Philips Vingboons

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

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Herengracht 168

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

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. He became engaged to Petronella Questiés on 21 April 1645, when he was 37 years old. 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. 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 and was buried on 10 February 1678 in Amsterdam.

Architecture

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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?	No.?	Image
Upper windows were removed in the 18th century in the widening of the walls	Huis House	17th century 1638	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 168 Herengracht 168		1760	File:Herengracht 168.jpg
Cromhouthuizen, now Bijbels Museum	Huis House	17th century 1660-1662	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 364-370 Herengracht 364-370		1820	File:Bijbels museum2.jpg
Museum Het Grachtenhuis	Huis House	17th century 1663-1665	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 386 Herengracht 386		1828	File:Herengracht 386.jpg
Canal house	Huis House	17th century 1664-1667	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 412 Herengracht 412			File:Amsterdam - Herengracht 412.JPG
Huis Deutz	Huis House	17th century 1663	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 450 Herengracht 450		1853	File:Rm1853.JPG
The Eagle (Arend), former headquarters NHM	Huis House	17th century 1669	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Herengracht 466 Herengracht 466		1861	File:Herengracht.466.new.jpg
Canal house	Huis House	17th century 1639	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Keizersgracht 319 Keizersgracht 319		2308	File:Amsterdam Keizersgracht 0319 001.JPG
Canal House	Huis House	17th century 1664-1665	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Keizersgracht 577 Keizersgracht 577
Canal House	Huis House	17th century 1661	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Prinsengracht 92 Prinsengracht 92		4512	File:Amsterdam, Prinsengracht 92.jpg
Bambeeck House called "The Star"	Huis House	17th century 1650	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Kloveniersburgwal 77 Kloveniersburgwal 77		2993	File:Kloveniersburgwal 77.jpg
Het Poppenhuis	Huis House	17th century 1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Kloveniersburgwal 95 Kloveniersburgwal 95		2998	File:Poppenhuis-Kloveniersburgwal.JPG
Canal house	Huis House	17th century 1646	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Rokin 95 Rokin 95		4994
Canal houses formerly used by St. Pietersgasthuis	Huis House	17th century 1641-1643	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Rokin/Oude Turfmarkt 145-147 Rokin/Oude Turfmarkt 145-147		5786	File:Philip Vingboons ontwerptekening Rokin 145-147.jpg
3 Canal houses	Huis House	17th century 1639	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 282-286 Singel 282-286		5339	File:Amsterdam - Singel 284.JPG
Neurenberg / Odeon	Huis House	17th century 1662	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 460 Singel 460		5408	File:Amsterdam - Singel 460.JPG
Huydecoper house (bombed in 1943)	Huis House	17th century 1639-1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Singel 548 Singel 548			File:Singel 548.jpeg
Jacob's Ladder, Canal house named for its gable stone with Jacob's dream	Huis House	17th century 1639-1642	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316A Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316A		6161	File:Amsterdam - Oudezijds Voorburgwal 316.jpg
Weaver's house Noortsche Bos	Huis House	17th century 1670-1671	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Eerste Weteringdwarsstraat Eerste Weteringdwarsstraat		6353
Begijnhof Chapel of St. John and St. Ursula	Building Church	17th century 1671-1672	Philip Vingboons Philip Vingboons	Begijnhof Begijnhof		368	File:Ingang Begijnhofkapel (Amsterdam) P1020924.JPG

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, 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.

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  Buitenplaats Pijnenburg (1647) in Lage Vuursche

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  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