AMSTERDAM (AP) — Some art lovers make it a mission to visit and view as many works as possible by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Starting Friday, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is making ...
"The people, they often laugh, and that’s very remarkable in the 17th century — that they smile or even laugh, which was hardly done," he added Tuesday at a preview of the exhibition. The show that ...
It’s the largest-ever gathering of luminous masterpieces by the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the acclaim is as loud as the exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is memorable. A once ...
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has named Taco Dibbits, who’s served as director of collections at the national museum since 2008, as its new general director. The 48-year-old art historian has been ...
Historians have sniffed out a similar canine in an Adriaen van de Venne drawing. "Operation Night Watch" looks at the dog in Rembrandt van Rijn's painting The Night Watch. Photo: by Kelly Schenk, ...
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). To celebrate, there are special exhibitions throughout the Netherlands, most spectacularly at this city’s ...
AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists ...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Some art lovers make it a mission to visit and view as many works as possible by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Starting Friday, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is making ...