Dutch art

Newly conserved star atlas, a masterpiece of 17th-century Dutch art, to go on display for first time

The Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius, one of the most precious volumes of the Blickling Estate's library, was too fragile to be exhibited

Triple show to celebrate the Dutch Old Master Maarten van Heemskerck, who fell out of favour until the 1980s

The exhibition across three venues in the Netherlands will include new findings and the artist's restored masterpiece, Saint Luke Painting the Madonna

Marina Abramović: the artist on her ‘best ever show’

Plus, Frans Hals at London's National Gallery and a Peter Paul Rubens painting inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses

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Recently restored Cupid joins nine Vermeer masterpieces for blockbuster show

Dresden exhibition will include Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window along with key international loans and works by other Dutch Golden Age artists

First full image of ‘new’ Vermeer with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum

Drastically altered composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window can now be seen in all its glory ahead of major exhibition

Booksreview

Much more to know than Van Gogh: finally a book in English that surveys 19th-century Dutch art

Volume unveils many overlooked artists and highlights the international reach of painters from the Netherlands

Nazi-looted Dutch Old Master to be auctioned in settlement between heir and current holder

The Golden Age work by Aelbert Cuyp was looted from Jacques Goudstikker and acquired by Hermann Göring

Decolonising museums: the new network opening up the diversity debate in the Netherlands

Cultural institutions from Amsterdam to Utrecht will work together to advance diversity and inclusion in programming, audiences and staff

Dutch artfeature

MFA Boston launches new research centre focusing on Dutch and Flemish art

The specialist department is the first of its kind in the US and will include a space to display the fruits of its work

Did the buyer of the Salvator Mundi get played—or did we?

What better way to boost its star power than by making it "disappear" for a few months?

Collectorsarchive

Connoisseur collectors: A story of ten approaches to acquiring art

From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods

Courtauld “fake” exposed as a real Dutch period piece

Work attributed to 20th-century master forger Han van Meegeren may be 17th-century painting owned by Vermeer

Interviewarchive

The most important collectors you’ve never heard of: The Van Otterloos

Next year their collection of Dutch and Flemish 17th-century paintings goes on display for the first time in Europe and the US. The couple gave us their first ever interview

Art Baselarchive

Market experiences new vigour: Design Miami/Basel 2009

Dutch school of design is in the ascendant as the fair commences off Messeplatz

Dutch government yields Nazi-looted 'NK collection'

Thousands of works in secret collection are now being claimed

Auctionsarchive

Biggest Dutch collection to go under the hammer as Anton Dreesmann's life's work goes on sale at Christie's

Dreesmann was a passionate and committed collector who barely ever sold on his beloved acquisitions

Art marketarchive

Famine or feast in the Dutch and Flemish Old Masters trade

As the supply of works by the big names dwindles demand is growing for pictures by lesser known artists

What's onarchive

What's on in London: Glass extravagance at Mallett's and Richard Green’s cabinet of Dutch delights

Also on show are Ewan Uglow’s precise drawings at Browse and Darby and the diverse talents of Underwood at the Redfern Gallery

Art marketarchive

A solid return of the Old Masters market, with the Dutch living up to their full potential

But heavy disappointment for collector Basia Johnson as recently acquired works failed to sell

Art marketarchive

Books: Dutch colonialism comes home to roost as Indonesians buy back their own art

As interest in pre-colonial and colonial art grows, authors look to document Indonesian art

Collectorsarchive

How dynamic Dutch art collector Joost Ritman finds guidance in Rosicrucianism

The Art Newspaper examine the art and philosophy of a man who has closed deals with Sotheby’s, Noortman and Artemis

April 1994archive

Dutch government cuts Mondrian Foundation's sponsorship budget

Holland will not be participating in the Biennales of Sidney and São Paolo as a result