Mechelen sculpture tour

Mechelen has produced generations of leading sculptors. Lucas Fayd'herbe - the 'Bernini of the North' - was a genius of Baroque sculpture, and decorated many of the city's churches. Before World War I, Mechelen native and famous fauvist Rik Wouters didn't just produce paintings of his muse, 'Nel', but also immortalised her in bronze. On the streets and façades of Mechelen, from fantastic oak pulpits to the 'Little Devils House', you'll see how creative minds have filled their city with gargoyles, nymphs, cherubs, and Madonnas.