Source: National Archives & Historic Records of County of Hainaut (Belgium)
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Jacques du Broeucq 🇧🇪

Jacques du Broeucq (Known as "Jacques du Broeucq")
Pioneering Flemish Renaissance Sculptor and Architect, Master of Sainte-Waudru Mons
Born c. 1505 🇧🇪 Mons, Belgium
Passed Away Sep 30, 1584 Mons, County of Hainaut (Belgium)
Lifespan 79 years old
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"The elegance of classical Rome finds its eternal home when carved into the alabaster of Hainaut."

Archival Overview

Pioneering Renaissance sculptor and architect who introduced High Renaissance classicism to the Low Countries, serving Queen Mary of Hungary and mentoring Giambologna.

Biographical Record

After studying Italian High Renaissance sculpture in Rome, Du Broeucq returned to Mons in 1535. Appointed court architect to Mary of Hungary, Governess of the Netherlands, he designed the sumptuous Renaissance châteaux of Binche and Mariemont, the grandest imperial palaces of their time.

Between 1540 and 1549, he carved the monumental marble and alabaster rood screen (jubé) and relief statues in the Collegiate Church of Sainte-Waudru in Mons, which remain among the greatest Renaissance sculptures in northern Europe. In his Mons atelier, he trained the young Giambologna.

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Final Resting Place

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Collegiate Church of Sainte-Waudru (Collégiale Sainte-Waudru)
Mons, Belgium
GPS: 50.4533, 3.9483
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