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Matthijs Röling

Matthijs Röling is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Matthijs Röling rather than just read about it. In short: Matthijs Nicolaas Röling (31 March 1943 – 10 July 2024) was a Dutch painter, active as graphic designer, wall painter, painter, draftsman, lithographer, pen artist, etcher, and academy lecturer. He is considered a kindred spirit of the 3rd generation of the Dutch Group of figurative abstraction.

Matthijs Röling — main illustration
Matthijs Röling — illustration

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Reference excerpt

Matthijs Nicolaas Röling (31 March 1943 – 10 July 2024) was a Dutch painter, active as graphic designer, wall painter, painter, draftsman, lithographer, pen artist, etcher, and academy lecturer. He is considered a kindred spirit of the 3rd generation of the Dutch Group of figurative abstraction. Röling is described as the "figurehead of contemporary figurative painting in the Netherlands."

Life and work Röling was born in Oostkapelle and educated at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague from 1960 to 1963, and at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam in 1963-1964. His first museum exhibition took place in 1965 in the Drents Museum in Assen. In 1972 he became a lecturer at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, where he educated Peter Pander, Douwe Elias and Jan van der Kooi. He also lectured at the Classical Academy for fine art in Groningen. His artistic breakthrough came in 1976 with a series of still lifes, which he called cabinets. In 1983 he made his first big mural in the Nijsinghhuis in Eelde. Along with Wout Muller he stood in Groningen at the cradle of the Northern realism. He made together with Muller in 1987, the mural "The tree of knowledge" in the auditorium of the academy building of the University of Groningen. Right down on the painting can be recognized the faces of Professor Bert Röling, the father of Matthijs, and Professor of Art History Henk van Os, initiator of the mural. Röling died by euthanasia in Ezinge, on 10 July 2024, at the age of 81.

Awards and honors 1994 – Amsterdam Award for the Arts. 1994 – Dr A. H. Heineken Prize for Art. 2005 – Sacha Tanja medal for Dutch Figurative Art. 2011 – Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion.

Exhibitions (selection) 1993: Galerie Mokum in Amsterdam. 1997: Museum de Buitenplaats in Eelde. 2005: Drents Museum in Assen, and former Scheringa Museum of Realist Art in Spanbroek. 2008: Marie Tak van Poortvliet Museum in Domburg 2014: "Artists choose artists" in Museum Martena, Franeker.

Trivia Matthijs Röling was the son of jurist Bert Röling. Röling was a cousin of artist Marte Röling.

References

External links

(in Dutch) Matthijs Röling - Kunstenaars - Art Revisited Matthijs Röling discography at Discogs Matthijs Röling at IMDb

Illustrations

Matthijs Röling: De Sterrenhemel in Café De Eenhoorn (1989).
De Sterrenhemel in Café De Eenhoorn (1989).

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Matthijs Röling

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Matthijs Röling claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Matthijs Röling before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Matthijs Röling ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Matthijs Röling

In research
Matthijs Röling appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Matthijs Röling in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Matthijs Röling is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1943 births, 2024 deaths, 2024 suicides, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Matthijs Röling outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Matthijs Röling in simple terms?

Matthijs Nicolaas Röling (31 March 1943 – 10 July 2024) was a Dutch painter, active as graphic designer, wall painter, painter, draftsman, lithographer, pen artist, etcher, and academy lecturer. He is considered a kindred spirit of the 3rd generation of the Dutch Group of figurative abstraction.

Why does Matthijs Röling matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Matthijs Röling?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Matthijs Röling.

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  • 1943 births
  • 2024 deaths
  • 2024 suicides
  • 21st-century Dutch male painters
  • 21st-century Dutch painters
  • Artists who died by suicide
  • Deaths by euthanasia
  • Euthanasia in the Netherlands
  • Male suicides
  • People from Veere
  • Winners of the Heineken Prize

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