Peter I Vanden Gheyn
Peter Vanden Gheyn (Dutch: Peeter Vanden Gheÿn or Dutch: Ghein;[1] 1500–1561) was a bell-founder of the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium).
Life[]
Peter was the son of , who established himself as a bellfounder at Mechelen in 1506.[2] Peter followed his father into the trade, establishing his own foundry in 1528.[2] His estate was known as De Swaene or De Swane.[1]
He cast , , and ,[2] but was most famed for the skill exhibited in his large bells.[3] He is thought to have cast the bell of the Mary Rose.[1] Another of his bells hangs at St Peter's College, Cambridge.[3]
His two sons and both joined the family business.[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Tchorski.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tower Bells.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Haweis (1879), p. 103.
Bibliography[]
- "Index to carillons and chimes by Vanden Gheyn", Tower Bells.
- "Matthias Vanden Gheyn et les fondeurs de cloches du nom de Vanden Gheyn", Le patrimoine de nos cloches et clochers, Tchorski. (in French)
- Haweis, Hugh Reginald (1882), "Weekly Evening Meeting, Friday, February 7, 1879. Bells", Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, with an Abstract of the Discourses Delivered at the Evening Meetings, Vol. IX. 1879–1881, London: William Clowes & Sons, pp. 99 ff.
Categories:
- 1500 births
- 1561 deaths
- Belgian metalsmiths
- Belgian people stubs