Korean artist Lee Ufan describes his work as ‘art of the encounter’. Find time this summer for your very own calm encounter with Lee Ufan’s sculptures, among the hustle and bustle of museum square.
In Monet’s time La Corniche was a narrow mountain track; nowadays, it is the main road between Nice and Monaco. Here the sun is high, the lone walker’s shadow short. Monet’s colours glisten: red, ...
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to ...
L'emblématique Rijksmuseum, situé au cœur d'Amsterdam, est l'une des choses à voir absolument si vous visitez les Pays-Bas. Plongez dans l'art et l'histoire des Pays-Bas avec des chefs-d'œuvre de ...
The subject of this painting is a mystery: is it an exhortation to praise God through singing and string music, or a scene of seduction with the old woman as a procuress? In any case, in this early ...
The Shop and The Café are open from 9 am to 6 pm. These are only accessible with an entrance ticket to the museum until 5 pm. Between 5 and 6 pm you can enter without an entrance ticket. RIJKS ...
Nadat hij van zijn broer Theo had gehoord over de nieuwe kleurige Franse schilderkunst ging Vincent in 1886 in Parijs wonen. Al snel probeerde hij de Franse stijl uit op een aantal zelfportretten. Dit ...
Mary Magdalene can be recognized by the jar of ointment in her hands with which she cared for Jesus’ feet following her conversion to Christianity. She is usually depicted as a prostitute, referencing ...
To prevent being killed and having his wife captured by King Abimelech, Isaac concealed his love for Rebecca by pretending they were brother and sister. However, their intimacy betrayed them when they ...
Even as an inexperienced young artist, Rembrandt did not shy away from experimenting. Here the light glances along his right cheek, while the rest of his face is veiled in shadow. It takes a while to ...
The iconic Rijksmuseum in the heart of Amsterdam is one of the things you need to see when you visit the Netherlands. Immerse yourself in more than 8,000 works of Dutch art and history, including ...