The Royal Academy of Art (KABK, nl, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten) is an art and design academy in The Hague. Succeeding the ''Haagsche Teeken-Academie'' (part of the Confrerie Pictura), the academy was founded on 29 September 1682, making it the oldest in the Netherlands and one of the oldest in the world. The academy has been the training ground for a number of significant artists of the Hague School. It was part of the art movement of Dutch Impressionism and in the immediate vicinity of the II. Golden Age of Dutch painting. In the 19th century, however, training was still strongly oriented towards the classic curriculum. At the end of the 19th century, the academy had opened to Modernism, too.

History

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The Royal Academy of Art The Hague, was founded on September 29, 1682 by Willem Doudijns, Theodor van der Schuer, Daniel Mijtens the Younger,

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and Augustinus Terwesten as the ''Haagsche Teeken-Academie'' (engl.: "The Hague Drawing Academy".) In the evening there were drawings classes and on Saturday the society debated about art. In the 18th century the Hague Academy was a thriving institution. The end of the 18th century were difficult times due to the absence of any financial support. The low point was around 1800, when the academy was working with less than ten students. Under William I of the Netherlands finally support returned and the old and important institute grew. In 1821 the drawing education was combined with the newly established School of Civil Engineering. After being housed in the Korenbeurs and Boterwaag in 1839, a new neoclassical building was designed by city architect

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(1790-1857), located at the Prinsessegracht. In the 19th century the artists Johannes Bosboom, Isaac Israëls, Willem Maris,

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and George Hendrik Breitner were trained here. In 1937 on the site of the ancient temple completed a new academy building designed by J.H. Plantenga (1891–c. 1945), J.W.E. Buijs en J.B. Lürsen. In 1990 the Royal Academy merged with the Royal Conservatory of The Hague into the "School of Visual Arts, Music and Dance". In 2010 the Dutch government elevated the joint institutions to "University of the Arts in The Hague". The two do also still go by their original names as well, to underline their individual identities. The academy every two years awards the Gerrit Noordzij Prize initial designs.

Buildings

After the year of 1821, she received more importance again, as the ''School voor Burgerlijke Bouwkunde'' was connected to it. Now she moved in the house of the ''Korenbeurs'' (Grain Exchange). This small building was very important for the future of this school. Later they moved to the ''Boterwaag'' (weighing house for butter). There wasn't enough light for the painting classes. Finally in the year 1839 the Academy got their own house at the ''Prinsessegracht'' - it was built by Zeger Reyers in the architectural style of the

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. In the 20th-century the classes do grow and more place was needed. Thus from 1934-1937 the academy got a new building at Prinsessegracht 4. The new building has been built in the style of the Bauhaus.The flow of the Bauhaus at Dessau had great influence on the facade design of many public buildings in Europe.

Hague School

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At the end of the 19th century witnessed the Hague art scene flourished, which was also very well known abroad as Hague School. Many well-known artists like

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, the brothers Maris ( Jacob Maris and Matthijs Maris) and Bosboom were trained in the academy. In the first half of the 20th century the academy has played a pioneering role in the Netherlands, too. Under Bauhaus- influence arose the new departments of photography and design. In that time the teachers of the avant-garde such as Gerrit Kiljan (1881-1961),

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(1897-1973), Paul Citroen (1896-1983) and

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(1892-1967) dominated. The Academy expanded its curriculum as one of the first Dutch schools by teaching in the field of

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. In 1938 a new building erected on the site of the old house. The design was by the architectural firm ''Plantenga, Buijs & Lürsen''.

Modern times

In 1990, the Academy and the Royal Conservatory joined into the ''Academy of Fine Arts, Music and Dance'' (now ''University of the Arts The Hague''). In 2000, a general overhaul lead by architect ''Van Mourik Vermeulen'' was carried out, enlarging the campus. In 2001, a collaboration between

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and the Royal Academy of Art resulted in the first formalised collaboration between a Dutch university and art institute. Royal Conservatory, KABK and

now offer joint degree programmes, including ones at doctoral level. The academy's focus on novel technologies and new media has resulted in state-of-the-art workshops, studios and departments such as ArtScience, Interactive/Media/Design and Non-Linear Narrative.

Faculty and emeriti faculty

* Peter Biľak *

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* Adam Broomberg *

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* Rob Hornstra * Donald Weber * Kees Bol * Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout *

Marcel van Eeden Marcel van Eeden (born 22 November 1965, in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch draftsman and painter. From 1989 to 1993 van Eeden studied painting at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Van Eeden lives and works in Zurich and The Hague. Cha ...

* Gerrit Noordzij *

* Fred Smeijers *

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Notable alumni

* Johannes Bosboom * Isaac Israëls * George Hendrik Breitner *

* Charles Leickert * Tom Manders *

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* Willem Maris * Jacob Maris * Matthijs Maris *

Charles Bolsius Charles William Bolsius was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on 23 June 1907. He studied art formally in Europe moving to New Mexico in the early 1930s. He settled in Tucson in 1934. In that year he was painting, printing, building, and ...

Johanna van Eybergen Johanna Gerarda Theodora van Eybergen (also spelled van Eijbergen, 17 April 1865, Ambon — 13 May 1950, The Hague) was a Dutch artist specializing in applied arts and design, notable for her Art Nouveau work on metal. She was the first and for a ...

Alida Jantina Pott Alida Jantina Pott (Groningen, January 8, 1888 - December 23, 1931) was a Dutch visual artist and member of the Groninger art collective De Ploeg. Career Alida Pott was born in Groningen in 1888. She was the daughter of Pieter Hendrik Pott (18 ...

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* Peter Alma *

Kees Andrea Cornelis (Kees) Andrea (3 February 1914 in The Hague – 7 July 2006 in The Hague) was a Dutch artist. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague, and member of the Verve group. Primarily a graphic artist, he also worked in textiles. Hi ...

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Marius Bauer Marius Alexander Jacques Bauer (25 January 1867 – 18 July 1932) was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer, best known for his Oriental scenes. His style was largely Impressionistic, although it also derived to some extent from the Hague S ...

* Johfra * Joop Beljon * Lambert Lourijsen * Loek Bos *

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* Jan Cremer *

Toon Dupuis Antonius Stanislaus Nicolaas Ludovicus Dupuis (18 February 1877, Antwerp – 13 October 1937, The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor and medallist of Belgian origin. Dupuis was a lecturer at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague. ...

* Pierre Tetar van Elven *

Willem van Genk Willem van Genk (April 2, 1927 – May 12, 2005) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, celebrated as one of the leading masters of Outsider Art. Throughout his life he lived with severe mental distress, experiencing symptoms related to autism a ...

* Carli Hermès * Karel Klinkenberg * Gerrit Noordzij * Yvonne Oerlemans *

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* Ootje Oxenaar * Ru Paré * Rahi Rezvani *

Matthijs Röling Matthijs Nicolaas Röling (born March 31, 1943 in Oostkapelle) is a Dutch painter, active as graphic designer, wall painter, painter, draftsman, lithographer, pen artist, etcher, and academy lecturer. He is considered a kindred spirit of the 3rd g ...

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References

External links

Official Website
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