At its founding in 1718, New Orleans was named for the French Regent, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723). A formidable personality, Philippe II’s legacy is his patronage of the arts: More Info
Exhibitions
Utrecht, Caravaggio, and Europe
The exhibition Utrecht, Caravaggio and Europe concentrates on Caravaggio’s followers in Europe, and particularly in Utrecht: the so-called Utrecht Caravaggisti painters Dirck van Baburen, Hendrick ter More Info
Rembrandt Privé
The Amsterdam City Archives hold a fair amount of documents on Rembrandt’s life, his work, his commissioners, his wives, children, and his troubling financial situation. This exhibition tells a More Info
Rembrandt and Saskia: Love and Marriage in the Dutch Golden Age
As the most famous Frisian bridal couple ever, Rembrandt and Saskia form the central theme. Their story is at the same time the story of a ‘high-society marriage’ in the seventeenth century and spans More Info
The Fountain of Grace
The Fountain of Grace is not just the only painting from the circle of Jan van Eyck in the Prado’s collection but also one of the most intriguing. The identity of the artist, the work’s precise More Info
Van Dyck: Pittore di Corte
An internationally acclaimed character and amiable conversationalist with a refined style, Van Dyck was the official painter of the greatest courts in Europe. Through his paintings, and above all his More Info