Jan van Ruysbroeck (also known as Jan van den Berghe) was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (his dates of birth and death are unknown). He served as official architect to the Duke of Brabant.[1] His best known work was the tower of Brussels' Town Hall (French: Hôtel de Ville, Dutch: Stadhuis). The Brabantine Gothic building, which stands in the city's Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square), is widely regarded as a masterpiece of medieval European secular architecture.[2] It was designed by Jacob van Thienen some time around 1402 and van Ruysbroek's tower was added between 1444 and 1463.
Other works by van Ruysbroeck include:
- the fountain at the Hospital of Our Lady, in Oudenaarde (1443–1445);
- the tower of the Church of St. Gertrude, in Leuven, (completed 1453);
- part of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido, in Anderlecht (1479–1485);[3]
- probably the towers of the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, in Brussels (1470–1485).
References
edit- ^ André De Vries (2003). Brussels: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-902669-47-2.
- ^ Paul F. State (16 April 2015). Historical Dictionary of Brussels. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7921-8.
- ^ Thomas, Bernadette; Vanden Branden, Jean-Pierre; De Waha, Michel (1999). Anderlecht. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 8. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
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