Quellinus School of Applied Arts (Amsterdam)
The Quellinus School of Applied Arts (Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus) was an Amsterdam educational institution for art classes.
The Roermond architect Pierre Cuypers was commissioned to build the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in 1876 . Construction began in January 1877 and in April 1877 a course for young people who wanted to get into sculpture began. This “practical school” was actually a subdivision of the Cuypers-Stoltzenberg sculpture workshop in Roermond. The daily management was in the hands of the Belgian sculptor Eduard Colinet (1840–1890), who was appointed special commissioner for the construction of the museum.
The Quellinus Association was founded in 1879 with the aim of promoting art education. To achieve this goal, a drawing school was officially set up, followed by an internship school. The association was named after Artus Quellinus the Elder (1609–1668), the sculptor who created most of the sculptures in the Amsterdam City Hall. The school was called Kunst-Nijverheid-Teekenschool Quellinus or simply Quellinus School of Applied Arts. Colinet was the first director, Anton Trautwein (1851-1919) and Ben Wierink (1856-1939) were the first teachers. The Quellinus School remained active until 1924.
Many graduates continued to study at the Koninklijke Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam .