Pieter Verbrugghen I [SEP] place of death
Pieter Verbrugghen I
Pieter Verbrugghen I (alternative spellings: "Pieter Verbruggen I", "Peter van der Brugghen I", "Pieter van der Brugghen I", "Peter Verbrugghen I", "Peeter Verbrugghen I") (1615, Antwerp – 1686, Antwerp) was a Flemish sculptor from the Baroque.
Life.
He was apprenticed in 1625 as a 'beeltsnijder' (sculptor) to Simon de Neef, who was an 'antijcsnijder' (ornamental sculptor). Later he worked under Erasmus
pulpit in the St. Gummarus Church in Lier is another of his known creations. The original design for the pulpit was made by Erasmus Quellinus I, which, after his death, was somewhat changed by his son Artus. Pieter Verbrugghen I executed the design.