The Architect Jan Rogiers

Jan Rogiers was a medieval Bruges architect associated with significant Gothic building projects in the city, another in De Vriendt's series of Flemish medieval architects and builders. As with Jan van Oudenaerde and Jan van de Poele, Rogiers represents the builder tradition whose work created the physical character of medieval Bruges — its town halls, guildhalls, churches, and domestic architecture. The triple representation of medieval architects in the Antwerp series reflects the importance De Vriendt and his patrons placed on the built environment as evidence of Flemish civilizational achievement.

De Vriendt renders the medieval architect in the same careful academic manner used throughout the series, with attention to historical costume and the tools or symbols of the architect's profession. The figure is given dignity and presence appropriate to the series' overall program of celebrating Flemish historical civilization.