Statue (circa XIX c.) of Cornelis Floris de Vriendt. Petit Sablon park, Brussels, Belgium

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The Kleine Zavel (or Petit Sablon in French) park was opened in 1890 and is the work of architect Henri Beyaert (1823-1894). It is enclosed by a wrought iron, art nouveau fence that is punctuated at regular intervals by neo-Gothic pillars, each bearing a different bronze statue. The statues, 48 in all, represent the Brussels guilds. The 10 statues inside the park are well known humanists . Statue of Cornelis de Vriendt was made of Carrara marble by sculptor Jules Pecher (1830 -1899). Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514 - 1575) was a Flemish Renaissance architect and sculptor.

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Size: 2400px × 3778px
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Photo credit: © Ivan Marchuk / Alamy / Afripics
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