Rijksmuseum

[cany10011]

Enjoying a lovely spring weekend in Amsterdam. Came here Friday to see the Vermeer exhibit with 2 friends from NYC. Of course, we are lucky as New Yorkers to have so many Vermeers in the Met and Frick, as well as several at the National Gallery. What a treat to see so many Vermeers in one show. If one goes, be sure to go to Delft to visit Prinsenhof, which has a special exhibit on the life of Vermeer…gives a good background into the life of the master.

Will post more about the um “other” activities elsewhere in the forum. 

 

 

[+ tassojunior]

saw Vermeer here in DC (the exhibit)

Edited May 1, 2023 by tassojunior

[+ nycman]

Just got home from the Vermeer show. It was quite impressive. It really did live up to the insane hype. Getting a chance to see them one right after the other made even the old "familiar" NYC Vermeers seem fresh and new. Lots of subtleties I had never fully appreciated before and several works I had never been able to see in person in the past. 

Of course, now I’m on a mission to see all 37 known Vermeers. I’m only 3 shy. The one stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum seems like a lost cause, but that leaves two more. One visit to Buckingham palace (my last two attempts were foiled by the Queens death and then the upcoming coronation) and a quick trip to some small German town, and I should be done. Wish me luck!