Eugène Simonis
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| '''Louis-Eugène Simonis''' (11 July 1810, in [[Liège]] – 11 July 1893, in [[Koekelberg]]) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] sculptor. | '''Louis-Eugène Simonis''' (11 July 1810, in [[Liège]] – 11 July 1893, in [[Koekelberg]]) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] sculptor. | ||
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| - | ==Career== | ||
| - | Simonis studied under François-Joseph Dewandre at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège and at the age of nineteen went to Italy, where he continued his studies in [[Bologna]] and Rome. When he returned to Belgium he accepted an instructor position at the Liege Academy. Later he moved to [[Brussels]], where he became the director of the [[Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts]]. Among his many students were the Belgian sculptors [[Thomas Vinçotte]], [[Julien Dillens]], and [[Charles Samuel]]. | ||
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| - | The square in Brussels, where Simonis had his studio, was given the name ''Eugène Simonis Square'' in his honor. A [[Simonis metro station|metro station]] in Brussels, completed in 1982, bears his name. In 2007, a bust of Simonis by Annie Junger was unveiled at Simonis Square. | ||
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| - | == Honours == | ||
| - | * '''1881''': Grand Officer in the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]]. | ||
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| - | ==Selected works== | ||
| - | [[Mons]] | ||
| - | * [[Leopold I of Belgium]], at the railway station | ||
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| - | [[Bruges]] | ||
| - | * [[Simon Stevin]], 1846, {{Interlanguage link multi|Simon Stevinplein (Brugge)|nl}} | ||
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| - | Brussels | ||
| - | * [[Godfrey of Bouillon]] (1848), [[Place Royale (Brussels)|Royal Square]] | ||
| - | * Sculptures for the [[Congress Column]], including both lions and one (of four) sitting statue which represents the ''Freedom of Worship''. (The statue of [[Leopold I of Belgium|King Leopold I]] on top of the column was made by [[Guillaume Geefs]].) | ||
| - | * Bas-relief '' L'Harmonie des Passions humaines decorant '' (''Harmony of the Arts'') on the pediment of the [[La Monnaie|La Monnaie theatre]]. | ||
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| - | Liege | ||
| - | * [[André Dumont]], (1886) | ||
| - | * [[Walthère Frère-Orban]], | ||
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Louis-Eugène Simonis (11 July 1810, in Liège – 11 July 1893, in Koekelberg) was a Belgian sculptor.
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