Temple of Human Passions [SEP] architect
Temple of Human Passions
The Temple of Human Passions (, ), also known as Pavillon Horta-Lambeaux, is a neoclassical pavilion in the form of a Greek temple that was built by Victor Horta in 1896 in the Cinquantenaire Park of Brussels. Although classical in appearance, the building shows the first steps of the young Victor Horta towards Art Nouveau. It was designed to serve as a permanent showcase for a large marble relief "Human Passions" by Jef Lambeaux. Since its completion the building has remained almost permanently closed
Career "Temple of Human Passions".
Lambeaux didn't escape the wrath of art critics when he showed a life-size model of "Temple of Human Passions" at the Salon Triennial in Ghent in 1889. The sculpture managed to attract such fury and uproar that in 1890 the journal "L’Art Moderne" described the work as follows:
Death.
Lambeaux died on 5 June 1908 in Brussels.
Honours.
- 1887: Knight in the Order of Leopold.
Jef Lambeaux Museum.
In 2006 the