Alart du Hameel. Alaert du Hamel, also written as Alart du Hameel or Duhameel, was a Southern Netherlandish architect, sculptor, print artist and draftsman.
He also designed ecclesiastical objects, such as monstrances and canopies. The exact year of birth of Du Hamel is unknown.
The year of birth 1449 is incorrect and based on a false portrait drawing by Jheronimus Bosch of Du Hamel with the inscription Anno 1504 Aetatis 55. He was active in 's-Hertogenbosch from 1478 to the end of 1494, where he was pilot master of the current St. John's Cathedral. In 1478 his name is mentioned for the first time in a contract for the southern aisle of St. John's.
In 1478 he was included as an outside member in the Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap together with his sister and the architect Jan Heyns. Under Du Hamel's leadership, the chapel of this fraternity in St. John's, nowadays Holy Sacrament Chapel, was built.
In 1486-1487 he made a drawing of the reticulated vault of this chapel. He probably also designed and executed the rest of the chapel. In 1484 he also designed a monstrance made by the Cologne goldsmith Hendrik de Borchgrave. It is uncertain whether he also designed the baptismal font from 1492 in the Sint-Jan van Aert van Tricht. His first wife, Margriet van Auweningen, died on 1 November 1484. Her tombstone, possibly designed by Du Hamel, in St. John's Square bears the inscription: Margriete van
He also designed ecclesiastical objects, such as monstrances and canopies. The exact year of birth of Du Hamel is unknown.
The year of birth 1449 is incorrect and based on a false portrait drawing by Jheronimus Bosch of Du Hamel with the inscription Anno 1504 Aetatis 55. He was active in 's-Hertogenbosch from 1478 to the end of 1494, where he was pilot master of the current St. John's Cathedral. In 1478 his name is mentioned for the first time in a contract for the southern aisle of St. John's.
In 1478 he was included as an outside member in the Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap together with his sister and the architect Jan Heyns. Under Du Hamel's leadership, the chapel of this fraternity in St. John's, nowadays Holy Sacrament Chapel, was built.
In 1486-1487 he made a drawing of the reticulated vault of this chapel. He probably also designed and executed the rest of the chapel. In 1484 he also designed a monstrance made by the Cologne goldsmith Hendrik de Borchgrave. It is uncertain whether he also designed the baptismal font from 1492 in the Sint-Jan van Aert van Tricht. His first wife, Margriet van Auweningen, died on 1 November 1484. Her tombstone, possibly designed by Du Hamel, in St. John's Square bears the inscription: Margriete van
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