As a [former] artist, myself, the thing that comes to mind, is the model must have been in real discomfort, after about 3 minutes.
Anyway, the book does a good job of describing Rembrandt's life even if the story is mostly fiction.
I also like their tech stack, they let you use your own phone + headphones for the guided tours.
The Mauritshaus is a small museum in a converted manor, containing an incredible number of famous paintings, notably by Vermeer and Rembrandt.
Folks here might also appreciate the M. C. Escher museum.
Trying to take all that in in such a short time is just a recipe for visual, emotional, and intellectual indigestion.
The painting wasn't exactly unknown: its existence was reasonably well-documented and it was included in a variety of Rembrandt catalogues. However, in 1960 it was decided that it wasn't a Rembrandt, so people mostly stopped caring about it.
This discovery is a re-analysis of the painting using modern methods, which revealed that the 1960 "not a Rembrandt" decision was a bit premature.
I'll never understand this about the art scene. Like, if Rembrandt was a shit painter, his works wouldn't have been so valuable today. But then, suddenly, one random painting of his is only interesting if it was actually made by him? If we can judge his entire oeuvre on quality, why couldn't we do the same with this one painting? How is it possible that people stop caring about a painting just because it wasn't made by Rembrandt?
I mean, is it a good painting or not? If not, why do we suddenly care now? If it is, why didn't we before?
(I’m just trolling at this point, let me know and we can stop this)
apt-get•16h ago
microtonal•16h ago
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/operation-night-watch/...
celaleddin•14h ago
[1]: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/The-Gulf-of-...
neduma•9h ago
How, Care to share the steps. I'm thinking of the same thing.