Lieven de Key
Lieven de Key (* around 1560 in Ghent ; † July 17, 1627 in Haarlem ) was a Dutch architect . Together with Hendrick de Keyser (1565–1621), he is considered the leading master builder of the Golden Age . While de Keyser still cultivated a rather sober architectural style, de Key already preferred baroque ornaments and decorations, completely in the style of the dying Dutch Renaissance .
De Key was born in Flanders and did an apprenticeship with Hans Vredeman de Vries in Antwerp . He was one of around 15,000 Protestant emigrants who emigrated from 1584 when Alessandro Farnese , Duke of Parma, recaptured large parts of the southern provinces of the Netherlands for Spain and again dominated the Catholic religion.
In 1592 he became the master builder of Haarlem. His works there include De Waag (1598), the facade of the town hall (1597), the Vleeschhal (market hall) (1602–1603), the Latin school, the Oudemannenhuis , which now houses the Frans Hals Museum (1608) and the Towers of the Nieuwe Kerk (1613). In Leiden he created the facade of the town hall there.
An architecture school in Haarlem is named after him.
literature
- Gustav von Bezold: The architecture of the Renaissance in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Denmark. Architecture manual. Second part: The architectural styles VII. Kröner, Leipzig 1908
- Ad van der Blom: Lieven de Key. Haarlem's stadsbouwmeester. A Vlaamse emigrant en zijn rijke nalatenschap. Haarlem, Schuyt & Co. 1995. ISBN 90-6097-406-9 . (Dutch)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Key, Lieven de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch architect, master builder of Haarlem and representative of the Golden Age |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1560 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1627 |
| Place of death | Haarlem |