1913 - 1995

Kluczowe informacje

  • Art period: Modern
  • Died: 1995
  • Works on this site: 1
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Lifespan: 82 years
  • Nationality: Netherlands

A Versatile Dutch Artist

Daan Wildschut was a Dutch artist whose creative reach extended across numerous disciplines. While he was primarily recognized for his masterful stained glass windows and mosaics, his artistic output was remarkably diverse, encompassing work as a painter, sculptor, writer, ceramicist, and textile artist. He also practiced as a decorative artist, illustrator, muralist, draftsperson, glass painter, and watercolorist.

His formal training took place at the Royal Academy for Art and Design in 's-Hertogenbosch and the Higher Institute for Fine Arts in Antwerp. Following the Second World War, Wildschut established an atelier in the Bonnefanten Monastery in Maastricht alongside fellow artist Charles Eyck. His talent was recognized early on when he won the Royal Subsidy for Painting for three consecutive years starting in 1937.

Significant Works and Commissions

Wildschut’s legacy is etched into the architecture of many significant sites. He designed a large window for the Dutch Pavilion at the 1935 World Exhibition in Brussels. His glass-in-lead windows can be found in various churches, including the Munsterkerk in Mönchengladbach and the Basilica of Our Lady 'Sterre der Zee' in Maastricht. In the Heilige Moeder Annakerk in Heerlen, the first complete concrete church in the Netherlands, he created glass-in-concrete windows featuring "modern saints" and martyrs such as Anne Frank and Steve Biko.

His monumental mosaics are located in hospitals in Helmond, Nijmegen, Tegelen, and IJmuiden. Other notable works include:

Pytania i odpowiedzi

Czy mogę przeglądać dzieła Daan Wildschut według kolorów?

Indeks kolorystyczny artysty Daan Wildschut to strona, która porządkuje jego dzieła według kolorów.

Czy mogę przeglądać dzieła Daan Wildschut według nurtów artystycznych?

Nurty, w których tworzył/a Daan Wildschut, można zobaczyć na stronie Wszystkie nurty artystyczne artysty, gdzie dzieła są pogrupowane według nurtów.

Czy mogę przeanalizować sposób użycia koloru przez Daan Wildschut we wszystkich jego/jej dziełach?

Profil kolorystyczny twórczości Daan Wildschut można zobaczyć na stronie Genom Palety artysty.

Gdzie mogę zobaczyć dzieła Daan Wildschut w wirtualnej galerii 3D?

Zapraszamy na wirtualny spacer: strona Wirtualna Galeria 3D artysty Daan Wildschut prezentuje jego dzieła w galerii trójwymiarowej.

Szybki quiz

Do każdego pytania dotyczy tylko jedna poprawna odpowiedź.

Pytanie 1:
In which city was Daan Wildschut born?
Pytanie 2:
Which artist did Wildschut share an atelier with in the Bonnefanten monastery?
Pytanie 3:
Wildschut designed stained glass windows for which of these churches?
Pytanie 4:
What was Wildschut's 'Magnum Opus' created in 1963?
Pytanie 5:
Which institution did Wildschut study at in 's-Hertogenbosch?