The Dutch portraitist Frans Hals was famous for his lifelike paintings where the visible brushstrokes created an illusion of presence. A comprehensive exhibition of his work started its travel from London, is at Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this spring, and will move to Berlin for summer and autumn. Hals did a lot of contract work forContinue reading “Loose Brushstrokes”
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Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn
This is the summer cottage of the house of Orange-Nassau. Orignally built by William III, the same that extended his rule to the islands a bit northwards, it was used as a summer residence by most of the Dutch monarchs until 1962. Parts of the palace go back to the time of William and MaryContinue reading “Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn”
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
The second-largest collection of van Goghs in the world, a huge modern sculpture garden, a supporting cast of impressionists, futurists, symbolists, and others – and all this situated in a nature park between Apeldoorn and Arnhem. The museum is the result of the work of Helene Kröller-Müller, a heiress of vast fortune who spent itContinue reading “Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo”
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