Rijksmuseum

While museums are shut, the pastime is helping people appreciate old favourites anewBooks, arts and cultureProsperoIN RECENT WEEKS as many as 3.9bn people—half of the world’s population—have been living under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many have sought to recreate what is lost. Unable to meet in person, friends…

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. News More than 20 mayors of US cities have cosigned a letter to Congress asking for additional funding and support for the arts sector. Josh Smith is exhibiting new paintings on the roof of the building where he lives and works in…

Scientists at the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands have stitched together 528 photographs of one of Rembrandt’s most famous works to create an image that weighs in just shy of 45 gigapixels. You can now visit their website to zoom in far enough to see beyond even the brushstrokes. You can…

arts With many galleries closed to the public as the world grapples with the coronavirus crisis, a museum in the Netherlands has found a way to bring a masterpiece straight into people's homes. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has created a "hyper resolution" i… Read More

XANES results for paint samples from the five examined paintings. The pattern at the left side of the spectrum is an indication of the heating of the lapis lazuli during preparation of the ultramarine. Credit: Science Advances Researchers at the Rijksmuseum, the University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam and the European…

The Rijksmusem in Amsterdam has posted online the most detailed photograph ever taken of Rembrandts The Night Watch, revealing every brushstroke and random fleck of paint. The so-called hyper-resolution image was launched as the museum announced a delay to t… Read More

By Mikelle Leow, 13 May 2020 Image via InnaFelker / Shutterstock.comRembrandt van Rijn’s The Night Watch masterpiece, a prime example of the use of lighting in art, can now be viewed in hyper resolution—44.8 gigapixels, to be exact. So there’s no need to feel deprived of seeing the painting in…

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Asparagus (1697), Rijksmuseum How is your growing season going? After the recent warm spell, our vegetable garden is coming along very nicely now: in addition to reliable potatoes, spinach, kale, broccoli, leeks and onions, this year we’re trying some experimental beans, and just one variety…

Posted: 5/11/20 | May 11th, 2020With the world on hold for the foreseeable, it’s going to be a long time before we get back on the road. Even as we begin to look to the summer, it’s likely that many destinations will keep their doors shut to international travelers until…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art gallery in the United States. It has over two million works of art in its permanent collection. The Met 360° Project is a series of six 360° movies which allow you to explore the museum and…