Dutch architects active abroad, the circulation of Dutch prints and publications and international networks of cultural agents and members of the nobility were central to this research. The international project The Low Countries at the Crossroads aimed to map such influences from the end of the fifteenth to the end of the seventeenth century. The results of this research, published in 2013, made clear the importance of the Netherlands as a region of origin for new trends in architecture, which in terms of vitality and influence was no less important than France or Italy. External influences in the Netherlands itself and visits by foreign architects have also been the subject of study. This mechanism of mutual influence and its effects on certain regions or areas in Europe have also been studied, as has the impact of builders grom The Netherlands who were active abroad.
Source: Tussenbroek, G. 2019. Cornelis Ryckwaert (C.1635-1693), architect in Brandenburg: Export of Dutch Architecture in the seventeenth century. Bulletin Knob.