Jacob van Campen

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Jacob van Campen
Birthday	Friday, February 02, 1596
Birthplace	Haarlem, Holland, Dutch Republic
Died	Thursday, September 13, 1657

Campen, Jacob Van

Born Feb. 2, 1595, in Haarlem; died Sept. 13, 1657, in Randenbroek, near Amersfoort. Dutch architect.

Van Campen, the son of a landowner, apparently received artistic training in Italy (1615–21), where he studied the work of Palladio. From 1621 to 1630 he worked in Haarlem. His work is representative of 17th-century Dutch classicism. Van Campen developed an imposing, restrained, and somewhat cold style. His major works included the small Mauritshuis in The Hague (in collaboration with P. Post, 1633–35) and the Town Hall in Amsterdam (now the Royal Palace, 1648–55). The Town Hall is characterized by clearly delineated architectural elements. It has a domed rotunda and a four-story vaulted Burgher Hall.

REFERENCE

Swillens, P. T. A. Jacob van Campen. Assen, 1961.

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Ultimately, the architecture of Jacob van Campen, Salomon de Bray, and Pieter Post can be seen to reflect this return to a more strictly classical model, thus ushering in a new age of classicism in Holland.

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