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A Dutch bequest.(Report from Europe)(paintings exhibition)(Brief Article)
Adriaan van der Hoop was born in Amsterdam in 1778. A self-made millionaire, he became a partner in the Amsterdam banking firm of Hope en Compagnie in 1815. His contacts with Russia were particularly strong, and he was host to the czars on their official visits to the Netherlands. Among his other royal customers were the Dutch royal family, and he worked closely with Willem I and his son Willem II. In addition he was active in political life, serving both as an Amsterdam city councillor and a member of the Dutch parliament.
In the 1830s Van der Hoop began collecting art. He was particularly interested in seventeenth-century Dutch artists, and acquired works by Johannes Vermeer, Jacob van Ruisdael, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Jan Steen. He also took an interest in contemporary artists, and his collection ...
- Johannes Vermeer. (17th-century Dutch painter)
- Magazine article from: Europe Hellmann, Claudia March 1, 1996 700+ words
...came to pay their tribute to what Earl Powell, the gallery's director, calls a "once-in-a-lifetime-event." Johannes Vermeer is the first exhibition ever devoted to the 17th century Dutch master. It was organized by the National Gallery of Art...
- JOHANNES VERMEER EXHIBITION
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London March 2, 1996 700+ words
Cream of the crop: A Dutch crew filming 'The Milkmaid' at the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Johannes Vermeer at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. The collection of works by the artist is the largest assembled under one roof. Photograph: Laurie Lewis
- Meet Johannes Vermeer, Camera Buff
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Frank Van Riper March 1, 1996 700+ words
...buff. The camera obscura -- in Italian it means "dark room" or "dark chamber" -- was almost certainly a device that Johannes Vermeer and other artists of his period used to help them understand perspective and portray it with astonishing accuracy in their...
- Looking/Learning: Johannes Vermeer - legacy of light.(includes lesson plans)
- Magazine article from: School Arts Russell, Lynn D. November 1, 1998 700+ words
The Artist Born in the Netherlands in 1632, Johannes Vermeer was a native of the prosperous, bustling town of Delft. Nothing is known about his preparation to he a painter. Nevertheless...
- Minority report.(Johannes Vermeer, National Gallery of Art, Washington,...
- Magazine article from: The Nation Hitchens, Christopher December 4, 1995 700+ words
...Art historians may fret and chafe, but I think it is rather an advantage that we know so little about the life of Johannes Vermeer. He was born, he married, on marrying he changed his version of Christianity to the Catholic, and he died with...
- GOING DUTCH.(Johannes Vermeer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Town & Country HERRERA, PHILIP March 1, 2001 700+ words
If you love the work of JOHANNES VERMEER--and who doesn't?--you'll want to see "Vermeer and the Delft School" at the Met in New York. Running from March 8...
- A lot of exceptional interest; Johannes Vermeer.(A once-in-a-lifetime sale of a...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) July 3, 2004 700+ words
...layers of dirt, but "A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals" has now been fully reinstated as the 36th known painting by Johannes Vermeer. This is the first work by the artist to be sold in over 80 years. The estimate, of [pounds sterling]3m ($5.5m...
- The deft dauber of Deft.(Johannes Vermeer, National Gallery of Art, Washington,...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Plagens, Peter November 20, 1995 700+ words
Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) is a "why bother?" artist. That's a compliment. It means that after you've looked at his typically small...
Source: HighBeam Research, A Dutch bequest.(Report from Europe)(paintings exhibition)(Brief...