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Papenhoven, Alexander van
(b Antwerp, 1668; d Antwerp, 1759). Flemish sculptor. A student of Artus Quellinus (ii), he became a master of the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1698. He later worked in Denmark and northern Germany, most notably in Potsdam, where he was involved in the decoration of the Palace of Sanssouci for Frederick the Great. He had returned to Antwerp by 1715, when he became Dean of the Guild. In their increasing tendency towards clarity of design, his works reflect the contemporary transition in Flemish sculpture from the flamboyance of High Baroque to the classicism of the 18th century.
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