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Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting
The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade. But how did the slave trade shape the art market in ...
The New York Times11d
Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
Yet “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” a delectably wonky show at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, explores a little-known chapter in art history when artists of the Dutch Golden Age ...
The News International3d
Rachel Ruysch’s first major U.S. exhibition
Posy of Flowers, with a Beetle, on a Stone LedgePICTORIALMany of us are familiar with titans of the Dutch Golden Age like ...
U.S. News & World Report10d
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Past travelers were impressed with the museum's vast collection, particularly its wonderful Dutch Golden Age paintings and Flemish Masters, and the affordable entry price. Some visitors were ...