Lucas Faidherbe

(1617–1697) Flemish sculptor and architect (1617–1697)

Lucas Faidherbe (1617–1697) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Lucas Faidherbe belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Lucas Faidherbe was born in Mechelen and died in Mechelen. The teachers included Hendrik Faydherbe and Peter Paul Rubens. Wikidata associates Lucas Faidherbe with Baroque.

The best-known works include ‘Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage’ and ‘Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon’. The catalogue has 5 buildings by Lucas Faidherbe. The dated buildings span the years 1500–1946. The buildings are in Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven, Mechelen, and Bryssel. According to Wikidata, buildings by Lucas Faidherbe belong to the styles ‘Baroque’ and ‘Gothic’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Jan Goedart, Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach, Paolo Porpora, Ambrosius Brueghel, and Evaristo Baschenis.

• Rubenshuis
• Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon
• Saint-Michaels' church
• Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk
• Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage