The Toledo Museum of Art announced the purchase of a floral still life by Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693). The painting, which will undergo conservation before going on view, is one of the largest [...] Read More
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Still Life with Strawberries by Adriaen Coorte Acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
The Szépművészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts) in Budapest recently acquired Adriaen Coorte’s Strawberries in a Wan-Li Bowl (signed and dated 1704). The museum was able to purchase the painting at [...] Read More
Investigation of ‘The Milkmaid’ Reveals Major Discoveries
Recent research into Vermeer’s The Milkmaid have brought to light two objects on the world-famous painting: a jug holder and a fire basket. The artist himself later painted over the objects. The most [...] Read More
National Gallery of Art Reveals New Findings about Vermeer Paintings
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC announced details regarding the Vermeer exhibition opening this autumn. Vermeer’s Secrets will show how National Gallery curators, conservators, and [...] Read More
Symposium: Close Encounters: Cross-Cultural Exchange between the Low Countries and Britain 1600-1800
22-23 September 2022 The symposium Close Encounters will take place at the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History in The Hague. The event is jointly organised by the RKD and the embassy of the [...] Read More
Stedelijk Museum Breda Identifies Painting by Jacobus Storck as a View of Breda
Late 2019, a seventeenth-century painting titled “Paysage fluvial hollandais avec un château” (Dutch river landscape with castle) came on the market in France. The work is signed by the Amsterdam [...] Read More