Keldermans family

Keldermans is a family of Flemish artists, originating from the city of Mechelen in the Duchy of Brabant. The members of the family were mostly architects working in the Brabantine Gothic style. As the most important architects of their time in the Netherlands, they defined the Brabantine Gothic style, and their works can still be seen today in cities like Mechelen, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Lier, Middelburg and Gouda. Anthonis II and Rombout II were court architects for Charles V. Laurens II, last in the line, was influenced by Renaissance architecture and marked the end of the Gothic period in this region.

Family tree

familytree | | | | | | | | |JAN1
JAN1=Jan I
(1345–1425)
sculptorfamilytree | | | | | | | | |JAN2
JAN2=Jan II
(1375–1445)
architectfamilytree | | | | |AND1| | |ROM1| |JAN3| |MAT1
AND1=Andries I
(1400–1488)
city architect of Mechelen
ROM1=Rombout I
(1420–1489)
glass painter
JAN3=Jan III
sculptor
city halls of Gouda
and Middelburg
MAT1=Matthijs I
sculptor
in Leuven and Middelburg familytree | | |ANT1| | | |MAT2
ANT1=Anthonis I
(c. 1440–1512)
city architect of Mechelen
city hall of Middelburg
MAT2=Matthijs II
(fl. 1478–1495)
sculptorfamilytree |ANT2| |ROM2| |LAU1
ANT2=Anthonis II
(d. 1515)
architect for Charles V
and city of Mechelen
ROM2=Rombout II
(1460–1531)
architect for Charles V
and city of Mechelen
LAU1=Laurens I
(fl. 1485)
sculptor familytree |LAU2
LAU2=Laurens II
(d. 1534)
architect

Name

The actual family name was Van Mansdale. Keldermans (Dutch for "cellar man") was a nickname given to Jan I because the family house was nicknamed " 't Kelderken" (the cellar). The family was not happy with the nickname and usually continued to sign documents with the name "Van Mansdale".

References

*cite encyclopedia | ency=Winkler Prins encyclopedia | edition=8 | year=1975 | article=Keldermans

External links

* [http://www.archimon.nl/architects/keldermans.html Keldermans family at Archimon]
* [http://www.g-kelderman.nl/naamkelderman.html Origin of the name (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.strecker.be/Beeldhouw/beeldhouwers/export-mdb/10_K.htm Keldermans family at strecker.be]