M Leuven acquired a recently discovered painting from the oeuvre of Michaelina Wautier, who worked in Brussels in the seventeenth-century. Study of a Head of a Bearded Man from ca. 1655 was attributed [...] Read More
Museum News
Long-lost Landscape by Jan Baptist Weenix Returns to Dresden
On 6 June 2023, in the residence of the German ambassador in The Hague, CODART Patron Willem Jan Hoogsteder, announced his gift of the Dune landscape with Italian figures by Jan Baptist Weenix to the [...] Read More
Museum Prinsenhof Acquires Drawings by Delft Artist Leonaert Bramer
Museum Prinsenhof has acquired three drawings by Delft artist Leonaert Bramer (1596-1674) at Sotheby’s in New York. The drawings in question are Gods on Olympus, Venus complaining to Jupiter in the [...] Read More
Art historical research leads to a rare family reunion in Denmark
A joint research project by The Nivaagaard Collection and the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History has led to a great discovery. A double portrait made in 1626 appeared to be missing a part [...] Read More
National Gallery of Art Acquires Drawing by Isaac van Ostade
The National Gallery of Art has acquired a newly discovered pen and ink drawing by genre and landscape artist Isaac (or Isack) van Ostade (1621–1649) entitled Workmen before an Inn (Village Street [...] Read More
DIVA, Museum for Diamonds, Jewellery and Silver in Antwerp, Reopens in December
DIVA, the museum of diamonds, jewelry and silver, will reopen its doors on 9 December 2022. The Antwerp museum closed its doors in March to allow for renovations to its facade and roof. The museum [...] Read More