Aert van Tricht

Aert van Tricht was a Dutch metal-caster who was active in Maastricht between 1492 and 1501, in Antwerp in 1521, and in Kalkar between 1543 and 1556. His known works include the following:

* Copper font for Sint Janskerk (St. John's Church) in 's-Hertogenbosch (now in the province of Noord-Brabant), 1492
* Seven-branched candelabra for the Franciscan monks in Maastricht, 1492
* Copper railings for the Brotherhood Chapel of Sint Janskerk in 's-Hertogenbosch, based on wooden models made by Alart du Hameel, 1495-6
* Eagle lectern from St. Peter's Church, Leuven (now in The Cloisters, New York City), c. 1500
* Arched candelabrum spanning the choir of Xanten Cathedral, 1501
* Brass font originally from the Saint Nicolaaskerk in Maastricht (now in Onze Lieve Vrouwe in Maastricht), undated
* Bronze tabernacle in Bocholt Church in Bocholt, Belgium, undated

References

* Crab, Jan and F. Lenaerts, The Great Copper Pelican in the Choir: The Lectern from the Church of St. Peter in Louvain, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 10 (Jun., 1968), pp. 401-406.
* [http://www.rkd.nl/rkddb/dispatcher.aspx?action=search&database=ChoiceArtists&search=priref=204011 Aert van Tricht at the Netherlands Insititute for Art History]