Laarne
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Sint-Machariuskerk te Laarne, België"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paul Hermans, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 5 August 2008 by Paul Hermans [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaarnekerkStMacharius_5-08-2008_16-02-11.JPG] [accessed 1 January 2024]
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view of church interior - looking west
Scene Description: Source caption: "Sint-Machariuskerk te Laarne, België"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paul Hermans, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 5 August 2008 by Paul Hermans [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaarnekerkStMacharius_5-08-2008_16-05-39.JPG] [accessed 1 January 2024]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Sint-Machariuskerk te Laarne, België"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paul Hermans, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 5 August 2008 by Paul Hermans [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaarnekerkStMacharius_5-08-2008_16-03-21.JPG] [accessed 1 January 2024]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
design element - motifs - scotia
Image Source: digital photograph [source N/A] provided by Pol Herman
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font and cover in context
Image Source: digital photograph [source N/A] provided by Pol Herman
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font cover
Image Source: digital photograph [source N/A] provided by Pol Herman
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25231LAA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1687
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Gillis van der Sypt
Church / Chapel Name: Sint-Machariuskerk, Laarne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a railing enclosure
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Macarius the Great [aka Macarius of Egypt, Macarius the Elder]
Church Notes: oldest part is 15thC crossing towerl church damaged in 1583 fire; restored 1636; renovated 21stC
Church Address: Achterstraat 4, 9270 Laarne, Belgium
Site Location: Oost-Vlaanderen / Flandre Est, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 10 km E of Ghent city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of Ghent]
Additional Comments: disappeared or destroyed font? (the one from the original (15thC?) church here)
Font Notes:
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The Onroerend Erfgoed [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/54307] [accessed 1 January 2024] reports a baptismal font of 1687 with a copper cover inside an iron railing enclosure in this church ["Doopvont met koperen deksel, 1687 omgeven door een fraai ijzeren hek"]
This font is not listed in the KIK-IRPA database, but Pol Herman has provided the following information (e-mail of 25 May 2023): "Baptismal font in polished limestone, with baluster column and convex basin, and with brass, bell-shaped lid crowned with orb. Basin outside diameter : 86 cm. Total height including lid : 198 cm. Made by Gillis van der Sypt in 1687 [...] The church was plundered during the iconoclasm of 1566. Looting and destruction in 1578-79 and especially the fire of 1583 caused even more damage to the building and destroyed all church furniture. In the second half of the 17th century, new furniture was once again purchased."
This font is not listed in the KIK-IRPA database, but Pol Herman has provided the following information (e-mail of 25 May 2023): "Baptismal font in polished limestone, with baluster column and convex basin, and with brass, bell-shaped lid crowned with orb. Basin outside diameter : 86 cm. Total height including lid : 198 cm. Made by Gillis van der Sypt in 1687 [...] The church was plundered during the iconoclasm of 1566. Looting and destruction in 1578-79 and especially the fire of 1583 caused even more damage to the building and destroyed all church furniture. In the second half of the 17th century, new furniture was once again purchased."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 559586 5653505
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.03, 3.849722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 1′ 48″ N, 3° 50′ 59″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 86 cm*
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, brass?
Apparatus: no
Notes: dome-shaped with orb-and-cross finial