Her World Is a Letter: Vermeer’s Fascination With Writing Women
In Vermeer's paintings of women writing letters, art historian Gerdien Verschoor hears their pens scratching the paper in a world that is otherwise dead silent.
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5 ResultsVermeer Through the Scanner: The Serene Painter Constantly Modified His Work
Johannes Vermeer was everything but impulsive. The lab research that preceded the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, shows that the artist constantly adjusted his compositions during the painting process.
Two Legs of the Same Compass: Freemasonry in Belgium and the Netherlands
While Freemasonry in the Netherlands mainly looks at the Anglo-American tradition, their Belgian Brothers and Sisters adhere to the French or ‘liberal’ tradition.
The War Left Its Mark on Raoul Servais, and Raoul Servais Left His Mark on the War
A new exhibition and publication zoom in on the wartime memories of the internationally award-winning Belgian filmmaker and animator Raoul Servais (1928-2023).
Pink Triangles: Adopted Memories of Gay Persecution in Nazi Europe
At Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen, an exhibition highlights the precarious situation of gays and lesbians in Nazi Germany and the occupied countries of France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
