a large pleasure pavilion in the castle garden of
Versailles, named after a former hamlet Trianon. The ceremonial customs forced
the king to share even the most intimate matters with the court - from getting
up in the morning (liver) to going to bed in the evening (coucher). <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The royal
desire for a little privacy resulted in the construction of two pleasure
castles in the park: on the one hand, the graceful Grand Trianon, built in 1687
in Italian style by Jules Mansart and consisting of two wings connected by a
pink marble colonnade and, on the other hand, the Cotelle Gallery, built at
right angles to the right wing.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cotelle Gallery ( The Great Trianon Versailles )</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>This long
and cleverly placed gallery protects the ground floor flower beds of the Grand
Trianon against the worst winter weather. The gallery has eleven windows along
the full length of the building facing south and only five on the north side.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>The gallery
is decorated with 24 paintings - of which 21 by Jean Cotelle, hence the name -
depicting the forestquet of Versailles and Le Trianon as they were when these
canvases were painted in 1687.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>They
provide a valuable insight into the layout of the gardens when they were first
laid out in the seventeenth century. The niches in this gallery originally
contained benches, which Louis-Philippe had replaced with two Languedoc marble
basins from the Louis XV collections.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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painting there is an elegant console in (? Empire style).<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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Gallery of the Great Trianon in the garden of Versailles |<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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frame with garlands</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Normally,
this gallery is not accessible to the public, only the first two metres of the
gallery are open to the public, and within these two metres, bounded by a thick
rope, this part of the Cotelle Gallery is also the end of your visit to the Grand Trianon in Versailles.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What's so
special about this gallery? </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>When I
first came here many, many years ago, I had already noticed that around these
24 paintings there were special beautiful gilded frames, and in particular the
lower part.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>A central
shell motif with a beautiful gilded garland of flowers. I had already
photographed the two frames in the section accessible to the visitor a number
of times. From a distance I could recognize that these super beautiful garlands
of flowers could all be different. A source of inspiration for the woodcarver,
I thought. But I couldn't take pictures, it was a pity.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>In 2014
there was a temporary exhibition in this gallery but due to the arrangement it
was unfortunately not possible to photograph these 'other' gilded flowers
garlands.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">July 26,
2019</span>, there was again a temporary exhibition (modern art) with this time a
constellation in the center of the gallery.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Talk about
happiness! Photos could be taken of the designs and combinations of the gilded
garlands to your heart's content. The imagination of these woodcarvers must
have been enormous to draw and create all these combinations of flowers in
wood. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Probably
the frames are made of soft wood although I'm not sure, but from the damage of
the gilding I saw a kind of wood of light hue appear. I'll let you enjoy the craftsmanship,
imagination and combinations of the garlands of flowers. Hopefully it will be a
source of inspiration for you.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<br />Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, Frankrijk48.8048649 2.12035539999999428.187545399999998 -39.188238600000005 69.422184399999992 43.428949399999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-45906290670603306692019-10-17T14:27:00.002+02:002021-01-26T22:07:12.741+01:00RIMSA bureau /clamp /desk lamp 'price-quality' for wood carving studio | Swing /architect /classical RIMSA lamp | RIMSA P. LONGONI<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">best 'price-quality' for the woodcarving studio</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> scissor
arm, bureau lamp, architect or desk lamp... (I don't really know the correct
name) that can take a beating is very difficult to find nowadays.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I myself
have a number of them in my woodcarving workshop, and this for the most varied
work.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About 20/30
years ago it was very easy to get this kind of simple design looking lamps. You
went to the local electrical shop and always there was a limited choice of desk
lamp models in different colors available in the showroom. They were quite
resistant and were meant for the room where hardly any visitors came: the
children's bedroom or for the student rooms. Because they didn't look really
hip at that time, but they didn't have to, all they had to do was do what they wanted,
'bring light into the darkness'. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nowadays these kind of lamps are hip and very popular.</b></span></div>
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expensive purchase.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unfortunately,
the only desk / scissor lamp currently readily available is a desk lamp from
the Swedish interior shop, whose name I do not want to mention in this blog
item, I have been buying annually 2 to 3 of these lamps, always the same model.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are
made in such a way with the intention that the item does not have a long
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a while she starts to show
small defects, parts come loose, is crooked, etc... and is intended to be
replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But there
is one model of lamp in my studio that I have been using for about 18 years, it
is a hinged lamp/desk lamp from the Italian brand Rimsa, founded in 1936.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This lamp has never let me down. It has been
made with solid parts and at the critical points and places where a faster
aging is possible, it has been very well thought out to guarantee a longer use
of the lamp. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And this
guarantee that the lamp can be used for a long time is clearly visible on the
internet, and this under the name 'vintage'.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When in
2019 I again showed interest in a quality purchase, and this to replace the
Swedish cheap ones, I came across some Rimsa vintage lamps on Dutch sites:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>60 Euro for a second hand lamp (2019) and I
thought 'wow, that's expensive for a second hand lamp!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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Schleiper* 18 years ago</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>(Scheilper
is a Belgian chain specialises in the arts, crafts and framing)</b></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The use of
the Schleiper website online is very unfriendly (2019), even if you only need
information from a branch, for me this was the branch in Hasselt*. <i>(City in Belgium)</i> You always get the same textband with many
options and options to hear, department here, possibility there...etc, with a
reference to their online site..... but
does not provide a link for a direct telephone contact with the branch itself.
You will be sent around in a loop, as it were.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Until I got
the idea to leave a message on the FB page of Schleiper with the question
'Please contact me by phone'. And actually... a few hours later I had contact
with the store manager in Hasselt. How difficult can it be?! <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the
telephone conversation with Schleiper branch manager, where I bought my first
copy 18 years ago, they told me that they were no longer selling desk lamps of
this Italian brand. What a waste of time: first to try to get in touch and then
to be told that they no longer distribute this quality product.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The only
place online where I could still find Rimsa lamps was on an Italian sales site
- the manufacturer's site (Rimsa) is only informative and shows what they have
to offer; the offer is great and very impressive and you will certainly find
your choice there. I was interested in the model 10 and possibly 80.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The price
of a type 10 is about 125 Euro and the price of a type 80 is 190 Euro. You
wouldn't think it's cheap, but if you think that you're buying a super quality
lamp here and can still sell it as a vintage lamp 40 to 50 years later, then
it's actually not expensive in comparison to the cheap lamps that are meant to
be thrown away in the short term!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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2019</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I never buy
online so I contacted the company in Italy to ask if there are any distributors
or shops in Belgium that offer their products. I got a friendly email back from
Sales Manager Francesca Polizzi telling me that they still don't have an online
store at the moment, but if I would send them my VAT number by email they could
help me out anyway. And I was still able to make a purchase in this way. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Catalogue
Rimsa </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Expensive
alternative,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Jieldé</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An
alternative to Rimsa are the lamps of the French brand Jieldé: beautiful design
and intended to last a lifetime, but they are a very expensive alternative! If
you visit the L'école Boulle in Paris (Annuel open doors) you will see these
lamps regularly in the studios. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I said
before: they last a lifetime and if you want to sell them in 50 years, you will
always find a buyer for them. Even then there are still customers for these
table clamp lamps. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Jieldé
lamp easily costs 300 to 400 Euros and sometimes even more. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Boulle*</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>(Boulle or l'école Boulle in Paris is a school for traditional art and crafts )</i></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don't
really understand the reason for the management of L'école Boulle in Paris, but
a few years ago the very solid Jieldé lamps were replaced and referred to a
storage space (??!!) In February 2016 there were new lamps in the workshop of the
woodcarvers department of école Boulle. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">New lamps 'made in Belgium' was marked on the lamps, and when I asked the students in 2018 about their experience
with these new ones, they were not really enthusiastic. With a small inspection
I also had my doubts whether these new models could stand the test of time,
they already had defects after 2 years of use. A very impractical lamp for the
woodcarver bench in my professional opinion. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So it's a
personal consideration, but the Rimsa lamps are an affordable alternative and
after 50 years you still have a return and you can still sell them. So buying
quality is always better than choosing a cheap product and also not unimportant
it is better for the environment.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-44470973581137707652019-10-04T22:22:00.001+02:002021-02-03T09:11:53.457+01:00With a number of students woodcarving on educational trip in Liège | D'Ansembourg Museum in Liège | Liège style carvings and ornaments<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On a
beautiful Saturday afternoon in June (2018) I had planned a short visit to the
city of Liège (Belgium) with a number of students in ornamental woodcarving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fact is that on Saturday morning I teach
the woodcutting course in the buildings of Syntra in Tongeren. So these trips
can be very interesting and instructive for the student.</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>I try my
very best to teach my students the delicacy of the Liège style and
ornamentation. The city of Liège is about 20 minutes away from Tongeren. It is
a city where you can easily spend a few days. Liège is historically important
and is a city with a great variety of buildings and culture. A visit to the
Museum d'Ansembourg was on the program. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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18th-century mansion, built in the Liège style, is dedicated to 18th-century
decorative arts and gives the visitor a good idea of the sophisticated
lifestyle of the time. The museum has a wonderful collection of furniture from
Liège, including refined carvings and inlays. All rooms are equipped with
carpets and 18th-century Liège furniture from all sorts of stylistic periods.
Some rooms have Cordoban leather wall coverings and Venetian-style glass
chandeliers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Louis XIV, King of France.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When you enter the French royal castles, you are confronted with it everywhere. The visitor can't miss it, and that's what was intended: a monogram shows you that you are in a royal residence.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The monogram as an ornament</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A monogram is a figure that consists of two or more letters and/or other graphic signs to create a kind of logo or recognizable symbol. Where a logo always looks the same, a monogram can always appear in a different form as long as the letters or signs remain recognisable.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The often crowned monograms of monarchs are widely used. Their monograms were depicted on stamps, coins, linen, utensils and knights' orders. Known are the monograms of the English kings who adorn many lampposts in London and the post boxes throughout Great Britain.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the case of kings it is customary to include an R for REX or REGINA for queens (Latin: king or queen) in the monogram.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The I in a royal monogram stands for Imperator of Imperatrix (Latin: emperor or empress), For a noble monogram the D for Dux (Latin: duke), and the C for Comes (Latin: count).</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everywhere the decor of Versailles combines the royal emblems: the double L, the royal crown, the sceptre and the hand of justice.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This monogram can be found on the panelling and doors of the king's apartments as well as on gates and forged fencing.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The monogram consists of the first letter of a name, doubled and interwoven in a single character, as here the letter L of Louis (Louis). It is assumed that the monogram is a royal signature.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><u>I haven't published an English-language blog entries in a while. It just costs me too much money to have my dutch blogs translated into english. This free info blog is pure fun for me but if it costs me a lot of money the enthusiasm from my part is far away.</u></i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><u>But in the meantime I have found a free site online that does pretty good translations. So here is my first translation of this blog about The Royal monogram of Louis XIV. Hopefully the traduction will be easy to read.</u></i></span></b><br />
<i><u><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Translated with <a href="http://www.deepl.com/Translator">www.DeepL.com/Translator</a></span></b></u></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">in the castles of Versailles and Fontainebleau.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Versailles, Salon of War |</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King |<br />Louis XIV, The Sun King</span></b></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Versailles,
Vestibule of the chapel on the 1st floor |</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Carved paneling in the Palace of Versailles |</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Gilded
ornaments | Versailles ornamentation</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">In the gardens of Versailles |<br />Monogram Louis XIV carved on a door, a supraporte ornament</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Versailles | Monogram Louis XIV |</span></b><br />
<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A carved overdoor ornament | Castle of Versailles<br />Monogram of Louis XIV</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Versailles | The symbol
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Palace of Versailles |</span></b><br />
<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King</span></b></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Fontainebleau
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Royal
monogram of Louis XIV in palm leaf form</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Forged
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<span lang="EN-US"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Monogram of the Sun King</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The sun as an emblem.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another typical ornament of Louis the XIV that is often associated in ornamental compositions and in the decoration of his castles is the emblem of the sun. The God Apollo is surrounded by sunbeams. The sun was associated with Apollo, god of peace and art, and the sun was also the heavenly body that gave life to all things, everything arranged as it rose and set.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like Apollo, the warrior-king Louis XIV brought peace, was a patron of the arts and spent his generosity. The regularity of his working habits and his ritual increases and retirements (scaffolding and couchee) were another point of solar comparison.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #990000;">To carve a logo in wood.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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board in oak.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn't
happen often that I have the opportunity to carve a logo or a billboard for a
company or a store.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have
already made small company logos in wood in the past, but the combination of
several company logos with a text on one large board was a special challenge
because of its dimensions. The whole board was made from one single panel.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The manager
of the Costumier Maison D’Longueville and VIP Boutique and his architect had
specific wishes for this sign that had to be placed outside.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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will be exposed to all weather conditions and should also have the classic
characteristics of the building, high quality oak wood was chosen for this
execution.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The design
for the 1-meter high board with a width of 80 cm was sent to me by the client
(*). The wood technical aspect required for the execution were -of course-
determined by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The large
frame that forms the edge of the board was completely carved out of the thick
solid oak panel and not mounted on it. This prevents the use of glue and nails
on the frame, that will form openings after a while, a natural property of
wood, resulting in seams and damages due to weather conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The oak
board on the façade serves as a kind of direction indicator. On one hand, it
shows the way to the entrance of the Customier Maison D’Longueville and on the
other hand, it indicates the direction to the VIP Boutique on the first floor
of the building. This exclusive building, run by Kristof d’Hondt and his team,
combines the Customier clothing store on the ground floor with a range of
customized products from Mont Blanc and Lebeau-Courally brands, housed in the
upper level. Appropriately, in addition to the emblem and the name of the
Maison D’Longueville, the logos of these two brands were also sculpted in the
oak.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(*) Designs
and models for the assignments can be designed by me, with or without
consultation with the client or fully implemented. And this according to the
model of the latter. For any (wood) technical and/or aesthetic obstacles that
may occur during the implementation and / or improvements to the design, there
are always some consults with the customer.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Church of Saint-Nicholas in Eupen, Belgium | <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Confessional chairs Liège style </b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> Church interior from the 18th century</b></span></h2><div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as being rich in works of art, the Church of Saint Nicholas at Eupen is also interesting for its special architectural features.</span></b><br />
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city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 kilometres (9 miles)
from the German border (Aachen), and from the Dutch border (Maastricht) is a stone's throw </b></span></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">from
the "High Fens" nature reserve (Ardennes). The town is also the
capital of the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine.</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First
mentioned in 1213 as belonging to the Duchy of Limburg, possession of Eupen
passed to Brabant, Burgundy, the Holy Roman Empire and France before being
given in 1815 to Prussia, which joined the German Empire in 1870. In 1919,
after the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen and the
nearby municipality of Malmedy from Germany to Belgium.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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remains the official language in Eupen, and the city serves as the capital for
Belgium's German-speaking Community.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">According to the records, there was a chapel at Eupen in 1213, witch was replaced by a church during the 14th and 15th centuries.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The present church was built in 1720-1726 to the plans of the architect L.Mefferdatis of Aachen and consecrated in 1729. all that remains of the former church is the southern tower which has been incorporated into the new building's facade. during the 19th century it was decided to make this very simple facade more grandiose, and the work was carried out by the architect L. von Fisenne of Gelsenkirchen in 1897-1898.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since that time the church has had two symmetrical towers flanking an dominating the central part, all in Baroque style. The transformed tower of the earlier church is the one to the south. The entrance door in the middle of the facade is that of 1724 church, and the new facade was built in the same style.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saint- Nicholas is of the hall-church type, that is to say with three naves op equal height and without transpet or ambulatory. </span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The nave of the church is made from heavy stones partially from the earlier building. The windows are large and semi-circular with stone frames. The choir is in seven sections and is crowned with a tall pinnacle. The roof is in slate.</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The interior decoration is in the Baroque style and the antique furnishings are especially typical of Liège. (Liège style furniture). Of particular interest are the many works of art inside the church, like the imposing and well-proportioned high altar (1740-1744), with its statues of Saint Nicholas and Saint Lambert and its sumptuous framework. The two side altars (1770) are equally remarkable. Two richly decorated niches shelter fine statues of the Virgin and Saint Joseph from the 19th century.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">panelling, two huge candlesticks, the organs ( 1760-1762), pews in the great nave, etcc.. The statues of the apostles (1640) against the columns come from a church in Köln, Germany.</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also noteworthy are the elegant sculptured stone pillars standing in front of the church, linked together by the latticework railing of the ancient cemetery (1767)</span></b></span></div>
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</div>Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0Eupen, België50.6292029 6.03371110000000550.4679799 5.7109876000000046 50.7904259 6.3564346000000054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-66577384310052760002018-02-11T11:24:00.001+01:002021-01-26T22:08:43.371+01:00Fasces symbol as an ornament | Lictors Bundle | Decorative symbolism | FASCES made of wood, stone and metal | FASCES<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Since I
started with my studies about ornamental wood carving, I have come </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">across a symbol on the street, in a museum or on
a furniture; a symbol to which I did not pay too much attention at the
beginning. </b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Than since Marc van de Cruys, -editor of the magazine Heraldicum
Disputationes*- has devoted an article about it, I have immersed myself in this
symbol. What I discovered about the symbol turned out to be so interesting that
I want to highlight it in this blog.</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>*Heraldicum
Disputationes is a Belgian magazine specialized in the theme of heraldry. The
magazine appears four times per year and an annual subscription cost only 20
euros.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The fasces
symbol </span><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The symbol where
this blog is all about is the ‘fasces’ or ‘Lictors Bundle’.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The fasces
(latin, singular ‘fascis’, plural ‘fasces’) is a rod bundle, a bundle of sticks
that encloses an ax and that is tied together with a belt. If you do not know
the right meaning of this symbol, it looks like any other decorative ornament. But
on the contrary, this symbol has a unique meaning.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The rods,
usually birch but sometimes elm sticks, were a symbol of the ‘power to punish’.
The ax symbolized the ‘power over life and death’ and the red leather belts
means the ‘power to arrest’. The fasces thus symbolize the authority of the
higher magistrates and dates to the time of the ancient Romans.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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our Roman authorities made an official tour, they were preceded by the fasces
as signs of authority, carried by officials (the Lictores) . That is why the
fasces are also known as lictors bundles. <o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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of fasces carried by a magistrate corresponded to his position. For example, a
Roman consul was escorted by 12 lictors; in comparison with a praetor (kind of
judge), who was escorted by only 6 pieces.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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authority, such as gaining access to buildings or opening doors and arresting
and punishing people.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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had to be free citizens, strongly built and they wore a toga (gown). The word
lictor can be derived from ‘ligare’, which has the meaning of: binding.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>In the
original meaning of the fasces, the bundle of branches served to keep captured
people and the ax was used to decapitated them, if necessary. </b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>After the 5<sup>th</sup>
century, this meaning had already become to fade away, because the decision to
execute could not be taken by a single magistrate. The symbolic meaning such
kind of of authority stretches into our time.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>In the
iconography, the fasces are an attribute to personified justice. Therefore,
this symbol has been introduced in the US Senate on both sides of the
President’s seat. The fasces are also the symbol of unity, for example in a
marriage. In this example, it is carried by Amor.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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borrowed the symbol from the Etruscans, where it was a royal symbol and more
than likely for ‘power and unity’. A single branch is easy to break; while a
bundle is virtually impossible to break in half.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>When the
First French Republic was proclaimed in 1792, they reverted to the Roman
Republic, using the fasces as a symbol for the republic.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During the
WWI, fascism began in the Kingdom of Italy, which started to use the rod bundle
as a symbol of national unity. Mussolini founded the Partito Nazionale Fascista
in1921 with the fasces in the party logo. </span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since then, right-dictatorial
regimes, based on discrimination, have been called fascist. The symbol will
(like the swastika) never get rid of this negative burden.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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undiscovered Flemish jewel of a city boasts an opera house, a handful of
museums, even more ancient churches, and countless bridges spanning the two
rivers that wind themselves through the city. The true joy of the town is to be
found whiling away an afternoon in an outdoor café. Whether your wrapped under
blankets sipping a coffee in the winter or sunning yourself in the springtime
with a cold Belgium brew, you will fit in with the locals if you simply enjoy
the great atmosphere this town offers. If possible, find a seat on the Graslei,
a scenic canal spot in the centre of town, with a great view on the many
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hop on a bike and explore the nearby Patershol district with a small labyrinth
of charming cobblestone streets, the towering Gravensteen Castle and Unesco
recognised bell tower. The laid back atmosphere of this liveable, lovable city
means enjoying the vibrant nightlight of a university town then quaffing cava
at the flower market the following Sunday morning.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-26524516619178698272017-07-15T09:12:00.004+02:002021-01-26T22:40:00.108+01:00Belgian woodcarver gets Zara to the knees | Zara Home Inditex Brussels | Belgian (Limburger) beats ZARA in plagiarism case<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>ccording
to the Brussels Courts of Commerce, the chain of stores Zara Home has copied a
design of the ornamental woodcarver Patrick Damiaens without any hesitation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patrick
Damiaens fell of the chair when he received a call from Paris in 2014. A friend
of the Belgian (Limburg) woodcarver was surprised with a decorated candle while shopping
in the furniture chain Zara Home. Nothing special itself. The design of the
candle was like “two drops” to the design that Damiaens had made two years
earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>pecifically, it was a family shield that Damiaens had
carved on behalf of the Dutch family Odink. The family wanted a 3D version of
the recently updated coat of arms, and knocked to the door of the Belgian (Limburg), a
famous name in the world of heraldic art. After the assignment was completed,
Damiaens placed a picture of the result on his website and began working on
other work.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Great was his surprise when, after the call, his job was
found in the Antwerp branch of Zara Home, daughter of Inditex, one of the
world's most valuable companies. Damiaens did not agree with it, and, along
with client Odink, hired a lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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cover of De Tijd<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>ith result. The Brussels court of commerce ruled that Odink
did not, but Damiaens could have copyrighted the design, and that Zara Home had
committed infringements by placing the candles on the market. The court
therefore condemns Zara Home to pay a compensation and a ban on the future
sales of the decorative candles, which had already been taken out of business.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The verdict and, consequently, the compensation payable, by
the territorial jurisdiction of the court, relate only to the candles sold in
Belgium, attorney Dieter Delarue, who acted for Damiaens in the case,
explained. But the verdict is a good starting point for further actions. For
example, the Limburger now has a starting point to proceed against Zara in
Spain, where the ban and the compensation could then be extended to all of
Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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any further steps, let attorney Jef Keustermans know.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t's by no means the first time that small designers or
artists are being copied by fast retailers like Zara. Zara was already under
fire for copying small designers, while a company like H & M is regularly
accused of plagiarism.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently, Belgian lingerie designer Muriel Scherre of La
Fille d'O sounded the bell after H & M put a bra in the shelf that looked
like a design of her. Scherre said that she did not wanted to proceed, because
she thought she had little chances to win against "Goliath" as H
& M.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That is why this sentence is so important, Delarue believes.
"It is a unique precedent in the sense that it may be the first time that
a fast retailer is convicted by a court for something like this, far beyond
Belgium. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Elsewhere and earlier, often with symbolic outrage actions
via social or regular media. They are of course useful, but they will also be
over by time. The Zara's of this world also know that, which makes them seldom
impressed and therefore does not give a proper result. Now, of course, they
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t is apparent that the court in the sentence expresses
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design and production of the concerned candle: an interesting and existing
design that does not have a prominent general reputation may be applied to the
goods in question with a view to the optimization/increase of sales and without
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precisely the attractiveness to the consumer that Zara Home has put in place to
reproduce exactly the work of Mr. Damiaens and not to choose another
design," the court continues. 'A clearer proof of the banalization of the
sculpture of Mr. Damiaens cannot be offer.'</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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tiendas Zara Home ha copiado -sin ninguna duda- el diseño del escultor
ornamental Patrick Damiaens.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patrick Damiaens se fue de espaldas cuando recibió una
llamada de París en 2014. Un amigo del escultor de Limburgo se sorprendió al
ver una vela decorada mientras compraba en la cadena de muebles Zara Home. Una
vela nada especial en sí. Pero el diseño de la vela era como "dos gotas de
agua" al diseño que Damiaens había hecho dos años antes.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Específicamente,
era un escudo de familia que Damiaens había tallado a nombre de la familia
holandesa Odink. La familia quería una versión 3D de su escudo de armas que
recientemente había sido actualizado, y llamó a la puerta del escultor, un
nombre famoso en el mundo del arte heráldico. Después de que la asignación fue
terminada, Damiaens colocó una imagen del resultado en su Web-site y comenzó a
trabajar en otro trabajo.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Grande fue
su sorpresa cuando, después de la llamada, su trabajo fue encontrado en la
sucursal de Amberes de Zara Home (hija de Inditex), una de las compañías más
valiosas del mundo. Damiaens no estaba de acuerdo con el uso de su diseño, y,
junto con su cliente Odink, contrató a un abogado.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Con
resultado. El Tribunal de Comercio de Bruselas decidió que Odink no, pero
Damiaens si podría haber registrado el diseño, y que Zara Home había cometido
infracciones colocando las velas en el mercado. Por lo tanto, el tribunal
condeno a Zara Home a pagar una indemnización y una prohibición de las ventas
futuras de las velas decorativas, la cual ya había sida retirada del mercado.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">El
veredicto y, en consecuencia, la indemnización por la jurisdicción territorial
del tribunal, se refieren únicamente a las velas vendidas en Bélgica, explicó
el abogado Dieter Delarue, que actuó en nombre de Damiaens en el caso. Pero el
veredicto es un buen punto de partida para nuevas acciones. Por ejemplo, el
escultor de Limburgo tiene ahora un punto de partida para proceder en contra
Zara en España, donde la prohibición y la compensación podrían extenderse a
toda Europa.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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todavía puede apelar. Por el momento la compañía está considerando cualquier
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No es de
ninguna manera la primera vez que pequeños diseñadores o artistas están siendo
copiados por los minoristas rápidos como Zara. Zara ya estaba bajo el fuego por
copiar pequeños diseñadores, mientras que una compañía como H & M es
acusada regularmente de plagio<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recientemente,
la diseñadora de lencería belga Muriel Scherre de La Fille d'O sonó la campana
después de que H & M puso un sujetador en el estante que parecía un diseño
de ella. Scherre dijo que no quería continuar, porque creía que tenía pocas
posibilidades de ganar contra un "Goliath" como H & M.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Es por eso
por lo que esta sentencia es tan importante, considera Delarue. "Es un
precedente único en el sentido de que puede ser la primera vez que un minorista
rápido es condenado por un tribunal por algo como esto, mucho más allá de
Bélgica”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">En otras
partes y antes, a menudo con acciones de indignación simbólica a través de
medios sociales o regulares. Por supuesto, son útiles, pero también se acabarán
con el tiempo. Los Zara de este mundo también saben eso, lo que los hace
raramente impresionados y por lo tanto no dan un resultado apropiado. Ahora,
por supuesto, no pueden hacer nada más".<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Es evidente
que el tribunal en la sentencia expresa el comportamiento de Zara
explícitamente y en términos estrictos. Respuestas al argumento de Zara Home es
que un amigo de Damiaens estaba obligado a reconocer el diseño, el tribunal
escribe lo siguiente:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Esto
refleja el enfoque y la actitud de Zara Home en el diseño y la producción de la
vela en cuestión: un diseño interesante y existente que no tiene una reputación
general prominente puede aplicarse a los productos en cuestión con vistas a la
optimización / aumento de ventas y sin ningún reconocimiento de la persona que
creó esa obra a través de su propio aporte intelectual’.<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Es
precisamente el atractivo para el consumidor que Zara Home ha puesto en marcha
para reproducir exactamente el trabajo del Sr. Damiaens y no elegir otro
diseño", continúa la corte. "No se puede ofrecer una prueba más clara
de la banalización de la escultura del señor Damiaens".</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Patrick Damiaenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774435575744300272noreply@blogger.com03680 Maaseik, België51.0983909 5.783762499999966250.9387629 5.4610389999999658 51.258018899999996 6.1064859999999666tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805467894140446862.post-17361584177858880292017-07-06T10:53:00.001+02:002021-01-26T22:44:06.609+01:00Zara Home Convicted for Plagiarism – Decision of Brussels Court in case Damiaens - Odink vs. Zara Home <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Zara Home Convicted for Plagiarism – Decision of Brussels Court in case Damiaens - Odink vs. Zara Home </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The purpose of this press release/statement is to allow my clients to manage, streamline and react to the numerous requests for interviews that have come their way following the decision of the Brussels Court in the matter of Damiaens - Odink vs. Zara Home.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The decision is attached to this e-mail, and summarized below. This statement also includes a couple of quotes from the decision, and subsequent remarks from the claimants and their lawyer. We politely ask you to direct any further questions you may have to Dieter Delarue via <a href="mailto:dieter@vaninnis-delarue.be" style="color: #551a8b;">dieter@vaninnis-delarue.be</a>. Thank you. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Summary of the decision – quote:</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Brussels Court held that, while that is not the case for the original family coat of arms, the adaptation (wood carved sculpture) made of it by mr Patrick Damiaens is an original work of art and thus protected by copyright. The Brussels Court further held that by reproducing the sculpture onto a carved candle sold online and in Zara Home stores, without the artist’s permission, Zara Home infringed this copyright. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Brussels Court ordered Zara Home to stop selling the candles (Zara Home had already pulled back the applicable candles), and convicted Zara Home to pay damages and legal costs, and to publish the decision in the “Heraldisch Tijdschrift”, a periodical focused on heraldic art. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Reflecting on Zara's typical modus operandi, the Brussels Court stated the following: "this clearly illustrates the intentions and attitude of Zara Home when designing and producing the candle: a commercially interesting and existing design, of not too much renown, is reproduced on the applicable goods in order to optimize sales without any recognition of the person who actually created the work and whose personality the work reflects." </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Statement by Dieter Delarue (lawyer for Patrick Damiaens and Mervyn Odink) </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> “As a copyright lawyer and a true advocate for the protection of innovation and creativity, it has always struck me that, no matter how strong and noisy the media campaigns against these practices were, in the end they faded away and the retailers went on and copied further. The retailers have always assumed that smaller designers or artist would be bluffed away, or would not persist in enforcing their rights. I hope that this decision, probably the first of its kind, even worldwide, can serve as a turning point in that respect, and that it may give courage to other designers or artists that are in the same boat.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-size: large;">Statement by Patrick Damiaens (claimant 1):</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> “I am very happy with the result. Two long years of persistence finally paid off. Zara Home found images of my sculpture online (probably on my blog), copied my work on one of its products and sold the product all over the world, without asking my permission. And then, when asked for an explanation two years ago, they simply waived the expression of my concern and feeling of disrespect away. They even threatened with a law suit for slander. I felt insulted and was too stubborn to let things go just like that.“</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Statement by Mervyn Odink (claimant 2):</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US">“To a certain extent I am happy with the end result: that Zara Home did not get away with what it did and that it has to realize that respect for third parties’ intellectual property rights is something that they need to show, too, no matter how big they are. I am disappointed, however, to the extent that the court has held that the original family coat or arms is not protected by copyright, because the creation of a work like this is in part the result of pre-defined choices or the combination of existing elements. We do not agree with this point of view”. </span></span></b></div>
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