▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Bar o que ▁church ▁sculpt ure ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Life ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁Ant werp ▁sculpt or ▁of ▁Bar o que ▁sculpt ure ▁Pi eter ▁Ver bru gg hen ▁the ▁E lder . ▁Sche ema e ck ers ▁trained ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁Pi eter ▁Ver bru gg hen ▁the ▁E lder . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Saint ▁Luke ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 - 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁he ▁became ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild . ▁He ▁received ▁many ▁comm issions ▁from ▁churches ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Ant werp , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁churches ▁and ▁ab be ys ▁in ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁B rab ant . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁C ath arina ▁Ver h ul st . ▁Of ▁his ▁many ▁children , ▁two ▁sons ▁- ▁Pi eter ▁and ▁Hend rik ▁- ▁became ▁sculpt ors ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁sons , ▁he ▁trained ▁Jacob ▁R ott iers , ▁Ing hen as ius ▁Le ys ens ▁( 1 6 8 0 – 8 1 ), ▁Joseph ▁Ver h ul st , ▁Jan ▁van ▁H oe ck , ▁Abraham ▁Hy nder ick x ▁( 1 6 8 2 – 8 3 ), ▁Jacob us ▁R ott iers ▁( 1 6 8 5 - 8 6 ), ▁Peter ▁van ▁T ienen , ▁P au els ▁de ▁De cker