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122:, were made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt during his journey to Italy in 1535/36-1538. The Berlin collection of drawings, which survives in two volumes, consists of three disintegrated sketchbooks and individual sheets which, with a few exceptions, can be attributed to Floris. Of particular interest for Floris' later work as a sculptor and architect is the so-called Mantuan Sketchbook, which contains copies of drawings from the collection of
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a stone tabernacle in the form of an 18-meter-high, nine-level tower. The tower made of white
Avesnes stone was shipped in parts from Floris’ workshop in Antwerp to the church. This work still incorporates gothic elements. He created another tabernacle for the St. Catherina Church in Zuurbeemde (now
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and show 'grotesques' style derived from ancient Roman prototypes. The grotesque decoration originated from ancient Roman designs rediscovered in the late 15th century in the underground rooms, or grottoes, of the Golden House of
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Little is known about his training. He probably worked in the workshop of his father who was a stonemason. He traveled abroad and was reportedly in Italy when his father died in 1538. He then returned to
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Cornelis the Elder and Margarita Goos. The earliest known ancestors of the Floris de Vriendt family, then still called only 'de Vriendt', were residents of
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and animal forms or from vegetation.were used to decorate a wide range of objects, such as ceramics. Floris is credited with inventing a
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with a dozen assistants who were mainly busy with work related to the construction of the city hall. Their activity likely focused on the sculptures for the interior and the facade.
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published in 1556 in Antwerp a suite of six strapwork cartouches with philosophical quotes in Latin. The engravings were cut by
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