Etching hanging beneath Dutch woman's stairs identified as a Rembrandt
4 years, 10 months ago

Etching hanging beneath Dutch woman's stairs identified as a Rembrandt

NL Times  

For ten years Ied van der Mersch had an etching she inherited from her father hanging under the stairs, only to recently find out that it was made by none other than Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. "Really stupid," she said on television program Jinek. Van der Mersch took the etching to television program Tussen Kunst & Kitsch - "Simply under the arm in a bag from Albert Heijn," she said - where art connoisseur Bas Hesselink identified the work. "Based on the paper, the watermark and comparison with reproductions, I know for sure that it is a rare Rembrandt," Hesselink said to RTL Nieuws.

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Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam
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Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam

Hindustan Times  

After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen “disappeared from view for almost two centuries, before …

Tattoo artists set up shop in Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam from Monday
1 year, 6 months ago

Tattoo artists set up shop in Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam from Monday

NL Times  

This week, the tattoo artists of the famous Amsterdam tattoo parlor Schiffmacher & Veldhoen Tattooing will set up shop at the Rembrandt House Museum. From Monday until June 25, you can get one of several designs, including original etchings by Rembrandt and his signature and monogram, at the Dutch master’s former home. “An old tattoo artist once called tattoos ‘The …

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