A new exhibition honors a Dutch master who is often overlooked. In the late 19th century, it became trendy for impressionist painters and other artists to go on a journey to Haarlem. They wanted to break free from the str...
The men and women who have achieved or done something extraordinary with their lives have always been a source of fascination and source of curiousity, inspiration and admiration for the rest of us. The men and women listed here are in no way exhaustive but instead focus on people I find im...
Why the Dutch are Different: A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands – Ben Coates Summary from Goodreads: The first book to offer an in depth look at hidden Holland and the fascinating people that live there, Why the Dutch are Different is an entertaining book about a country ...
the copy. Decades pass. The art forger is now a respected curator and art historian specializing in female Dutch painters of the Golden Age, and when she mounts an exhibition, both the original and her forged copy ofAt the Edge of a Woodarrive on loan to the art museum. Which one is ...
However, of particular importance are the changes in the times through which he lived. His early poetry took place in the context of a "golden age" of internal peace and prosperity in the Chinese empire of the Tang dynasty, under the reign of an emperor who actively promoted and ...
Are there atheists in the pulpit? More than you think. Some stay, some leave, some try to change what it means to believe, and some start atheist churches. How will this affect religion?
Later on I discovered the light in paintings, for example, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. And I have also been inspired by Scandinavian painters such as Vilhelm Hammershøi, who uses the palette of Nordic light in a sublime way. I love his interiors with a figure, often seen from...
Some Japanese claim that natabori are incomplete works because they lack final finishing, while others claim that natabori statues are a unique sculptural style. In the Edo Period, the wandering Buddhist priests Enku (Enkū) 円空 (1632-1695) and the Zen priest Mokujiki Myoman (Myōman) 木食...
“They are storytellers, together, which is why they did a lot of research,” Fischer told CNN in a video call. “They knew everything about the painters they forged. “I think this forms part of Wolfgang’s creativity,” she added. “He had to know so many things before he started ...