Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527-1606)

• Was a Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and engineer.
• Vredeman de Vries is known for his publication in 1583 on garden design and his books with many examples on ornaments (1565) and perspective (1604).
• The Vredeman de Vries family included a number of artists and musicians.
• Hans was Born in Leeuwarden and raised in Friesland.
• In 1546 Vredeman de Vries went to Amsterdam and Kampen.
• In 1549 he moved to Mechelen where the Superior Court was seating.
• Sebastian, his brother, was the organist in the local church.
• Hans continued his career in Antwerp, where he was appointed city architect and fortification engineer.
• After 1585 he fled the city because of the Spanish occupation by Alessandro Farnese.
• Vredeman de Vries moved to Frankfurt and worked in Wolfenbüttel, designing a fortification and a new lay-out of the city for Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
• After his death the project was cancelled and Hans worked in Hamburg, Danzig (1592), Prague (1596) and Amsterdam (1600).
• On his trips Vredeman was accompanied by his son Paul and Hendrick Aerts, both painters.
• Vredeman de Vries designed the Great Bed of Ware which is now housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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