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Last update on 2/11/2016
Last update on 2/11/2016
The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
The Rijksmuseum added yet another work to its collections at the Maastricht Fair by acquiring a bust of Canova sculpted by Adamo Tadolini from the Perrin Gallery. The manner in which the transaction took place will no doubt set many French (...)
After closing for ten years, due to various delays in the renovation project, the Rijksmuseum finally reopened its doors to the public on 13 April. Fortunately, it was well worth the wait. When first learning that Wilmotte was in charge of the (...)
The Rijksmuseum, which is to reopen its doors in a few days after renovations lasting almost a decade (and which we will soon discuss), acquired a masterpiece of 19th century French silver from the Kugel gallery : the vase of Neptune and (...)
Born in Utrecht in 1565 but having lived essentially in Amsterdam, the Dutch artist Hendrick de Keyser, the son of the painter Thomas de Keyser, is known as both a sculptor and an architect. One of his masterpieces is the mausoleum for Guillaume (...)
At the Christie's London auction of old master drawings early July, the Rijksmuseum purchased a landscape drawing by Pieter Lastman, Rembrandt's master, representing Nerva's forum seen from the temple of Minerva dating from 1606 during his stay (...)
In our review of the Maastricht fair, we pointed out a superbe bronze ewer by Henri de Triqueti on the Yates-Trebosc-van Lelyveld stand. It has now been purchased by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. A wealthy artist, Henri de Triqueti, unlike many (...)
10/01/12 - Acquisitions - Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum - The Rijksmuseum has been holding two 17th century silver cups on deposit since 1970, which it has now purchased finally with help from several patrons [1]. These two objects (ill. 1 and 2), (...)
One of the most interesting paintings at the Sotheby’s auction in London on 9 December 2009, was that of a young girl carrying a basket of plums and wearing an impressive headpiece, painted by Cesar van (...)
We recently published an article on the latest acquisitions to enrich the Rijksmuseum. A canvas by Francesco Trevisani, representing the Martyrdom of Saint Felicity and her Seven Sons was also purchased in 2006 from Etienne Breton in (...)
The Rijksmuseum had announced some months ago that it was negotiating the purchase of the Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet by Rembrandt, belonging to a private collection in the United Kingdom and which was in Amsterdam as part of an (...)
