ARCHITECT, Dutch (active after 1639 in Leiden) |
Interior viewbegun 1639Photo Marekerk, Leiden | |
The Marekerk in Leiden is one of the fine examples of the Calvinist preaching churches in the Netherlands. The master builder Arent van 's-Gravesande (c. 1610-1662) used a ground plan derived from antiquity, an octagon with ambulatory, which had been interpreted by Leonardo da Vinci. |