The JVDPPP (Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Paintings Project) has published a translated and updated version of an important article on the young Jordaens by the distinguished art historian Ludwig Burchard. [...] Read More
Museum News
Art Institute of Chicago Acquires a Work by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce the acquisition of Venus, Cupid and Ceres by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (1562-1638). Monogrammed and dated 1604, the painting is the earliest [...] Read More
Dresden’s Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Reopens
As of May 5, 2020, Dresden's Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) has reopened to the public with social distancing guidelines for visitors. ‘We have reached the goal of slowing [...] Read More
Over 75 newly examined panels added to the JVDPPP website
The Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Painting Project (JVDPPP) website has been greatly expanded with 78 new panels that have been examined by the project team over the past year. The paintings are in public [...] Read More
New Publication on Tapestry Production and Conservation: 125 Years De Wit
This publication demonstrates the variety of ways in which ongoing research and the development of new technology can serve to revive the splendor of fragile tapestries kept in European and American [...] Read More
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden Reopened after Seven Years
After seven years of extensive refurbishment, the Semperbau am Zwinger (Semper Building at the Zwinger) reopened its doors again on Saturday, 29 February 2020. In the renovated building the Staatliche [...] Read More
New Website Explores the Work of Lodewijk de Vadder (1605-1655)
A website dedicated entirely to Lodewijk de Vadder (1605-1655) has been launched. Little is known about the Flemish painter, draftsman, engraver and tapestry designer from Brussels. According to the [...] Read More
Museum De Lakenhal Acquires Important Early Work by Gerrit Dou
On 17 January 2020, Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden announced the acquisition of Gerrit Dou’s Artist in His Studio from a British private collection. Painted in ca. 1632, this early work of Rembrandt’s [...] Read More
All Painted Works and Miniatures by Jan van Eyck Accessible Online
As of January 2020, all the painted works, plus the unique miniatures of Jan van Eyck, can now be admired online in ultra-high resolution on the website Closer to Van Eyck [...] Read More
Major Discoveries Made in Paintings by Pieter de Hooch
Museum Prinsenhof Delft announced three discoveries made in three different paintings by Pieter de Hooch as part of its exhibition, Pieter de Hooch in Delft: From the shadow of Vermeer. A fingerprint [...] Read More
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Receives Bequest of 375 Works
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced an exceptional bequest of over 375 works from the late Jayne Wrightsman (1919–2019). The bequest includes significant gifts to the departments of Drawings and [...] Read More
Royal Collection Trust Launches ‘The Lost Collection of Charles I’ Digital Catalogue
During his reign the British King Charles I set about assembling an art collection to surpass all others. In the aftermath of the King’s execution in 1649 this world-class collection was sold under [...] Read More
Bruegel Website Launched by the Flemish Art Collection
The Flemish Art Collection has launched a new website dedicated entirely to the life and work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, in celebration of the 450th anniversary of the artist’s death on 9 September [...] Read More
Symposium: Rogier van der Weyden and the Mauritshuis Lamentation
Following the completion of the conservation treatment of The Lamentation of Christ, currently considered a work by Rogier van der Weyden and studio, the Mauritshuis and the RKD are organising a [...] Read More
Lecture: Innovation, Competition, and Fine Painting Technique
Friday 1 November, 3:30pm RKD, Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, The Hague Public Lecture RKD: Innovation, Competition, and Fine Painting Technique: Marketing High-life Style in the Dutch 17th [...] Read More