On Monday 5 August, the Bavarian State Minister of the Arts Bernd Sibler, together with the Bavarian State Painting Collections, the Bavarian National Museum and the State Collections of Prints and [...] Read More
Museum News
First Jan van de Velde (III) Painting to Enter the National Gallery of Art’s Collection
The National Gallery of Art in Washington has recently acquired its first work by one of the great still-life painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Jan van de Velde III (1620–1662), who specialized in [...] Read More
Lecture: Humor in Sixteenth-century Painting
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam August 9th, 2019 7:00 p.m. What was considered funny in the sixteenth century, and what techniques did painters use at the time to elicit laughter? In this lecture, Friso [...] Read More
Kingdom of the Netherlands Establishes Endowment Fund in Support of Center for Netherlandish Art at MFA Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced July 23rd that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has shared its intent to establish a permanent endowment fund in [...] Read More
Mauritshuis Acquires Three Paintings by Nicolaes Berchem
The Mauritshuis has acquired three allegorical paintings by Nicolaes Berchem. Together with Allegory of Summer – which has been at the Mauritshuis since 1992 – they form an exceptional ensemble. The [...] Read More
Musea Brugge Adds Another Flemish Primitive to Its Collection
After acquiring Saint Veronica with the Sudarium by the Bruges Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula earlier this year, Musea Brugge has added another early work to its core collection of Flemish [...] Read More
Nazi-Looted Still-Life by Jan van Huysum Returns to the Uffizi
Germany has agreed to return a still-life by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum to the Uffizi Galleries. Vase of Flowers was looted from Palazzo Pitti in Florence during World War II and remained in Germany [...] Read More
Krannert Art Museum Builds World-Class Collection of Dutch Political Prints
The Krannert Art Museum (KAM) has amassed the largest museum collection of early modern Dutch political prints outside of Europe, thanks to strategic acquisitions guided by Dr. Maureen Warren, KAM’s [...] Read More
Instituto Moll launches new website
Instituto Moll, the Center for Research in Flemish Painting in Madrid, has just launched their new website: https://www.institutomoll.com/en The new website is a source for information about [...] Read More
Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden Reopened after a Two-Year Renovation
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands opened the renovated Museum De Lakenhal on 19 June. The Leiden museum has opened its doors to the public after being closed for more than two [...] Read More
Gruuthusemuseum in Bruges Reopens after Five Years of Restoration
After a five-year closure, the renovated Gruuthusemuseum opened its doors on 25 May 2019. The imposing city palace in the heart of Bruges closed in 2014 for a complete renovation and restoration. New [...] Read More
Joslyn Art Museum Acquires Stunning Maria van Oosterwyck Still Life
(Omaha, NE) – Joslyn Art Museum today announced the purchase of a seventeenth-century canvas, Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase (about 1685), by Dutch artist Maria van Oosterwyck (1630–1693). One [...] Read More
Rembrandt Year Exhibitions
The year 2019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn’s death. Special exhibitions and presentations will be held throughout the year, in venues that include the Rijksmuseum, Museum Het [...] Read More
Hidden Cupid Revealed in Dresden Vermeer
A hidden picture of Cupid was revealed in Vermeer’s famous Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window in Dresden. Previous x-ray examinations from the 1980s indicated that a picture of a naked Cupid in [...] Read More
Het Scheepvaartmuseum Opens New Exhibit on the Dutch Republic at Sea
The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) will open two new semi-permanent displays of its collection on 10 May 2019: Republic at Sea and Maps & Marvels. The Main [...] Read More