PATRICK DAMIAENS: ' le meuble liegeois'

vrijdag 9 maart 2012

Patrick Damiaens, Woodcarver At the Museum aan het Vrijthof , Maastricht The Netherlands

Patrick Damiaens, Woodcarver

At the Museum aan het Vrijthof ,

Maastricht The Netherlands

The museum is a historical house on the famous Vrijthof square with something for both tourists and the residents of Maastricht. The museum presents the history of those who lived in the city of Maastricht in the form of art works and in beautifully designed everyday objects from furniture to horsemen's guns, from silver candelabras to watches. The interior of the room makes way a few times each year for exhibitions.
However, the focus always lies on the five centuries of the entire city of Maastricht’s cultural identity. It is a history we display to be discovered, explained and experienced. That is the reason the Museum aan het Vrijthof, which up until recently was also known as the Museum of the Spanish Government, exists. Drink in the spirit of Maastricht. Feel the history. Admire arts and crafts from the past. Lose yourself in the sensation of becoming part of life in the 18th century. You will be given the opportunity to gain knowledge, to see where the connections lie, and to simply enjoy so many of the beautiful things produced by Maastricht’s artists and craftsmen in the past.

http://www.museumaanhetvrijthof.nl

WOODCARVING: Patrick Damiaens at the " Museum Aan Het Vrijthof " Maastricht in the Netherlands.Patrick Damiaens at work.
The making of an Rococo-ornament in oak.

Rococo Carving in oak

WOODCARVING : Patrick Damiaens ,Belgium made a German Rococo Applique for this Museum in Maastricht in the Netherlands . The work will be displayed in the permanent collection of the museum together with this film. To give the visitor a better picture of the complexity of the work of a mastercraftsman.

More info at

http://www.patrickdamiaens.be

This little movie was made by producer Vincent Oudendijk http://www.EclipseAV.nl

Main sponsor of the Museum renovation is "The European Fine Art Fair ",TEFAF ,Maastricht .

http://www.tefaf.com

https://www.patrickdamiaens.info

vrijdag 27 mei 2011

The Liège style furniture of the 18th-century | d'Ansembourg Museum

Patrick Damiaens Ornamental woodcarver

Visit of
The d'Ansembourg Museum in Liège ( Belgium)

Liège was the centre of a wealthy bishopric situated between Flanders and Germany. Although part of the holy Roman Empire, its furniture is not typical of the German style. Some of the forms and the decoration came from France, but the result is too refined to be classed as French provicial.

d'Ansembourg Museum Liège Belgium (Main hall)

The industries of Liège had been stimulated by the wars of Louis XIV, and the Walloon (Now French speaking part of Belgium) population included many brilliant craftsmen.

The houses built by the 1730s include the Château de Seraing for the Prince-Bishop, and the Hôtel d'Ansembourg for the banker Michel Willems.

The craft guilds flourished, but very little furniture is actually signed. The principal wood was oak, carefully chosen for its fine quality, close grain, and consistent,delicate sheen. Some pieces were partly gilded and

painted, but bronze and ormolu were not used.

The delicate carving of the interior doors, d'Ansembourg museum

The most typical pieces are the great oak cupboards and buffets in one or two parts, tall clocks, commodes with four equal drawers and short feet, writing-tables, bureaux, and glazed cabinets and bookshelves.

The delicate carving, always carried out in solid wood, resembles that on French wall panelling. Furniture outlines were simple, and the effect, unlike yhat of Dutch or German furniture, was never bulky or ungainly.
Chairs were either in the French style and caned, or in the Germanic-Dutch tradition with back splats and loose seats.
These were often of walnut, ash or elm. For simple furniture , pine and beech were also used.