Niel Steenbergen
Daniël Cornelis "Niel" Steenbergen (Steenbergen, 18 April 1911 – Oosterhout, 8 March 1997) was a Dutch artist, especially known as sculptor, painter and medalist. Steenbergen studied at the School of Applied Arts in Tilburg (1929–1932), the Higher Institute for Fine Arts in Antwerp (1932–1934) and the National Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam (1935–1938). He was active as a sculptor, medalist, designer and goldsmith.
Niel Steenbergen
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- Born
- 1911 · Steenbergen.
- Died
- 1997 · Oosterhout.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · medalist
- Known for
- statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Daniël Cornelis "Niel" Steenbergen (Steenbergen, 18 April 1911 – Oosterhout, 8 March 1997) was a Dutch artist, especially known as sculptor, painter and medalist. Steenbergen studied at the School of Applied Arts in Tilburg (1929–1932), the Higher Institute for Fine Arts in Antwerp (1932–1934) and the National Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam (1935–1938). He was active as a sculptor, medalist, designer and goldsmith.
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Niel Steenbergen was born in 1911 at Steenbergen. Niel Steenbergen died in 1997 at Oosterhout. Niel Steenbergen is recorded with the occupation sculptor.
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He succeeded his teacher Gerard Bourgonjon at the Academy in Tilburg. His works include war memorials, free images, altars, pulpits, fonts and pontificalia. In 1945 he founded the Free Academy of Visual Art in Breda, together with the Dutch artists Dio Rovers and Gerrit de Morée. He was affiliated with a number of artists' associations, including the North Brabant Association of Visual Artists Jeroen Bosch, Breda (1947–1955), the Brabant Foundation for the Visual Arts and Fine Crafts (1958–1965), Arti et Amicitiae and the Dutch Society of Sculptors. Steenbergen won several awards: the Academy Award Belgium (1935), the Dutch Prix de Rome for Sculpture (1938), and the gold medal at the Salzburg Biennale (1956). In 1989 he received an award from the Dutch province of North Brabant. In 1973 he was appointed by the Queen of the Netherlands Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau and in 1976 by the Holy See Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Steenbergen was married to the icon painter Else Steenbergen-Potjer (1922-2012).
Harry van den Thillart is recorded as having studied under Niel Steenbergen. Works named in the authority record are statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. Work by Niel Steenbergen is recorded in the collections of Museum Henriette Polak and Stichting Kunst in de Publieke Ruimte in Arnhem. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
• Kam, W. van der (1999) Niel Steenbergen Breda: Uitgeverij De Geus.
Statue of Onze Lieve Vrouw Koningin van de Vrede in the chapel at the entrance gate of De Hiersenhof at the Heuf in Beers, The Netherlands
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Deuromlijsting, Niel Steenbergen - Wal Eindhoven
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