Hundreds of years after he lived, the painter Rembrandt continues to affect the lives of people in our own century. In every generation, there are people who study his work, […]
Dutch painting
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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 the weekly cultural program “Aural Tapestry”, David Swatling speaks with author Michael Kernan about his vivid recreation of the life of Frans Hals, who was perhaps the greatest of […]
In the fall of 1995 and early 1996, the Mauritshuis in The Hague and the National Gallery in Washington D.C. jointly hosted a milestone exhibition that brought together the largest […]
While some people are simply reminded of handkerchief designs at the sight of a canvas by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), there is no doubt that he was one […]