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Author of the article: Published Jun 04, 2023  •  1 minute read AMSTERDAM (AP) — The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer closed its doors for the final time on Sunday, with the art and history national museum of the Netherlands hailing the show as its most…

On an early spring afternoon outside the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s mecca of Dutch Golden Age painting, queues are stretching all the way up to the adjacent park square. Six weeks have passed since the opening of the museum’s blockbuster Vermeer show—billed as a “once in a lifetime” event, the exhibition features…

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A banner advertising a Vermeer show hangs outside the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. AFP PHOTO A banner advertising a Vermeer show hangs outside the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands' capital Amsterdam on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. AFP PHOTOAMSTERDAM: The Dutch master Johannes Vermeer himself…

The Night Watch, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642. Credit: Rijskmuseum Amsterdam Scientists from the Rijksmuseum, CNRS, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the University of Amsterdam, and the University of Antwerp made a rare discovery of lead formate in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. This first-ever discovery in painting research offers a new…

‘Crawly Creatures’ – Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – 30 September to 15 January 2023 WEBWIRE – Wednesday, September 28, 2022 This autumn Rijksmuseum braces itself for an invasion of ants, lizards, snakes and other assorted creatures who take over the Philips Wing for an unprecedented exhibition that explores the changing perceptions of…

What’s better than enjoying an ingenious piece of art in person? Seeing it at 717,000,000,000 pixels on a smartphone or computer screen. Okay, that might not be completely true—but it’s certainly a distinctive experience, and one that we can thank state-of-the-art technology for. Last week the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam posted…

Brief history: The 1642 painting was done by Rembrandt van Rijn. It has been moved a few times – at the onset of World War II, for example, and again in 2003 when the museum was refurbished – but otherwise, has remained on display at the Rijksmuseum since 1885. The…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on Monday put on its digital portal what it called “the most detailed photograph of any artwork” ready for…