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EYNDE, Jan van den - b. ~1620 ?, d. ~1702 ? - WGA

EYNDE, Jan van den

(b. ~1620 ?, d. ~1702 ?)

Flemish architect, possibly related to the Antwerp family of sculptors of the same name. His major work was the new abbey church at Averbode, for which he was awarded the commission in 1644 after Lucas Faydherbe’s plans had been rejected. The ground-plan of this Baroque church combines a centralized cruciform space to the west for the laity with a deep choir, necessary for Norbertine choral services. Van den Eynde probably based this combination of central and axial plans, resulting in an imposing and spacious interior, on other Flemish Baroque churches.

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The ground-plan of this church combines a centralized cruciform space to the west for the laity with a deep choir, necessary for Norbertine choral services. The treatment of space is more emphatic here than in other Norbertine abbey churches, on account of the happy combination of a radial plan with a very long and axially accentuated choir.

The fa�ade is tall and slender but it does not reveal the triple structure ultimately derived from Francart, in which half columns and pilasters function as defining elements. The Late Baroque feeling for opulence is displayed in the articulated outlines of the mouldings and the central entrance.

The photo shows the fa�ade.

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The ground-plan of this church combines a centralized cruciform space to the west for the laity with a deep choir, necessary for Norbertine choral services. The treatment of space is more emphatic here than in other Norbertine abbey churches, on account of the happy combination of a radial plan with a very long and axially accentuated choir.

The fa�ade is tall and slender but it does not reveal the triple structure ultimately derived from Francart, in which half columns and pilasters function as defining elements. The Late Baroque feeling for opulence is displayed in the articulated outlines of the mouldings and the central entrance.

The photo shows the choir.

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