Was he really a misunderstood genius? In the four hundred years since he was born, the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) has been the subject of ever-changing myths […]
Dutch Masters
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A montage documentary about one of the greatest of the Dutch Masters, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) of Delft, using six of his paintings to look at aspects of his life and fame. Our […]
In 1999 the famous Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague hosted one of its most spectacular exhibitions: Rembrandt’s Self-Portraits. Few artists in history have painted themselves so often. Why? If what […]
In his weekly cultural program “Aural Tapestry”, David Swatling speaks with author Michel Kernin about his vivid recreation of the life of Frans Hals, who was perhaps the greatest of […]
In the fourth programme marking the 200th anniversary of the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, David Swatling examins the Masters’ Menagerie. In the 17th century, Dutch painters depicted animals in all styles: in […]
In the Fall of 1995 and in early 1996 the Mauritshuis in The Hague and the National Gallery in Washington DC jointly hosted a milestone exhibition that brought together the […]