About the artist

Nicolaas Van Der Veken (Mechelen, 1637 - Mechelen, 1709) was a sculptor from Brabant, the Netherlands. He was the brother of Lambertus Van Der Veken.
Nicolaas Van Der Veken was a student of Maximiliaan Labbé and Lucas Faydherbe. He became Master Sculptor for the Sint Lucasguild of Mechelen in 1662. He made sculptures in wood, stone and Ivory.

Works of him are mostly to be seen in religious places like the Saint Michel- Paul Cathedral in Mechelen (Belgium) or Antwerp.
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