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Extinction Rebellion Storms Rijksmuseum for Rembrandt Action

by Rhea Nayyar March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Changing tactics, the climate activists avoided gluing themselves to the masterpiece or smearing it with food products.

Posted inArt

Basking in Vermeer’s Light at Rijksmuseum

by AX Mina February 12, 2023February 14, 2023

In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.

Posted inNews

It Was No Pearl Earring, Friends

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

The pearl earring in Johannes Vermeer’s famous masterpiece was likely a fake, researchers say.

Posted inNews

Rijksmuseum’s Slavery Exhibition Is Coming to New York

by Rhea Nayyar February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

The extensive exhibition confronts the Netherlands’s often-forgotten colonialist legacy.

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Rare Lead Compound Found in Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Researchers are investigating whether the presence of lead formate originated from past attempts to conserve the painting.

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Largest-Ever Vermeer Exhibition Opening at Rijksmuseum in 2023

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 26, 2022December 23, 2022

From February through June, the Amsterdam museum will display 28 works by the Dutch Golden Age master.

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See Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in Its Entirety, Thanks to AI Restoration

by Hakim Bishara June 24, 2021June 26, 2021

In 1715, the colossal painting was trimmed from all four sides, and the removed pieces were later lost.

Posted inComics

Collaging with the Rijksmuseum’s Entire Collection at Your Fingertips

Avatar photo by Steven Weinberg March 13, 2019January 10, 2020

When museums open the archives, some artists go to work.

Posted inArt

Finding the Best in a Rembrandt Exhibition of a Lifetime

Avatar photo by Zachary Small February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

The Rijksmuseum is celebrating the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death by exhibiting nearly 400 works by the Dutch painter. Here are our top selections from the show.

Posted inArt

The Mysterious Experiments of Hercules Segers, a 17th-Century Art Radical

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 28, 2017March 31, 2017

The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first major retrospective on the radically experimental 17th-century Dutch artist.

Posted inIn Brief

From Biblical Condoms to Blue Tile Contact Lenses, Putting the Rijksmuseum Collection to Unusual Uses

by Claire Voon March 24, 2017

The Rijksmuseum’s annual Rijksstudio Award invites anyone to create new work inspired by objects from its collection, and now the public can vote on the 10 finalists.

Posted inArt

Why the Rijksmuseum Is Removing Bigoted Terms from Its Artworks’ Titles

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne December 22, 2015December 30, 2015

If you’re browsing the digital collection of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, you might come across a 1594 painting by Cornelisz van Haarlem, “Bathsheba at her Toilet,” picturing “the beautiful Bathsheba” bathing outside the castle of King David.

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