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Henderik Roelof "Hans" Rookmaaker (February 27, 1922 – March 13, 1977) was a Dutch Christian scholar, professor, and author who wrote and lectured on art theory, art history, music, philosophy, and religion. In 1948 he met Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer and became a member of L'Abri in Switzerland.
Nov 1, 2004 · Hans Rookmaaker took his show on the road beginning in mid-1960s, invited by the UCCF to speak at English art schools. His ability to connect with art students was astounding. Paul Clowney recollects the first time he heard him lecture before he transferred to the VU:
Dec 24, 2005 · You don't have to be an artist or a philosopher to benefit from Gasque's lively, loving, thoroughly researched account of the short life of Hans Rookmaaker. Each reader will find certain special themes to enjoy.
Rookmaaker, in his Synthetist Art Theories, was one of three principal art historians to write book-length treatises in English in the 1950’s on the art period known as Symbolism, along with John Rewald and Sven O. Lövgren, each taking a radically different approach to the subject.
Henderik Roelof “Hans” Rookmaaker was born in The Hague in 1922. His father was a colonial administrator in the Dutch Indies (now Indonesia) rising in the ranks to become Resident (regional governor). Henderik, Sr. was also an amateur naturalist of some renown.
Feb 28, 2011 · But, more particularly, Rookmaaker focuses his argument on four critical freedoms: freedom before God, freedom toward ourselves, freedom toward others, and freedom and openness toward nature. [5] Freedom before God: We have “confidence before God,” Rookmaaker asserts.
Professor Hans Rookmaaker authored many books pertaining to art theory, art history and music. Lecturing throughout the 1960s and ‘70s on college campuses, universities and conferences in the U.S. and U.K., he endeared himself to a generation of questioning students.
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