Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting
In the 1600s the Netherlands established one of the world’s first art markets – but it couldn’t have happened without the ...
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Rembrandt painting discovered in Maine attic sells for almost $1.2 million
A painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn that was recently discovered in the attic of a Maine home has sold for nearly $1.2 million at auction. The 17th century oil painting in a hand ...
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Watch a Rembrandt masterpiece brought back to life
Visitors eager to catch a glimpse of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam may be surprised to find the large oil painting looking more like a work in progress than a ...
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Krannert Art Museum acquire Willem Bartsius
I missed this news story at the end of last year that the Krannert Art Museum in Illinois acquired Willem Bartsius's Samson and Delilah. The work was purchased through the London dealer Ben Elwes.