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| Dutch architect, one of the leaders of a group of architects who created a restrained architectural style that was suited to the social and political climate of the Netherlands.Van Campen began his career as a painter. He apprenticed in Haarlem to Frans de Grebber (1572/73-1649), an 1614 joined Haarlem's Guild of St Luke. From about 1616 to 1620 he was in Italy where he had an opportunity to make contact with the DutchCaravaggisti who were still in Rome. He studied the work of Andrea Palladio and others in Italy and introduced a Dutch Classical style to the Netherlands. His domestic style was quiet and unpretentious, and it had considerable influence, especially in England.His most important building is Amsterdam Town Hall (1648-55), a triumphant symbol of the city during its greatest period. The building was richly decorated, Artus Quellin I lead a team of sculptors, and Rembrandt was among those who provided paintings.His masterpiece is the Mauritshuis (1633-44; now the Royal Picture Gallery) in The Hague, where, with Pieter Post, he also designed the royal palace, Huis ten Bosch (1645). His other important works include the Baroque Nieuwe Kerk (New Church, or St. Anne's Church), Haarlem (1645-49).As a painter he concentrated on historical and decorative work and was one of the team, including Jordaens and Lievens, who worked on the decoration of Huis ten Bosch, the royal villa on the outskirts of The Hague. |
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