Guillaume Geefs
Guillaume Geefs | |
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illustration by Médard Tytgat | |
| Born | 10 September 1805 |
| Died | 19 January 1883 (aged 77) Schaerbeek, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and École des Beaux-Arts (Paris) |
| Known for | sculpture |
| Notable work | Victims of the Revolution (1838); statues, busts, and tomb monuments of statesmen and artists; Le génie du mal |
| Movement | synthesis of Late Flemish Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism |
| Spouse | |
Guillaume Geefs (10 September 1805 – 19 January 1883), also Willem Geefs, was a Belgian sculptor. Although known primarily for his monumental works and public portraits of statesmen and nationalist figures, he also explored mythological subject matter, often with an erotic theme.