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Historian Finds 1,000-year-old Medieval Treasure Using Metal Detector in Netherlands | In Pictures

Last Updated: March 10, 2023, 16:20 IST Amsterdam, Netherlands 1000-year-old medieval treasure discovered in Hoogwoud, Netherlands, consisting of jewellery and silver coins, is shown in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters. (Credits: Reuters) A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000yearold medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants,…
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March 10, 2023
Rijksmuseum

Vermeer shines at ‘once in history’ Amsterdam show

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…
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February 7, 2023
Rijksmuseum

Researchers Discover Unusual Compound in Famous 17th-Century Painting

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…
bubmag
February 5, 2023
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Spider/ Web Sculpture by Artist Tom�s Saraceno to be Centrepiece of Rijksmuseum’s Autumn Exhibition devoted to Crawly Creatures

‘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…
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September 28, 2022
Rijksmuseum

AI turned a Rembrandt masterpiece into 5.6 terabytes of data

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…
bubmag
January 12, 2022
Rijksmuseum

New hi-tech Night Watch photo brings Rembrandt eye-to-eye -TV

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…
bubmag
January 3, 2022