Museum Fodor () is a former

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in the

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. The museum was located at the

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in the building that currently houses the

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.Foam
, I amsterdam. Retrieved on 10 August 2014. The museum was opened in 1863. It was founded following the death of and displayed his art collection. The museum was dissolved in 1993. Fodor's collection is now managed by the

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.Yvonne Prins,
Carel Fodor en Debora Blok
, ''Ons Amsterdam'', 2002. Retrieved on 11 August 2014.

History

The monumental building on the

canal has a history going back to Carel Joseph Fodor (1801–1860), who worked in the coal trading business. Carel Fodor first bought the Keizersgracht 611. Later he also bought the adjacent warehouse and residential house. Fodor started to collect paintings, drawings and prints from 1834 onwards. His preference went out to contemporary art, works by 'living masters'. Fodor quickly opened up his house to the general public, where many art lovers visited to see his collection by appointment. When Fodor died, he bequeathed his collection to the city of

. He also left behind a large sum of money to turn his house into a museum. Fodor destined Keizersgracht 609, the warehouse, in his testament as the exhibition space that should receive the name Museum Fodor. It should become a permanent exhibition space for his personal collection. Museum Fodor exhibition 1

The building was renovated in 1861 by . In 1863, Museum Fodor opened its doors as the first museum of modern art. In the early years the museum attracted a large number of visitors, but as the years passed by these numbers dwindled. In 1948 the collection was stored in a depot and the museum became a separate location of the

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. In 1963 the complete collection was taken over by the

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. Museum Fodor was dissolved on 1 January 1993.

Building

Museum Fodor was located at

609 near the Leidsestraat in the center of the canal district in the borough

.Monumentnummer: 2390

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. Retrieved on 11 August 2014. The museum building was originally a canal-side

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. In 1860, it was owned by Carel Joseph Fodor. In 1861–62, after Fodor's death, the building was turned into a museum by a design of architect Cornelis Outshoorn. The building was elevated with an

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facade, made of

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, with a straight

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. The building has been a ''

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'' (national heritage site) since 1970. From 1994 to 2001, the was housed in the building. Since 2001, the

is located here.

Collection

The collection of Museum Fodor consisted of the large collection of paintings, prints, and drawings that Carel Joseph Fodor bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam. Among the paintings was ''Christus Consolator'' (1837) by

Ary Scheffer Ary Scheffer (10 February 179515 June 1858) was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, and Lord Byron, as well as religious subjects. He was als ...

, which Fodor had bought from the collection of the

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. A. J. A. Flament,
Fodor (Carel Joseph)
, ''Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek'', 1974. Retrieved on 11 August 2014. The museum acquired the ''

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'' in 1879 and a collection of works by

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and

Caspar Luyken Caspar Luyken (18 December 1672 – 4 October 1708) was a Dutch illustrator and engraver. He was the son of Jan Luyken with whom he collaborated extensively. Luyken worked mostly in Amsterdam, and produced '' Het Menselyk Bedryf'' ("The Book of Tr ...

in 1889. From 1948, the collection was no longer on display in Museum Fodor. The paintings were moved to the

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, the prints and drawings to the

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and the ''Atlas Splitgerber'' to the

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. Since 1963, Fodor's collection is managed by the

. File:Ary Scheffer - Christus Consolator - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Christus Consolator'' (1837) by

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Florent Joseph Marie Willems Florent Willems or Florent Willems van Edeghem (8 January 1823 – 23 October 1905)Florent Willems
at the

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References

External links

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Museum Fodor/FOAM with photos (Dutch)
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