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20-515: The center was formed in 1989 and aims to inform all those involved in the building sector of current plans and events regarding large projects in the Haarlem area. The center has a core group of five part-time workers, and the rest of its activities (including the reception area) are staffed and supported by a small army of volunteers. It is located in the former polyclinic of the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis, Haarlem on

40-516: A follower of Joachim Patenier . Some felt that the paintings should have been sold on the open market for hospital funding, rather than given to the Frans Hals Museum, but as the former curator Alexander de Bruin pointed out, the top regent group portraits had not been paid for by the institution but were funded privately by the regents themselves, or paid for by the city council. This was true of any art commissioned to decorate their hospital or

60-732: A grotesque, unnatural anatomy. Later, his style changed to one based on the Netherlandish realist tradition. When his parents fled Haarlem , as the Spanish army laid siege to the city in 1573 during the Eighty Years' War , Cornelis Cornelisz remained behind and was raised by the painter Pieter Pietersz the Elder , his first teacher. Later, in 1580–1581 Corneliszoon studied in Rouen , France , and Antwerp (with Coignet), before returning to Haarlem, where he stayed

80-567: A map by Thomas Thomasz from 1578, both the burned Verwulft and the monastery complex can be seen clearly. Parts of the original complex are preserved, including the old regent rooms inside, though the furnishings and paintings have been transferred to the Frans Hals Museum . Though 1581 is the official establishment date, the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis was already well established in 1489, when the Hofje van Loo

100-724: A museum in the Netherlands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St. Elisabeth Gasthuis, Haarlem The St. Elisabeth Gasthuis (EG) is a former hospital complex of buildings founded in 1581 in Haarlem on the Gasthuisvest. The last location of the hospital on the Boerhaavelaan retains its hospital function and is part of the Spaarne Gasthuis (SG) today, formerly known as Kennemer Gasthuis (KG). The hospital complex on

120-694: A portraitist. Born in Haarlem , Cornelis Corneliszoon was a pupil of Pieter Pietersz in Haarlem, and later Gillis Coignet in Antwerp . He is known among art historians as a member of the Haarlem Mannerists , who were highly influenced by the work of Bartholomeus Spranger , whose drawings were brought to Haarlem by Carel van Mander in 1585, and had a strong immediate effect. He painted mainly portraits as well as mythological and Biblical subjects. Initially Cornelis Cornelisz painted large-size, highly stylized works with Italianate nudes in twisted poses with

140-494: A role in the failed attempt to make a new charter for the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1630, which tried to raise the status of the artists. His registered pupils were Salomon de Bray , Cornelis Jacobsz Delff , Cornelis Engelsz , and Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink . Among his students was Cornelis Claesz Heda (brother of Willem Claeszoon Heda ), who seems to have exported Cornelisz' particular brand of mannerism to India, where he

160-624: Is now known as "Kennemer Gasthuis locatie Zuid". Today the former main building on the Gasthuisvest serves as a local cultural center for music, dancing and fitness lessons. The former wings have been mostly converted to apartments, though two museums reside in the early 19th century wing on the Groot Heiligland, the Historisch Museum Haarlem and the ABC Architectuurcentrum Haarlem . An overview of Haarlem history

180-491: Is now on display in the room that once housed the "Zanderzaal", a room of physical therapy equipment named after the inventor of physical therapy, Gustav Zander . Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562 – 11 November 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in the Netherlands , and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as

200-570: The Gangolf Gasthuis , was lost during the fire of 1572 and that land is now the location of the Vroom & Dreesmann building (in which HEMA has an outlet store today - on the Verwulft. In 1581 the hospital petitioned the town for permission to build a new hospital while also filing for damages from the fire. They were awarded this location and the remaining monks in the monastery were forced to leave. On

220-507: The Gasthuisvest was built for the "Minnebroers" monastery and was reclaimed after the Protestant reformation in 1581 and given by the city council to the hospital. As a hospital during four centuries, the complex underwent many major renovations. The main facade dates from 1871. The building is named after the society that ran the hospital, the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis , which is named after Elisabeth of Hungary . The society's original building,

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240-479: The Groot Heiligland 47, across from the Frans Hals Museum , and shares its front door with the Historisch Museum Haarlem , which is located next door. The center is open from Tuesday-Saturday from 12:00 to 17:00 and on Sundays from 13:00 to 17:00. The rooms can be rented for gatherings and group activities are regularly organized there. 52°22′38″N 4°38′03″E  /  52.37722°N 4.63417°E  / 52.37722; 4.63417 This article about

260-538: The daughter of a mayor of Haarlem, sometime before 1603. In 1605, he inherited a third of his wealthy father-in-law's estate. Together with Carel van Mander, Hendrick Goltzius and other artists, he started an informal drawing school that has become known in art history circles as the Haarlem Academy or "Haarlem Mannerists". Probably this was a very informal grouping, perhaps meeting to draw nude models, and certainly to exchange artistic views. Corneliszoon also played

280-417: The hospital, which formed the "Elisabeth van Thüringen Fonds" in 1975 to administer its rich archives and artifacts. Since 1975, the "Elisabeth van Thüringen Fonds" appointed a curator to take care of its imposing art collection, which was the result of centuries of commissions to local artists. In general, the art commissioned was meant to either glorify the purpose of the institution itself, or to commemorate

300-691: The old location in Haarlem was abandoned for a new location on the southeastern edge of the city at Boerhaavelaan 22 in Schalkwijk. In 1991 the EG hospital merged with the St. Joannes de Deo (formerly located north of the Haarlem Railway Station ) and the Zeeweg Ziekenhuis (formerly of IJmuiden ). After the merger the old locations were closed or sold and a new large complex was built on the northern edge of Haarlem at Vondelweg 999. The Boerhaavelaan location

320-426: The property of the city of Haarlem. Art currently installed or purchased under this rule is formally also considered the property of the city of Haarlem. The heraldic shield of the St. Elisabeth Gasthuis is three crowns, symbolizing the three kingdoms of St. Elizabeth; Hungary, Bohemia, and Thüringen. This was the hospital logo until the name changed. In Haarlem, the old logo can still be found in many places. In 1970

340-428: The regent's offices, a practise which has continued into the present day, as the modern-day hospital Kennemer Gasthuis  [ nl ] has commissioned works under the national "1% rule", referring to the spending of 1% of new building costs on art for decoration of public buildings (such as the new hospital premises). Art formerly purchased and in the possession of the fund are considered city cultural heritage and

360-545: The regents of the Gasthuis, generally at moments of change, such as new appointments or retirement. On 15 April 2012 a large selection of 11 works were formally signed over to the Frans Hals Museum , which already had 14 items on loan. These include the group portraits of former regents by Frans Hals , Jan Cornelisz Verspronck and Frans Decker , as well as pieces by Maarten van Heemskerck , Dirck Hals , Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem , Nicolaas Roosendael , Adriaan Backer , and

380-548: The rest of his life. He became a respected member of the community and in 1583 he received his first official commission from the city of Haarlem, a militia company portrait, the Banquet of the Haarlem Civic Guard. He later became city painter of Haarlem and received numerous official commissions. As a portrait painter, both of groups and individuals, he was an important influence on Frans Hals. He married Maritgen Arentsdr Deyman,

400-699: Was formed. The earliest mention in the Utrecht archives of the hospital is from 1406, when Walterus Dullaert made a payment to the Utrecht Arch-diocese for serving the altar to Saint Elisabeth in the Haarlem Gasthuis. In 1683 the books were merged with the Hofje van Loo, a hofje that was associated with the Gangolf hospital in the old location. That hofje still exists today, though it is no longer actively administered by

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