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3 weeks ago

BBB proposes lowering excise duties on cigarettes to boost tax revenues

NL Times

BBB parliamentarian Henk Vermeer wants to reverse the increase in excise duties on tobacco products now that the revenue from the measure proved lower than expected. Cancer organization KWF Kankerbestrijding is very much against the idea, pointing out that the excise increase was not to raise money for the treasury, but to discourage young people from smoking, RTL Nieuws reports. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Did The Fashion Girlies Predict Trump's Win? Signs Point To Yes.

Huff Post

Illustration: Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images “The fashion girls and others BEEN talking about ‘innocuous’ signs of the tide turning toward conservatism the last 2ish years through trends,” reads one viral tweet. “The fashion girls and others BEEN talking about ‘innocuous’ signs of the tide turning toward conservatism the last 2ish years through trends,” one viral tweet from this week …

Fashion Style Political Trends Trump Conservative Cultural

3 months, 2 weeks ago

From manga to Marge, the Girl with the Pearl is an experience

Dutch News

An onion with a blue headband, Marge Simpson, a cat and Japanese manga – digitalised portraits inspired by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring swirl around the walls. Nearly 3,500 people submitted their versions of the girl to the Mauritshuis, and 128 of them appear in the video, a seven-minute sidebar to the Fabrique’s Dutch Masters’ show in the capital’s …

Art Girl Pearl Vermeer Fabrique Mauritshuis

3 months, 2 weeks ago

From manga to Marge, the Girl with the Pearl is an experience

Dutch News

An onion with a blue headband, Marge Simpson, a cat and Japanese manga – digitalised portraits inspired by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring swirl around the walls. Nearly 3,500 people submitted their versions of the girl to the Mauritshuis, and 128 of them appear in the video, a seven-minute sidebar to the Fabrique’s Dutch Masters’ show in the capital’s …

Art Girl Pearl Vermeer Fabrique Mauritshuis

10 months, 1 week ago

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He was not a sober painter,” said Friso Lammertse, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

From Picasso and Hokusai's Prussian Blue to Vermeer's shade of red: A history of art in 7 colours

BBC

From Picasso and Hokusai's Prussian Blue to Vermeer's shade of red: A history of art in 7 colours Museo de Arte de Ponce, The Luis A Ferré Foundation, Inc Kelly Grovier traces the pigments that make up hidden layers in masterpieces – some of them toxic – from Picasso and Hokusai's Prussian Blue to Vermeer's shade of red. Half a …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Rijksmuseum's Vermeer ticket sales completely shut down after users flood website

NL Times

The Rijksmuseum on Monday again suspended ticket sales for the Vermeer exhibition "until further notice." The decision was made after the website crashed on Monday afternoon due to enormous enthusiasm. The Rijksmuseum site became inaccessible quickly on Monday afternoon after the museum put new tickets for the Vermeer exhibition on sale. In mid-February, the Rijksmuseum website was also inaccessible for …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Mauritshuis hangs artwork created by AI in place of loaned-out Vermeer

NL Times

The Mauritshuis caused some controversy by hanging an artwork created with artificial intelligence in the spot usually occupied by Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. In its absence, the Mauritshuis called on the public to create “your own girl,” inspired by the Vermeer painting, to hang in its place. Artist Eva Toorenent advocates for legislation and rules for what …

Art Museum Ai Vermeer Mauritshuis

1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: What ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ have in common

CNN

Editor’s Note: Euny Hong is a journalist and author living in Paris. CNN — If you were to ask the tragically bored 17-year-old Euny whether it would be a Depeche Mode concert or a Johannes Vermeer exhibit that would give middle-aged Euny a full-on panic attack in a huntdown for their tickets, she would never have guessed the answer would …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Five hidden symbols in Vermeer's paintings

BBC

Five hidden symbols in Vermeer's paintings Mauritshuis, The Hague Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer A major new Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam displays the artist's evocative and serene paintings of daily life – but they harbour secret, symbolic messages, writes Matthew Wilson. This month, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opens its doors to the largest ever …

Art Faith Dutch Credit Symbols Painting Girl

1 year, 10 months ago

Vermeer in Delft: His hometown highlights the story behind the story

Dutch News

While all the attention is on the new Johannes Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam, the 17th-century painter’s hometown of Delft has an exhibition of its own, focusing on the life and background of one the world’s most famous artists. ‘If you want to see Vermeer’s paintings, you must go to Amsterdam,’ says Janelle Moerman, director of the Prinsenhof Museum in Delft. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Exhibition Vermeer almost sold out, possibly more tickets available

NL Times

New tickets may be available for the Vermeer exhibition that opened Friday at the Rijksmuseum and is already almost completely sold out, said Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbits on the television program Buitenhof on Sunday. "It's going tremendously fast," the Rijksmuseum director said. "The very first night, so many people tried to get on the website, of course we expected that, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Vanishing Vermeer Edition – Week 6 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Dutch rescue workers join the international team searching the rubble of this week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria for survivors. Back home, Mark Rutte surveys the wreckage of his asylum policy as the Council of State throws out a rule delaying family reunions. …

Dutch Vermeer

1 year, 10 months ago

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

Associated Press

AMSTERDAM — Some art lovers make it a mission to visit and view as many works as possible by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Rijksmuseum General Director Taco Dibbits believes the exhibition provides a chance for visitors to immerse themselves in the exquisite interior scenes for which Vermeer is best known including “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and “The Milkmaid,” …

Art Amsterdam Exhibition Museum New York Works Paintings

1 year, 10 months ago

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rijksmuseum General Director Taco Dibbits believes the exhibition provides …

Art Amsterdam Exhibition Museum New York Works Paintings

1 year, 10 months ago

From Vermeer to Vrel: 12 great things to do in February

Dutch News

Unless you have been staying on Mars for the last couple of months it cannot have escaped your attention that the hottest ticket in town is the one for Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum. Fashion, travel, food and cats make up this year’s exhibits but there’s also room for some vinatge pics of Willem van Hanegem and the late lamented André …

Amsterdam Exhibition Van Vermeer Van Eeghen Scheveningen Vrel

1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? Mark Rutte went to Washington this week and said the Netherlands would definitely send some weapons to Ukraine at an unspecified time in the near future. Mayors in three cities suggested digital banning orders to curb gang violence, even though they don’t know what …

Ukraine Dutch Vermeer Rijksmuseum

1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? Mark Rutte went to Washington this week and said the Netherlands would definitely send some weapons to Ukraine at an unspecified time in the near future. Mayors in three cities suggested digital banning orders to curb gang violence, even though they don’t know what …

Ukraine Dutch Vermeer Rijksmuseum

1 year, 11 months ago

Onion with a pearl earring: Vermeer revised

Dutch News

A public challenge to create images inspired by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring has inspired entries from the wacky to the infinitely artistic. In celebration of its most famous artwork, the Mauritshuis invited people worldwide to make a work inspired by the Dutch master – using photography, weaving, painting, plasticine, paper quilling or whatever artistic technique they fancied. ‘We …

Vermeer Mauritshuis

1 year, 11 months ago

Onion with a pearl earring: Vermeer revised

Dutch News

A public challenge to create images inspired by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring has inspired entries from the wacky to the infinitely artistic. In celebration of its most famous artwork, the Mauritshuis invited people worldwide to make a work inspired by the Dutch master – using photography, weaving, painting, plasticine, paper quilling or whatever artistic technique they fancied. ‘We …

Vermeer Mauritshuis

1 year, 11 months ago

Ticket presales for Vermeer at the Rijks soar to record high

Dutch News

The Rijksmuseum’s blockbuster exhibition Vermeer will open on some evenings as well to process the record numbers of visitors that are expected, the museum said on Tuesday. Vermeer looks set to break all records, however, which is why the museum has decided to remain open until 10pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The museum said only a limited number of …

Museum Vermeer

1 year, 11 months ago

Ticket presales for Vermeer at the Rijks soar to record high

Dutch News

The Rijksmuseum’s blockbuster exhibition Vermeer will open on some evenings as well to process the record numbers of visitors that are expected, the museum said on Tuesday. Vermeer looks set to break all records, however, which is why the museum has decided to remain open until 10pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The museum said only a limited number of …

Museum Vermeer

2 years, 1 month ago

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Belgian activists who targeted …

Painting Protest

2 years, 3 months ago

Behind the scenes: 10 revealing images of artists' studios

BBC

Behind the scenes: 10 revealing images of artists' studios Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna From the Middle Ages to today, a new book offers a glimpse into the inner sanctums of artists through the centuries. "And the painting is testament to Christus's own perfect vision, as the detail – like the vases and items on the shelf - is extraordinary," Hall adds. …

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BBB proposes lowering excise duties on cigarettes to boost tax revenues

Did The Fashion Girlies Predict Trump's Win? Signs Point To Yes.

From manga to Marge, the Girl with the Pearl is an experience

From manga to Marge, the Girl with the Pearl is an experience

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

From Picasso and Hokusai's Prussian Blue to Vermeer's shade of red: A history of art in 7 colours

Rijksmuseum's Vermeer ticket sales completely shut down after users flood website

Mauritshuis hangs artwork created by AI in place of loaned-out Vermeer

Opinion: What ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ have in common

Five hidden symbols in Vermeer's paintings

Vermeer in Delft: His hometown highlights the story behind the story

Exhibition Vermeer almost sold out, possibly more tickets available

DutchNews podcast – The Vanishing Vermeer Edition – Week 6 2023

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition

From Vermeer to Vrel: 12 great things to do in February

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

Onion with a pearl earring: Vermeer revised

Onion with a pearl earring: Vermeer revised

Ticket presales for Vermeer at the Rijks soar to record high

Ticket presales for Vermeer at the Rijks soar to record high

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

Behind the scenes: 10 revealing images of artists' studios