The Dutch Prix de Rome is based on the originally French

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

and is awarded annually to architects and artists younger than 35. The award was initiated in 1807 by

Louis Bonaparte Louis Bonaparte (born Luigi Buonaparte; 2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846) was a younger brother of Napoleon, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. He was a monarch in his own right from 1806 to 1810, ruling over the Kingdom of Holland (a French c ...

, then ruler of the

Kingdom of Holland The Kingdom of Holland ( (contemporary), (modern); ) was the successor state of the Batavian Republic. It was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in March 1806 in order to strengthen control over the Netherlands by replacing the republican governmen ...

, and confirmed after independence by

William I of the Netherlands William I (Willem Frederik; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was King of the Netherlands and List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840. Born as the son of William V, Prince of Orange, ...

. It was canceled in 1851 by the statesman

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century. Thorbecke is best known for heading the commission that drafted the revision of the Const ...

and reinstated in 1870 by

William III of the Netherlands William III (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk''; English: ''William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis''; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until ...

. From 1870 to 2011 the winners were selected by the

Rijksakademie The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

in Amsterdam. Since then, th
Mondriaan Fund
organises and finances the Prix de Rome. In 2025 the prize is €60,000.

Prizewinners

Source
Prix de Rome

Architecture

* 1808

Jan de Greef Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

Zeger Reyers Zeger is a Dutch-language masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic roots "sigi-" (victory) and "-her" (lord).Si ...

and Anthonie Sminck Pitloo (first awards) * 1809 Johan David Zocher jnr * 1827 Johannes Craner for the design of a Dutch Royal Institute of Science and Fine Arts building (first Grand Prize) * 1837 Anthony Willem van Dam * 1900 J.F. Büchel * 1906 Johan Melchiot van der Mey * 1909 Dirk Frederik Slothouwer * 1918 Hermanus Petrus Josephus de Vries * 1921

Cornelis van Eesteren Cornelis van Eesteren (4 July 1897 – 21 February 1988) was a prominent Dutch architect and urban planner who was born in Alblasserdam and died in Amsterdam. He worked for the Town Planning department of Amsterdam (1929–1959) and was the chai ...

* 1924

Johannes Petrus Leonardus Hendriks Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

* 1935 Arthur Staal * 1946 Jaap Schipper * 1954 Joost van der Grinten for the design of an academy for visual arts * 1962

Piet Blom Piet Blom (; February 8, 1934 in Amsterdam – June 8, 1999 in Denmark) was a Dutch architect best known for his designs of the Bastille (1964–1969), a restaurant and student facility at the University of Twente, Enschede, the housing project ...

for the design of the 'Pestalozzi' children's village * 1966

Carel Weeber Carlos José Maria (Carel) Weeber (born Nijmegen, 3 December 1937 – died Leuven, 2 February 2025) was a Curaçaoan–Dutch architect. Life and work In his infancy, Weeber’s family moved to Curaçao. In 1955 he returned to the Netherlands by ...

* 1986

Wim van den Bergh Wim is a Dutch masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and may refer to: * Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer * Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician * Wim Arras (born 1964), Flemish Belgian cyclist * Wim Blockmans ...

for the design of Pandorama, a science museum for Amsterdam ; Rik van Dolderen won the Prix de Rome Design & Landscape Architecture prize for a design for the Noordrand of Rotterdam * 1990

Bert Dirrix Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert *Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album ''Here Comes a ...

(1954) for the design for a building complex on the Spui in The Hague ;

Adriaan Geuze West 8 is an urban planning and landscape architecture firm founded by Adriaan Geuze and Paul van Beek in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1987. It is known for its contemporary designs and innovative solutions to urban planning problems using lighting, m ...

won the Prix de Rome Urban Design & Landscape Architecture prize * 1995

Rob Hootsmans Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Republic of Belarus People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (surname) * ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbrevia ...

for ''Waterstad'' (Water City), a sea water aquarium ;

Branimir Medic Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

won the Prix de Rome Urban Design & Landscape Architecture prize for the design for 50.000 residencies in Amsterdam * 2001

Gianni Cito Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a surname), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian. People with this given name * Gianni Agnelli (192 ...

for ''Superbowl'' ; John Lonsdale won the Prix de Rome Urban Design & Landscape Architecture for the design ''Shifting Horizons'', a development strategy for the Westland. * 2006

Ronald Rietveld Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

for the design ''Generating Dune Scapes'' for the harbour of IJmuiden. * 2010 Olv Klijn for ''Schijven, weefsels en publiek domein'' for the August Allebéplein in Amsterdam * 2014 Donna van Milligen Bielke for ''Cabinet of Curiosities'' for the Hoogstraat in Rotterdam * 2018 Alessandra Covini for ''Amsterdam Allegories'' * 2022 Lesia Topolnyk for ''No Innocent Landscape''

Visual Arts

* 1807

Pieter Rudolph Kleijn Pieter Rudolph Kleijn or Kleyn (1785 – 1816) was a 19th-century landscape painter from the Netherlands who died young. Kleijn was born in Hooge Zwaluwe as one of seven children of the mayor, lawyer and poet Johannes Petrus Kleyn and the poet ...

and Abraham Teerlink (landscape); Christian Didrik Forssell (graphic art);

Jean-Eugène-Charles Alberti Johannes Echarius Carolus or Jean Eugène Charles Alberti (bapt. 20 June 1777 - after 1843), was a Dutch people, Dutch painter of Italian descent who worked in Paris for most of his life. Life Alberti was born in Maastricht. He studied first in A ...

, Woutherus Mol and Philip van der Wal (history) (first awards) * 1808 Josephus Augustus Knip (landscape); Jozef Karel de Meulemeester (graphic art) ; Tjarko Cramer (history) * 1809

Paulus Joseph Gabriël Paulus is the original Latin form of the English name Paul. It may refer to: Ancient Romans * Julius Paulus (fl. 222–235 AD), Roman jurist * Paulus (consul 496), politician of the Eastern Roman Empire * Paulus (consul 512), Roman politician ...

(sculpture) * 1819 Ferdinand de Braekeleer (history) * 1821 Jean Baptiste Lodewijk Maes (history) * 1823

Louis Royer Louis Royer (19 June 1793 – 5 June 1868), also Lodewyk Royer, was a Flemish sculptor who worked in the Netherlands where he received many commissions from the royal family and for public statues. Life Apprenticeship He was born in Mechelen wher ...

(sculpture) * 1825 Jean Baptiste de Fiennes (history) * 1831 Hendrik Willem Cramer (painting) * 1836 Hendrik Willem Couwenberg (graphic art) * 1839 Johan Hendrik Koelman (painting) * 1849 Jan Francois Brouwenaar (sculpture) * 1884 Jan Dunselman and

Jacobus van Looy Jacobus (Jac) van Looy (12 September 1855 – 24 February 1930) was a Dutch painter and writer. Biography Van Looy was the son of a carpenter, but his father lost his job when his eyesight began to fail. His mother died when he was five y ...

(jointly for painting) * 1885

Pier Pander Jacobs Pier Pander (20 June 1864 – 6 September 1919) was a Dutch sculptor and designer of medals. Pander was born in Drachten in the Dutch northern province of Frisia, Friesland. He was the son of a poor boatman. At a young age, his talent for ...

(sculpture) * 1887 Paul Rink (painting) * 1888 Eduard Jacobs for ''Jonge maaier uit Juda'' (Young mower from Judah) (sculpture) * 1896 Johannes Hendrik Philip Wortman (sculpture) * 1899 Julie A.C. Mijnssen (sculpture) * 1901 A. Herman Gouwe (painting) * 1902 Frederik Engel Jeltsema (sculpture) * 1904

Jan Sluijters Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch Painting, painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring. Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was ...

(painting) * 1905 C.A. Smout (sculpture) * 1907

Tjeerd Bottema Tjeerd (Tsjeard) Bottema (6 February 1884 in Langezwaag – 8 March 1978 in Katwijk) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and book cover designer. Biography Bottema was a student at Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus and the Rijksakademie van ...

(painting) * 1908 B.M.A. Ingen Housz (sculpture) * 1910 Frans Hogerwaard (painting) * 1911

Theo van Reijn Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root ''Theo-'' derive from the Ancient Greek word (), which means God, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and The ...

(sculpture) * 1913 D. Bueno de Mesquita (painting); Engelien Reitsma-Valença (graphic art) * 1917 Charles Vos (sculpture) * 1920 Corrie Demmink (sculpture) * 1922

Charles Eyck Charles Hubert Eyck (24 March 1897 – 2 August 1983) was a Dutch visual artist. Together with and Joep Nicolas, he was a pioneer of the . Life and work Charles Eyck was born in 1897 in Meerssen. He received his training at the Rijksakademie v ...

(painting) * 1923 Frits J. van Hall (sculpture) * 1925 Antonius Lüske (painting) * 1926 Jobs G. Wertheim (sculpture) Kora 1967

* 1929 Cornelia Catharina Maria Heslenfeld (sculpture) * 1931 Hans van der Kop (painting) * 1932 Dick K. Broos (monumental painting) * 1932 Nel Klaassen (monumental sculpture) * 1933 Kuno Brinks (graphic art) * 1934 Gerrit Bolhuis (sculpture) * 1936 Wessel Couzijn (monumental sculpture) * 1937 Daniël Cornelis (Niel) Steenbergen (sculpture) * 1940 A. van der Weijden (monumental painting) ;

Johan Limpers Johan Limpers (2 August 1915, in Heemstede – 10 June 1944, in Overveen) was a Dutch sculptor. Limpers was a student of Jan Bronner at the Rijksakademie. His work followed the ideas of Jan Bronner and was monumental, for this he won the Dut ...

for ''Kora'' (monumental sculpture) * 1941 Piet H. Schoenmakers (graphic art) * 1942 J. Rozendael (painting) * 1947 Marius de Leeuw (monumental painting); Cor Hund (sculpture) * 1948 Johannes Bernardus (Jan) Sleper (graphic art) * 1949 Pieter Defesche (painting) ; Emma Beatrice Haije (sculpture) * 1951 Auke Hettema for blind and seeing man (sculpture) * 1952 Erik Thorn Leeson (graphic art) * 1953 Adriaan J. B. Dekkers for scene from ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' ; Hans IJdo for woman harvesting grain (sculpture) * 1955 Ada Dekker (monumental painting) ; Ek van Zanten (sculpture) * 1957 Emmy Eerdmans (painting) * 1959 Nico Rolle (monumental painting) : Gooitzen de Jong (monumental sculpture) * 1961 Nico Bakker (painting) : Frank Letterie (sculpture) * 1963 David de Goede (monumental sculpture) * 1965 Cokkie du Mortier (painting) ; Jan Spiering (sculpture) * 1969 Hélène Gregoire-Sterk (painting) ; Henriëtte Elisabeth Schepp (sculpture) * 1972 Lau Heidendael (graphic art) * 1973 Janneke Tangelder (painter) ; Els van Rees for ''Het lessen van de dorst'' (sculpture) * 1975 Tony van de Vorst (sculptor) * 1976 Philip Boas (graphic art) * 1977 Arie Schippers (painting) : Ellie Hahn (sculpture) * 1979 Catrien van Amstel (monumental sculpture) * 1980 Edu Kisman (graphic art) * 1981 Kees Voorbraak (painting) * 1983 Marie van Leeuwen (painting) * 1984 Marjo Postma for a series of linocuts (graphic art) * 1985 Marien Schouten (painting) ; Leo Vroegindeweij (sculpture) * 1987

Jan van de Pavert Johannes Antonius van de van de Pavert (born May 10, 1960) is a Dutch artist, working as sculptor, painter, draftsman, animator, and video artist.Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen Jan van den Dobbelsteen (born 28 September 1954, Waalre) is an interdisciplinary Dutch artist who teaches at Academy St. Joost in Breda and lives and works in Eindhoven. Biography: ''"He has been working with sound and sound installations for mor ...

won the Prix de Rome Art & Public Space prize * 1988 Erik Andriesse (graphic art); Brian Meijers (graphic design) * 1989 Betty van Haaster (painting) * 1992 Karin Arink (sculpture) ; Suchan Kinoshita won the Prix de Rome Art & Public Space prize * 1993 Paul Klemann (drawing) ; Hewald Jongenelis for ''Plan voor bronbemaling'' (graphic art) * 1994 Ed Gebski (painting) ; Ida Lohman for ''De Linnenkast'' (The Linen Closet) (Theatre & Visual Arts) * 1996 Paul Kooiker (photography) * 1997 Femke Schaap for ''De terugkeer van de kolossale man'' (The return of the gigantic man) (sculpture) ; Alicia Framis for ''The Walking Monument'' (Art & Public Space) * 1998 Paul Nassenstein (drawing) ; Agata Zwierzyñska for ''Listen, the Telephonebook'' (graphic art) * 1999 Charlotte Schleiffert (painting) ;

Cees Krijnen Cornelis Hendrik "Cees" Krijnen (born 29 May 1969 in Velsen) is a Dutch artist. Krijnen studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the post-academic education DasArts, both in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1999 he won the Dutch art prize Prix de Ro ...

for ''The art of Divorce'' (Theatre & Visual Arts) * 2002 Elspeth Diederix (photography) ; Igor Sevcuk for the film ''Beyond Language'' (Film & Video) * 2003

Ryan Gander Ryan Gander (born 1976) is a British artist. Since 2003, Gander has produced a body of artworks in different forms, ranging from sculpture, apparel, writing, architecture, painting, typefaces, publications, and performance. Additionally, Gander ...

for ''Bauhaus Revisited'' (sculpture) ; James Beckett for ''A Partial Museum of Noise'' (Art & Public Space) * 2004

Mariana Castillo Deball Mariana Castillo Deball (born in 1975, Mexico City) is a Mexican visual artist currently based in Berlin. She works primarily in installation, sculpture, photography and drawing. Early life and education Castillo Deball studied in the Universida ...

for ''The Institute of Chance'' (Drawing & Printed Art) * 2005 Lonnie van Brummelen for the film ''Lefkosia'' (Visual Arts) * 2007

Viviane Sassen Viviane Sassen (born 1972) is a Dutch artist living in Amsterdam. She is a photographer who works in both the fashion and fine art world. She is known for her use of geometric shapes, often abstractions of bodies. She has been widely published an ...

for ''Ultra Violet'' photography series (Visual Arts) * 2009 Nicoline van Harskamp for ''The Art of Listening'' (Visual Arts) * 2011 Pilvi Takala for ''Broad Sense'' (Visual Arts) * 2013 Falke Pisano for ''Prison Work'' (Visual Arts) * 2015 Magali Reus for ''Leaves'' (Visual Arts) * 2017

Rana Hamadeh Rana Hamadeh (born 1983) is an artist from Lebanon based in the Netherlands. Her interdisciplinary projects span theatrical performances, sound, text and cartographic works, among others, allowing for a discursive approach to subject matter. A ...

for ''The Ten Murders of Josephine'' (Visual Arts) * 2019

Rory Pilgrim Rory Pilgrim (born 1988 in Bristol, England) is a British artist who lives and works in the Netherlands and the Isle of Portland. Career Initially Pilgrim was drawn to music, he studied classical music and sung in a cathedral choir when he was ...

for ''The Undercurrent'' (Visual Arts) * 2021 Alexis Blake for ''rock to jolt stagger to ash'' (Visual Arts) * 2023 Jonas Staal for ''Empire's Island'' (Visual Arts)

References

External links

Prix the RomeHomepage
of the

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prix De Rome 1807 establishments in the Netherlands Awards established in 1807 Awards disestablished in 1851 1851 disestablishments in the Netherlands 1870 establishments in the Netherlands Awards established in 1870 Louis Bonaparte European architecture awards Dutch visual arts awards Education in Rome Culture in Rome

Prizewinners

Architecture

Visual Arts

See also

References

External links