Gérard Van Opstal
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Gérard Van Opstal was a sculptor from the Spanish Netherlands. A brilliant representative of the Brussels School
of sculpture, he moved to Paris and became one of the founders of France's Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The Louvre
holds very delicate ivory sculptures by him of putti in the Brussels style.
Brussels School
The Brussels School is a style or school of sculpture from the Middle Ages to the present day. It originated in Brussels but has spread to France and Italy. It was born in the 15th century with the construction of Brussels's Hôtel de Ville and Claus Sluter's arrival in Brussels - he lived there...
of sculpture, he moved to Paris and became one of the founders of France's Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
holds very delicate ivory sculptures by him of putti in the Brussels style.