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The Rijksmuseum has acquired a first edition of Maria Sibylla Merian’s Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. The natural history work from 1705 is a masterpiece in Merian’s oeuvre and a highlight in Dutch book production in the eighteenth century.

Drents Museum purchases ‘last’ Drenthe Van Gogh The Drents Museum in Assen has acquired a key work in the early oeuvre of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The watercolour Landscape with a farm was the only Drenthe work in a private collection whose whereabouts were known that could still come on the market. The watercolour remained

Van Goyen on the train to Amsterdam Text by: Fusien Bijl de Vroe – Director Vereniging Rembrandt The train stopped for a moment on the bridge over the Oude Maas, close to the place where Van Goyen must have chosen his view. During this stop, travelers were asked via the intercom to look out through