In 1721, the silversmith Willem van Laer entrusted all his professional knowledge to paper in his Weg-wyzer voor aankomende goud en zilversmeden (guide for aspiring gold and silver smiths). Now, 300 [...] Read More
Conferences & Events
‘Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection’ with Xavier Salomon
Online event: 30 November 2021 The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden organizes a seven-part series of online lectures on the occasion of the exhibition Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection. These [...] Read More
Virtual Book Launch: New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish: The Liefrinck Dynasty
This fall a two-volume catalogue on the Liefrinck family has appeared in the New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish series. The Liefrinck family was a Netherlandish dynasty of printmakers that consisted of [...] Read More
Book Launch: De zeventiende eeuw
A new seventeenth century? The Netherlands, Aula UvA, 29 November 2021, 20.00-21.30 This month sees the publication of De zeventiende eeuw: a handbook about a famous and infamous era in Dutch [...] Read More
50th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will hold its 50th annual conference in Chicago, Illinois April 5-9, 2022. The conference theme is “Past, Present, Future: Aspiring to New [...] Read More
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden Announces Online Curators’ Talks on Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection opened last month at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. The centerpiece of this exhibition is the museum’s own Girl Reading a Letter at an Open [...] Read More