Showing posts with label Holland. Show all posts
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3 January 2019

Charles II: Art & Power @ The Queen's Gallery

Portraits at the Charles II: Art & Power exhibition

There have been a few fine 17th century exhibitions in London over the past few years: Peter Lely at the Courtauld, the fantastic In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at the Queen's Gallery, The Lost Prince: Henry Stuart at the NPG and the William Dobson 400th anniversary celebration at Somerset House.

Another two were running simultaneously in the capital last year: Charles I, King and Collector at the Royal Academy, and Charles II: Art and Power at the Queen's Gallery. Shamefully I missed the Royal Academy show (though it did get mixed reviews), but did manage to make it along to the Charles II exhibition, which was excellent. Here are some pics ... 

10 May 2013

Re-creating The Night Watch (1642)


While England descended into war in 1642, the artist Rembrandt was busy painting one of the masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age.

The Night Watch recently returned to its original position in the newly re-opened Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Click on the video above to see a flashmob celebrate its unveiling.