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Vikings plundering savages or tradesmen?

The Vikings are paying a visit to the Netherlands. They arrived at the beginning of May and intend to stay until October. I decide to travel north and check it out for myself. I'm curious to learn more about these Vikings and like to see what they...


Fashioning Fashion (With an Unfashionable Passion)

Among the myriad tragedies that plagued the twentieth century--none of which I will address here--it would not be a fallacy to state that the decline of fashion is among them.  In fact, despite us being a mere dozen years into the twenty-first cen...


Salzburg, een stad met allure - Residenzgalerie in Salzburg biedt een unieke collectie schilderkunst

Hoewel ik al vaker in Salzburg was, had ik nog nooit de Residenzgalerie bezocht. Een korte vakantie gaf mij de kans om er toch eens binnen te lopen en te ontdekken waarom de collectie daar zoveel wereldfaam heeft. Een impressie van mijn bezoek. D...


De Mythe van de Doktor-Schilder leeft voort…

Een bezoek aan museum De Wieger in DeurneHendrik Wiegersma 1891-1969   Hendrik Wiegersma, Medicus Pictor, 1957, olieverf op board Ondanks alle negatieve berichten die verband houden met de bezuinigingen die de Gemeente Deurne wil afwentelen op het...


The Colour of Poetry – A review of the Chagall exhibition at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Fundación Caja Madrid

The pictorial language and vivid colours of Marc Chagall are unique in the history of art. Brilliant colours intertwined with symbolism rooted in Russian folklore and Jewish tradition are characteristic of the canvases on display in the Chagall ex...


Dreams of Nature - From Van Gogh to Kandinsky

To me Vincent van Gogh represents the tragic, but brilliant artist. A painter filled with emotions and drifted by an inner urge to express himself. He was on a mission. A deep religious and spiritual mission. This passion eventually drove him mad....


Museum aan het Vrijthof – een eerbetoon aan de TEFAF

Zoals goede (culturele) ondernemers betaamt, wordt er flink ingehaakt op het jaarlijkse internationale hoogtepunt van de stad Maastricht, ’s werelds meest toonaangevende kunst- en antiekbeurs The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). Vol met indrukken v...


TEFAF, een persoonlijke impressie

Het is in de trein op deze zaterdagochtend drukker dan anders. Veel mensen stappen op het Centraal Station Maastricht over op het boemeltje dat je in drie minuten naar station Randwijck brengt. Van daar uit is het nog maar 250 meter lopen naar het...


From the Prado to the Louvre - The Mona Lisa: A Tale of Two Paintings.

It was a year ago, I was giving my friend a tour of the Prado, when I found her – the same eyes and smile staring out from a black background. I’d never come across Prado’s Mona Lisa twin before, nor did I even know it existed, but hidden in a sma...


The Jade Masks of the Mayas: at La Pinacothèque of Paris

Maya funeral masks — primitive and ornate, yet sophisticated and regal jade carvings— are on exhibit outside of Mexico for the first time in history, offering a unique look at the illustrious Maya civilization. According to archeologists, the Maya...