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Jean-Jacques Winders (14 May 1849,
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– 20 February 1936, Antwerp) was a Belgian architect. He designed the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in
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with Frans Van Dijk, the monument and his own house ''De Passer'' from 1883, which was protected as a monument in Belgium in 1981. Initially he designed buildings in an eclectic style, from 1880 his designs were in the Flemish
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style, of which his house is a typical example.


Biography

Joannes Jacobus Henricus Victor Winders was born in Antwerp on 14 May 1849. He came from an Antwerp family that was active in the construction industry. His grandfather was a contractor and his father, Jean-Baptiste Winders, was a contractor-architect who, from 1859, played a role in the construction of the Brialmont Forts around the city. The young Jean-Jacques Winders followed in his father's footsteps, attending his father's construction sites since he was 17. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of
Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
. By 1868 he had established himself as an architect, realizing the Antwerp house of painter Jules Wagner that year. His first remarkable assignment was the Monument in
Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
. He won the design competition for the monument in 1873, and although it was supposed to be finished by the next year, delays postponed its inauguration, which took place in 1883. Another important assignment was the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in
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, which he designed with Frans Van Dijk. Winders' style was initially eclectic, but in the late 1870s he drastically change his style to Flemish neo-Renaissence style, of which he became one of the most important exponents. His most important work in this style is his own house, ''Den Passer'' on Tolstraat in Antwerp. Winders was also a teacher, and taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp from 1895. His son Max followed in his footsteps becoming an architect as well.


Selected works

* 1873–1883: Monument ''Schelde Vrij'' on Marnixplaats in
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* 1885: Tobacco factory Stanislas Pauwels on Wijngaardstraat in
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* 1883: ''Entrepot Steenacker'' on Sanderusstraat in
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* 1884–1990: Royal Museum of Fine Arts of
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with Frans Van Dijk * 1885: Town Hall of
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* 1896: Town Hall of
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* 1906: Post Office of Mortsel File:Wijngaardstraat9.jpg, Tobacco factory Stanislas Pauwels (1875) File:'Vrijmaking der Schelde' Marnixplaats (4405417129).jpg, Monument ''Schelde Vrij'' (1883) File:Emblem - Voormalig gemeentehuis11.jpg, Former town hall of
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(1896) File:Corner building "Postkantoor van 1906" at Antwerpsestraat 1, Mortsel, Antwerp, Belgium; built in 1906; design by Jean-Jacques Winders; immovable property ID 13572 in heritage register "Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed" (18 September 2016).jpg, Former Mortsel post office (1906)


References


Further reading

* Bart VAN LAEKEN, ''Jean-Jacques Winders'', in het Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek, deel 16, kol. 887–890, Brussel, 2002 * Herman STYNEN, ''"Kunst brengt gunst", Jean Jacques Winders (1849–1936) en de neo-Vlaamse renaissance'', in: ''Monumenten & Landschappen'', pp. 6–26, Brussel, 1986 * Jacques LAVALLEYE, ''Jean-Jacques Winders'', in de Biographie Nationale, deel 35, kol. 754–755, Brussel, 1970 * Paul SAINTENOY,''Notice sur Jean-Jacques Winders'', in ''Annuaire de l'Académie royale de Belgique 1937'', pp. 31–46, Brussel, 1937


External links

*
Biography at www.schoonselhof.be

Biography ''Archives d'Architectes Modernes''

List of designs and works by Winders
{{DEFAULTSORT:Winders, Jean Jacques 1849 births 1936 deaths 19th-century Belgian architects 20th-century Belgian architects Artists from Antwerp