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
Museum News
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
National Gallery of Art Appoints Betsy Wieseman as Curator and Head of the Department of Northern European Paintings
The National Gallery of Art announced that Betsy Wieseman will join the museum as curator and head of the department of northern European paintings. Wieseman is currently chair of European art from [...] Read More