A Life Carved in Stone: The Evocative Sculptures of Victor Rousseau Victor Rousseau, born in the small Belgian village of Feluy on December 16th, 1865, was an artist whose life and work were deeply intertwined with the very fabric of his nation’s artistic evolution. Descended from a long line of stonemasons, Rousseau didn't simply choose sculpture—it was a heritage etched into his being. His early years were formative, beginning at the age of eleven as a stone carver on the monumental project of Brussels’ Palais de Justice, designed by Joseph Poelaert. This wasn’t merely apprenticeship; it w…