In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.
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Rare Lead Compound Found in Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”
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
From February through June, the Amsterdam museum will display 28 works by the Dutch Golden Age master.
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Activists Who Targeted “Girl With a Pearl Earring” Get Jail Time
A member of the activist group Last Generation called the Dutch court’s verdict “disgusting.”
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Visitors Heckle Activist Who Glues Head to Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring”
Outraged patrons at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands responded with “obscene,” “stupid,” and “shut up!”
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In “Largest Return” in Central American History, Netherlands Sends 300+ Artifacts Back to Panama
Panama is attempting to recover its cultural heritage after more than a century of illegal trafficking.
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TEFAF Maastricht Fair Evacuated After Armed Jewelry Heist
Two men were arrested after using a sledgehammer to break a glass display case at the art fair. Police are searching for two more suspects.
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2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Bowl Unearthed “Like New”
Archeologists excavating in Nijmegen, the Netherland’s oldest city, found the bowl in pristine condition.
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See Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in Its Entirety, Thanks to AI Restoration
In 1715, the colossal painting was trimmed from all four sides, and the removed pieces were later lost.
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A Dutch Royal Carriage With Racist Imagery Will Go to a Museum
The carriage has been the subject of controversy because of a triptych on its sides, “Homage of the Colonies,” which depicts South Asian and African people kneeling before a white woman seated on a throne.
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Southeast Asian Cinema Takes Hollywood Sci-Fi in New Directions
Directors Lav Diaz, Mattie Do, and Minh Quý Truong have built off Hollywood’s tropes in unexpected ways in their science fiction films.
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A No Wave Filmmaker Brings Feminism to the Fore
A program of shorts and features organized by Beth B for the International Film Festival Rotterdam examines issues of conformity among women, challenges gender stereotypes, and advocates for female agency.