Jean-Jacques Winders (14 May 1849 – 20 February 1936) was a Belgian architect. He designed the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

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

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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 (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. 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 (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. 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

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, 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

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

* 1885: Tobacco factory Stanislas Pauwels on Wijngaardstraat in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

* 1883: ''Entrepot Steenacker'' on Sanderusstraat in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

* 1884–1990: Royal Museum of Fine Arts of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

with Frans Van Dijk * 1885: Town Hall of

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* 1896: Town Hall of

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* 1906: Post Office of

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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

(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

post office (1906)

References

External links

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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

Biography

Selected works

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