Willem Boy

Willem Boy
Born1520 (1520)
Mechelen, County of Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands
Died1592 (aged 71–72)
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Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesGuillaume Boyen
Known for
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture
  • Painting
Notable work
MovementNorthern Renaissance
PatronsGustav I of Sweden, John III of Sweden

Willem Boy (French: Guillaume Boyen; 1520 – 1592) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, and architect active in Sweden from around 1558 until his death.

Few of Boy's works have survived, and he is mainly remembered for the sarcophagus of King Gustav I in the Uppsala Cathedral.

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