Philips Vingboons

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Philips Vingboons
Born	c. 1607 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	1678 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Nationality	Dutch

Practice	Neo-classicism
Buildings	Herengracht 168 Kloveniersburgwal 95

Philips Vingboons (or Vinckboons, Vinckeboons, Vinckbooms) (c. 1607 – 2 October 1678) was a Dutch architect. He was part of the school of Jacob van Campen, that is, Dutch Classicism. Vingboons was especially highly regarded in his native city of Amsterdam.

Biography

Herengracht 168

Philips Vingboons was born in circa 1607 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic.^[1] His father David Vinckboons was a painter from the Southern Netherlands who had fled from Antwerp to Amsterdam during the Dutch Revolt.^[1] Vingboons had nine brothers and sisters.^[2] His brother Johannes Vingboons was a painter^[3] and his brother Justus Vingboons also was an architect.^[2]

Vingboons started his career as a painter in the family business with his father and siblings, where he was educated with cartography, mathematics, architecture, and classics. He later became an architect, and he was possibly a student of the architect Jacob van Campen.^[2] He became engaged to Petronella Questiés on 21 April 1645, when he was 37 years old.^[1] He had a set of his designs engraved by his brother Jan in 1648 for the Amsterdam council, and Justus Danckerts published these in 1688.^[4] Thanks to this book, much of his work can be attributed accurately, including some designs that were not executed, such as his maquette for the Amsterdam city hall, and the buitenplaats Vredenburch in Beemster. Vingboons died in 1678^[2] and was buried on 10 February 1678 in Amsterdam.^[1]

Architecture

Model of his plans for the new Amsterdam City Hall (not executed - commission was awarded to Jacob van Campen)

In contrast with Jacob van Campen, Vingboons knew how to fit classicism creatively with the typically narrow city houses of Amsterdam. Philips Vingboons is well named as the inventor of the Amsterdam "Halsgevel" (literally neck front) type of facade, since in 1638 he designed the oldest surviving "Halsgevel" in Amsterdam, at Herengracht 168. Indeed, it is even sometimes called the "Vingboonsgevel" after him. It was widely imitated in the period of Dutch Classicism (1640–1665) on a grand scale. On simpler houses, it appeared as a simple brick pilaster-halsgevel, with a few restrained ornaments - this type is named a "Vingboons-imitatie" (Vingboons-imitation).

Another of his designs was Kloveniersburgwal 95, in 1642, one of the most finely proportioned classical-school city-palaces in Amsterdam. Philips Vingboons lived during the high point of Amsterdam's power and wealth, halfway through the 17th century, and became the city's most important architect and designer. He especially designed houses since, as a Catholic, he was passed over for state commissions. In 1648 and 1674 a book was published with Philips Vingboons' designs ("Afbeeldsels"), through which we have a good idea of his work.

Works in Amsterdam

Description	Original function^?	Built	Architect	Location	Coordinates<sup style="line-height:1em; margin-left:0.3em; color:blue; cursor:help;" title="Locations of the rijksmonuments are based on the project "Project Actualisering Rijksmonumenten (AMR)". The difference in location can deviate several hundreds meters.">?	No.^?
Upper windows were removed in the 18th century in the widening of the walls	House	17th century 1638	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 168 Herengracht 168	52°22′27″N 4°53′13″E / 52.37419°N 4.88695°E / 52.37419; 4.88695 (RM1760 - Herengracht 168)	1760
Cromhouthuizen, now Bijbels Museum	House	17th century 1660-1662	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 364-370 Herengracht 364-370	52°22′07″N 4°53′11″E / 52.36853°N 4.88635°E / 52.36853; 4.88635 (RM1820 - Herengracht 364-370)	1820
Museum Het Grachtenhuis	House	17th century 1663-1665	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 386 Herengracht 386	52°22′04″N 4°53′11″E / 52.36788°N 4.88628°E / 52.36788; 4.88628 (RM1828 - Herengracht 386)	1828
Canal house	House	17th century 1664-1667	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 412 Herengracht 412	52°22′01″N 4°53′14″E / 52.36690°N 4.88722°E / 52.36690; 4.88722 (RM - Herengracht 412)
Huis Deutz	House	17th century 1663	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 450 Herengracht 450	52°21′56″N 4°21′57″E / 52.36560°N 4.36575°E / 52.36560; 4.36575 (RM1853 - Herengracht 450)	1853
The Eagle (Arend), former headquarters NHM	House	17th century 1669	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 466 Herengracht 466	52°21′55″N 4°53′26″E / 52.36524°N 4.89059°E / 52.36524; 4.89059 (RM1861 - Herengracht 466)	1861
Canal house	House	17th century 1639	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Keizersgracht 319 Keizersgracht 319	52°22′11″N 4°53′06″E / 52.36980°N 4.88504°E / 52.36980; 4.88504 (RM2308 - Keizersgracht 319)	2308
Canal House	House	17th century 1664-1665	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Keizersgracht 577 Keizersgracht 577	52°21′51″N 4°53′28″E / 52.36425°N 4.8912°E / 52.36425; 4.8912 (RM - Keizersgracht 577)
Canal House	House	17th century 1661	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Prinsengracht 92 Prinsengracht 92	52°22′38″N 4°53′06″E / 52.37713°N 4.8849°E / 52.37713; 4.8849 (RM4512 - Prinsengracht 92)	4512
Bambeeck House called "The Star"	House	17th century 1650	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Kloveniersburgwal 77 Kloveniersburgwal 77	52°22′10″N 4°53′52″E / 52.36958°N 4.8978°E / 52.36958; 4.8978 (RM2993 - Kloveniersburgwal 77)	2993
Het Poppenhuis	House	17th century 1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Kloveniersburgwal 95 Kloveniersburgwal 95	52°22′09″N 4°53′51″E / 52.36912°N 4.89741°E / 52.36912; 4.89741 (RM2998 - Kloveniersburgwal 95)	2998
Canal house	House	17th century 1646	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Rokin 95 Rokin 95	52°22′09″N 4°53′51″E / 52.36912°N 4.89741°E / 52.36912; 4.89741 (RM4994 - Rokin 95)	4994
Canal houses formerly used by St. Pietersgasthuis	House	17th century 1641-1643	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Rokin/Oude Turfmarkt 145-147 Rokin/Oude Turfmarkt 145-147	52°22′03″N 4°53′37″E / 52.36754°N 4.89354°E / 52.36754; 4.89354	5786
3 Canal houses	House	17th century 1639	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 282-286 Singel 282-286	52°22′03″N 4°53′05″E / 52.36756°N 4.88482°E / 52.36756; 4.88482 (RM5339 - Singel 282-286)	5339
Neurenberg / Odeon	House	17th century 1662	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 460 Singel 460	52°22′03″N 4°53′20″E / 52.36754°N 4.88882°E / 52.36754; 4.88882 (RM5408 - Singel 460)	5408
Huydecoper house (bombed in 1943)	House	17th century 1639-1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 548 Singel 548	52°22′01″N 4°53′37″E / 52.36683°N 4.89369°E / 52.36683; 4.89369 (RM - Singel 548)
Jacob's Ladder, Canal house named for its gable stone with Jacob's dream	House	17th century 1639-1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316A Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316A	52°22′11″N 4°53′40″E / 52.36966°N 4.89433°E / 52.36966; 4.89433	6161
Weaver's house Noortsche Bos	House	17th century 1670-1671	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Eerste Weteringdwarsstraat Eerste Weteringdwarsstraat	52°22′11″N 4°53′40″E / 52.36966°N 4.89433°E / 52.36966; 4.89433	6353
Begijnhof Chapel of St. John and St. Ursula	Church	17th century 1671-1672	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Begijnhof Begijnhof	52°22′11″N 4°53′25″E / 52.36965°N 4.89033°E / 52.36965; 4.89033 (RM368 - Begijnhof)	368

Other works

Vingboons designed country homes for Amsterdam regency members such as Driemond, near Weesp, 1642, Havezate Rollecate near Vollenhove, circa 1654, Westwijk for Reinier Pauw de Jonge (1637) in Purmer,^[5] Nijenhuis and Peckendam near Diepenheim, 1656, Gansenhoef in Maarssen, Vanenburg for Hendrik van Eessen near Harderwijk, 1664, Borg Nittersum for Joan Clant in Stedum, and Harsveld in Ootmarsum.

Buitenplaats Pijnenburg (1647) in Lage Vuursche
The Nieuwe Toren, Kampen, 1649-1664 in Overijssel

Sources

Bureau Monumentenzorg Amsterdam
Koen Ottenheym, Philips Vingboons (1607-1678), architect, Zutphen, 1989, ISBN 90-6011-626-7
Jacobine E. Huisken, Friso Lammertse, Het kunstbedrijf van de familie Vingboons. Schilders, architecten en kaartmakers in de gouden eeuw, Maarssen, 1989, ISBN 90-6179-073-5
Jacqueline Heijenbrok, Guido Steenmeijer, Een stadswandeling langs de huizen van Philips en Justus Vingboons, Den Haag/Amsterdam, 1989, ISBN 90-6179-077-8

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Philips Vinckboons II in the RKD
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Architects in order of appearance. Government of Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
↑ Johannes Vinckboons in the RKD
↑ Gronden en afbeeldsels der voornaamste gebouwen, van alle die Philips Vingboons geordineert heeft, by Philips Vingboons and Justus Danckerts, Amsterdam, 1688
↑ Westwijk in the Geheugen van Nederland

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Persondata
Name	Vingboons, Philips
Alternative names	Vinckboons
Short description	Dutch Golden Age architect
Date of birth	1607
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Date of death	2 October 1678
Place of death	Amsterdam, Dutch Republic

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