13 novembre 2017
Major exhibition of Dutch masters opens at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, 'Self-portrait as the apostle Paul', 1661 (detail). Rijksmuseum, de Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland.
SYDNEY.- It’s one of the most exciting episodes in art history, and one that still delights today. In the 17th century Dutch Republic – a newly wealthy and independent nation – the art of painting flourished like never before. Dutch artists sensitively observed the beauty of the world around them, transforming it with great skill into vivid and compelling paintings, from intense... [Lire la suite]12 novembre 2016
Dutch Old Masters from Budapest on view at the Frans Hals Museum
Frans Pietersz de Grebber, Portrait of a Young Woman, 1632, Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest.
HAARLEM.- This winter the Frans Hals Museum entertains distinguished visitors from the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum in Budapest. For three months from 12 November 2016 more than eighty works by Netherlandish masters from one of the finest museum collections in the world will be our guests. Unlike leading museums with comparable collections, such as the Louvre and the National Gallery, the Hungarian museum’s collection is an... [Lire la suite]