Michel de Klerk Competition Amsterdam 1917

The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in

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. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports

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with a two-year curriculum. The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten was the home of Amsterdam Impressionism, part of the international impressionist movement, and is known as the School of Allebé by art historians; August Allebé became the school's director in 1880. In French language the school was called "l'Académie Royale des Beaux Arts d'Amsterdam". Among its pioneers here were

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, Jan Toorop, Piet Mondrian, Jacques Witjens and Willem Arnoldus Witsen. Other artists connected with the academy were Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Willem Wiegmans, Constant Nieuwenhuijs, Karel Appel, Corneille, Ger Lataster, Willem Hofhuizen, and Jaap Min. The school provides an education academically comparable with a university. There are open days each year, which provide an opportunity to see the work of young artists.

1718 to 1869

From 1718 to 1819 Amsterdam had an art school, the '' Stadstekenacademie''. In 1820, the ''Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten'' continued the artistic tradition. The prevailing style was panel painting in oil,

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influenced by neoclassicism. In 1869, the Amsterdam school received its present name.

Early history

Studenten Rijksacademie Amsterdam 1882-1883

The academy was a place for philosophers, scientists and artists to come together and share knowledge and ideas. In 1870, the academy was founded by King William III as a successor to the 19th-century Koninklijke Academie, the 18th-century Stads Teekenacademie and the 17th-century Konstkamer to give visual artists an educational opportunity. Early students included

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and Willem Witsen, who were influenced by Amsterdam Impressionism. Under director August Allebé, the

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(patron saint of artists) student movement was founded. Allebé's cosmopolitan attitude changed the school's method of instruction, emphasizing the

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Present day

Around 1985, the school received the additional title of Instituut voor Praktijkstudie and offered postdoctoral education. In 1992 it moved into a former cavalry barracks at Sarphatistraat 470 in Amsterdam, and the buildings were renovated. In November 1999, it became an independent art institution. The school is financed by the Ministry of Education and private sponsors. The institute offers workshops with specialized technical personnel and a library focusing on

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and

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. Students receive a scholarship and are offered a studio in which to live. In recent years nearly 1,200 students have applied for a place at the academy, and each year about 20 are accepted. The artists come from all over the world, with less than half from the Netherlands. Artists and art critics are often invited to visit student studios.

Prix de Rome

The Academy awards a

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to eligible artists and

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s. The award originated with the French

in 1666. In 1808

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introduced the prize in the Netherlands to promote art, and it was supported by Dutch King William I. Since 1870 the Rijksakademie has made the award, the oldest and most valuable art prize in the Netherlands. In 1985, the Prix de Rome was reorganised. Prize money was increased, and there were more participating artists; new art categories were added, which change annually. In 2006 its name was changed to "Prix de Rome.nl" and it is awarded in two categories: architecture and fine arts. The prize is

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40,000 and a residency in Rome.

Faculty

* Hans Aarsman (born 1951) * August Allebé (1838-1927), professor in 1870, director 1880-1906 * Nico Bakker (1967-1969) *

Pierre Cuypers Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. ...

(1827-1921) * Carel Ludewijk Dake (1857-1918) * Antoon Derkinderen (1859-1925), director after Allebé * Marinus Heijl (1835-1931) *

Richard Roland Holst Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (4 December 1868, Amsterdam - 31 December 1938, Bloemendaal) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, lithographer, book cover designer, etcher and writer. Many of his works were in a modified Symbolist style. Life and work ...

(1868-1931), director after Derkinderen * Johannes Hendricus Jurres (1875-1946) * Petrus Josephus Lutgers (1808-1874) * Georg Sturm (1855-1923) * Charles Verlat (1824-1890) *

Nicolaas van der Waay Nicolaas van der Waay (1855–1936) was a Dutch decorative artist, watercolorist Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "wat ...

(1855-1936) * Gerhard Westermann (1880-1971) * Petrus van Wijnveld (1820-1902)

Students

George Hendrik Breitner - Het Damrak te Amsterdam

Portret van Marie Jeanette de Lange Rijksmuseum SK-A-4989

* Nico Bakker (1936-1969) * Tala Madani (1981) *

Ryan Gander Ryan Gander OBE RA (born 1976) is a British artist. Gander is a wheelchair user who does not identify as being disabled. He explains: "I don't even feel disabled. I've spent my whole life trying not to be disabled, so I don't want to be labe ...

(1976) * Bojan Šarčević (1974) * Firoz Mahmud (1974) *

Jill Magid Jill Magid (born 1973) is an American conceptual artist, writer, and filmmaker. Magid’s performance-based practice "interrogates structures of power on an intimate level, exploring the emotional, philosophical, and legal tensions that exist b ...

(1974) *

Runa Islam Runa Islam ( bn, রুনা ইসলাম; born 10 December 1970) is a Bangladeshi-born British visual artist and filmmaker based in London. She was a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works. Early lif ...

(1970) *

Carlos Amorales Carlos Amorales (Mexico City, 1970) is a multidisciplinary artist who studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. The most extensive researches in his work encompass ''Los Amorales'' (1996-2001), ''Liquid Archive'' (1 ...

(1970) * Mounir Fatmi (1970) * Hans Op de Beeck (1969) * Liu Ye (1964) * Karel Appel (1921-2006) * Antonio Vega Macotela (2011-2012) *

Lizzy Ansingh Maria Elisabeth Georgina Ansingh (13 March 1875 – 14 December 1959) was a Dutch painter. Ansingh belonged to a group of female post-impressionist painters influenced by the Amsterdam Impressionism movement called the '' Amsterdamse Joffers''. ...

(1875-1959)One of the Amsterdamse Joffers *

Floris Arntzenius Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius (9 June 1864 – 16 February 1925) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker. He is considered a representative of the younger generation of the Hague School. Arntzenius was b ...

(1864-1925) * Johan Braakensiek (1858-1940) * Nicolaas Bastert (1854-1939) * Tjeerd Bottema (1884-1978) *

(1857-1923) * Cornelius de Bruin (1870-1940) * Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005) * Antoon Derkinderen (1859-1925) *

Leo Gestel Leo Gestel (11 November 1881, Woerden – 26 November 1941, Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian ...

(1881-1941) * Jan F. Geusebroek (1922-2015) * Arnold Marc Gorter (1866-1933) *

(1868-1938) *

(1865-1934) * Cornelius Jetses (1873-1955) * Arnold Hendrik Koning (1860-1945) * Hendrik Maarten Krabbé (1868-1931) * Lambert Lourijsen (1885-1950) *

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 ...

(1855-1930) * Kees Maks (1876-1967) *

Bjarne Melgaard Bjarne Melgaard (born 9 September 1967) is a Norwegian artist based in New York City. He has been described as "one of Norway's most important artists" and, following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture ''Chair'', "the most famous Norwegian arti ...

(1967) *

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (6 June 1868 – 11 February 1944) was a Dutch graphic artist active in the years before the Second World War. His pupils included graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898–1972). A Sephardic Jew, in his old age he was sen ...

(1868-1944) * Wally Moes (1856-1918) * Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) *

Anthon van Rappard Anthon Gerard Alexander van Rappard (14 May 1858, Zeist – 21 March 1892, Santpoort) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. He was a pupil of Lawrence Alma-Tadema. He was also a friend and mentor of Vincent van Gogh for about four years, who is sai ...

(1858-1892) * Suze Robertson (1855-1922) * Gerda Rubinstein (1931-2022) * Jan Sluyters (1891-1957)1904 Prix de Rome winner * Hobbe Smith (1862-1942) *

Chavalit Soemprungsuk Chavalit Soemprungsuk ( th, ชวลิต เสริมปรุงสุข, 30 July 1939 – 27 April 2020) was a Thai painter, sculptor, and printmaker based in Thailand and the Netherlands. In 2014, Soemprungsuk was honored as a National A ...

(1939–2020) * Jo Bauer-Stumpff (1873-1964) * Willem Bastiaan Tholen (1860-1931) * Jan Toorop (1858-1928) *

Jan Pieter Veth Jan Pieter Veth (18 May 1864, Dordrecht – 1 July 1925, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, poet, art critic and university lecturer. He is especially noted as a portrait painter. Amongst his sitters were Max Liebermann, Lambertus Zijl, Frank van ...

(1864-1925) *

(1855-1936) * Gerhard Westermann (1880-1971) * Maurits van der Valk (1857-1935) * Petrus Theodorus van Wijngaerdt (1873-1964) * Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller (1855-1925) * Ernst Witkamp (1854-1897) * Willem Witsen (1860-1923)

References

External links

Official website

Official website in english

Prix de Rome

Mondrian Fund
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