Norbertus van den Eynde

Norbertus van den Eynde (I), Norbrecht van den Eynde and Norbert van den Eynde (also spelled: Norbertus van den Eynden, Norbert van den Eynden, and Norbertus van den Eynden) (Antwerp, baptized 11 December 1628 – Antwerp, 7 October 1704) Van den Eynde was a close associate of Artus Quellinus II.

Van den Eynde and his wife lived on the Arenbergstraat,

Work He is known for his religious sculptures and church furniture. In 1653 he collaborated with his father on the production of the high altar for the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Goede Wil church of Duffel.

Van den Eynde entered in 1653 into a contract to create two statues of saints and a crucifix for the church of the Professed house of the Society of the Antwerp jesuits. He also made the marble altars of Our Lady (1658–9) and St Nicholas (1664 and 1668; with figures of St Nicholas, St Anna, St Joseph, St Teresa of Avila and St Roch) for the church of St Nicholas in Sint-Niklaas-Waas.

In 1670 he and Quellinus entered into a contract to make the altar and altar garden of the fencers' guild in Antwerp Cathedral, completing the work commenced by Norbertus' father Huibrecht. During the execution of this project the sculptors had a number of conflicts with their patrons for non-payment of their bills. Between 1683 and 1688, Van den Eynde completed in collaboration with the Antwerp sculptor Lodewijk Willemsens an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Catherine for the oudekleerkopersgilde (guild of used clothes buyers) in Antwerp Cathedral.

In 1670, van den Eynde and the Antwerp sculptor Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen were "specifically invited for their advice" to travel to Mechelen as consultants for works on the St. Rumbold's Cathedral.

Van den Eynde was a frequent supplier of marble plaques (used for ebony cabinets) for the Musson and Forchondt art dealing firms.