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Frick Collection to reopen in April with Vermeer exhibition in the works
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is returning the favour and lending one of its works after showing the Frick’s Vermeers in its blockbuster exhibition last year
Bone of contention: Rijksmuseum and Church disagree on final resting place of Dutch privateer's remains
A bone and lock of hair apparently belonging to Piet Hein have been in storage at the Dutch museum for centuries—now there are calls to have them returned to his grave
Rijksmuseum acquires controversial early botanic book on Suriname
Maria Sibylla Merian was accused of exploiting native knowledge of enslaved people without credit for her 1705 book Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
The paint was still wet: a closer look at three Van Gogh paintings heading to the Rijksmuseum
They include an Amsterdam townscape painted an hour or so before the artist visited the newly opened museum in 1885
Vermeer vs Pokémon: the double-edged sword of the blockbuster exhibition
Shows at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum were huge hits last year but managing visitors—and staff—proved challenging
Who will rule Rembrandtland? Behind the search for an authority on the Old Master
Following the death of universally acclaimed Rembrandt scholar Ernst van de Wetering, attribution of the artist is in flux
Frans Hals scholars split over attributions
As a major exhibition on the Dutch Old Master opens at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, a divide has emerged among specialists over the total number of autograph works
‘Culture is fragile’: Dutch art world figures express concerns for future under potential coalition government
Directors of leading institutions in the country warn of the damage that budget cuts and a scaling back on international collaboration could do to the sector
Revealed: the damp-proof lead layer protecting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum
Life in miniature: rediscovered Rembrandt portraits, thought to be the artist’s smallest, go on show at Rijksmuseum
Pair of paintings of a husband and wife were recently formally attributed to the Old Master by the Dutch museum
Acquisitions round-up: Paula Rego abortion etchings acquired by New York's MoMA and Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plus, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco gain a major collection of American art and the Rijksmuseum acquires recently restituted silver salt cellars
Van Gogh would have loved to see the National Gallery’s exhibition on Hals
We spotlight eight paintings in the London show that Vincent singled out for special praise
Drunkard or genius? London's National Gallery gets up close and personal with Frans Hals
First major survey of Dutch painter in three decades will include reunited panels and monumental paintings
Rijksmuseum welcomes Rembrandt's €175m 'The Standard Bearer' with free entry on Saturday
The self-portrait is considered the final major work by the Dutch artist to enter a public museum from private owners—but sparked controversy after it was acquired with public funds during the pandemic
How to see every painting by Johannes Vermeer
Missed the blockbuster show at the Rijksmuseum? Fear not, we present an insider’s guide to seeing all his 36 paintings across the globe, from London and New York, to Braunschweig and Tokyo
Vermeer film proves that people really do want to watch art in cinemas
The company Exhibition on Screen is producing films about artists—and it may have just had a breakthrough with the Dutch artist
Vermeer blockbuster officially breaks record at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
The recently-closed exhibition drew 650,000 visitors in its four month run
Visitors gripe over missing Girl with a Pearl Earring
Masterpiece was returned to the Mauritshuis in March
Rijksmuseum unveils Richard Long exhibition thanks to biggest-ever donation
Dutch museum has received €12.5m gift to help support free-of-charge, sculptural exhibitions in the gardens
President Macron gets a private tour of the Rijksmuseum's blockbuster Vermeer show
The French head of state and First Lady pondered over masterpieces such as The Milkmaid and The Lacemaker
Ten essential artworks to see in Amsterdam
Heading to the Vermeer blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum? Here are some other unmissable masterpieces in the Dutch capital
The hunt for as many as nine elusive Vermeer paintings continues
As the Rijksmuseum's once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster brings together an unprecedented number of works by the Old Master, paintings including a self-portrait are still missing
Vermeer reality TV show brings back to life painter's missing masterpieces
A hit in The Netherlands, "The New Vermeer" challenges artists to recreate works from a wide variety of materials—including Lego
The Big Review: Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum ★★★★★
A less-is-more approach to the biggest ever exhibition of the Dutch Old Master’s paintings makes this blockbuster a triumph
Vermeer special: the man, the show and an attribution debate
As the "unmissable" show opens at the Rijksmuseum we talk to the curators, the museum's director and artist Alvaro Barrington
Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvre
New research in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue for its Vermeer blockbuster suggests that Maria de Knuijt may have influenced his subject matter
Rijksmuseum's groundbreaking slavery exhibition heads to United Nations headquarters in New York
Speakers from around the world have been invited to a two-day talks programme centred around the display
Was Vermeer a painter of pleasure or a staunch Jesuit supporter? New book challenges our knowledge of the artist
Gregor Weber's biography "Johannes Vermeer: Faith, Light and Reflection" also supports the controversial view that Vermeer used a camera obscura