Dutch Painters & Paintings
Malle Babbe by Frans Hals
Did you know that 'Malle Babbe' by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals was mislabeled for a long time as 'The Witch of Haarlem'?...
Van Gogh never painted a single tulip in his life
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...
Rembrandt’s masterpiece the Night Watch moving house
Did you know that today Rembrandt's masterpiece the Night Watch has been moved from a temporary wing to the main building of Rijksmuseum in...
Vincent van Gogh
Did you know that Vincent van Gogh made approximately 860 paintings in his life?
Lively and chaotic scene by Frans Hals
Did you know that many Jan Steen's paintings (1626-1679) bear references to old Dutch proverbs such as "Het huishouden van Jan Steen", meaning a...
Vincent van Gogh’s personal favorites
Did you know that 'The Bedroom' was one of Vincent van Gogh's personal favorites among 'The Potato Eaters' and 'Sunflowers'?
French painter Monet in the Netherlands
Did you know that French painter Claude Monet and his family spent a few months in Amsterdam and Zaandam in 1871? In this period...