Dutch Painters & Paintings

Did you know that Loving Vincent is the world's first fully painted movie? The film was shot with actors and literally painted over frame...

Did you know that this glow-in-the-dark bicycle path is made of thousands of special stones that charge themselves in the sun and light up...

Did you know that a Dutch art dealer could not believe his luck when he rediscovered an early work by Vincent van Gogh? Van...

Did you know that Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) never painted a single tulip in his life, but still there's a tulip named after the...

Did you know that part of Twente's fire brigade is portrayed as Rembrandt's Nightwatch? The commander is depicted as the central figure Captain Frans...

Did you know that painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) not only spoke Dutch but also taught himself French and English?

Did you know that 'The Bedroom' was one of Vincent van Gogh's personal favorites among 'The Potato Eaters' and 'Sunflowers'?

Did you know that 'Malle Babbe' by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals was mislabeled for a long time as 'The Witch of Haarlem'?...

Did you know that in ancient times the Dutch survived bitter winters by using foot-warming boxes called 'stoves'? A stove is a wooden box...

Did you know that the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the Netherlands is 18 years? Around the turn of...