Rombout II Keldermans

Rombout II Keldermans

Rombout II Keldermans (Mechelen, ca. 1460 – Antwerp, 15 December 1531) was an important architect from the Gothic period, born from a family of architects and sculptors (see Keldermans family).

He was city architect of Mechelen and court architect for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, [cite book | last = Hills | first = Helen | title = Architecture and the Politics of Gender in Early Modern Europe | year = 2003 | pages = 27 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jLmFbEdqBDUC&pg=PA27&dq=Rombout+II+Keldermans&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=G7t8kPz86T2qJqr4VLfrhGvblGE#PPA27,M1| isbn = 0754603091] who elevated him into nobility.

He worked among others on the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk in Mechelen, the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp and the city hall of Ghent.

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