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Aachen goes Dutch for TEFAF with a solo exhibition celebrating seventeenth-century artist Jacob Adriaensz Backer.(Maastricht and beyond)(The Great Virtuoso from Amsterdam: Jacob Adriaensz Backer)(Brief article)

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| March 01, 2009 | Young, Carolin C. | COPYRIGHT 2009 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The German city of Aachen (which shares its airport with Maastricht) reveres its history as the ancient capital of the Frankish kingdom, a legacy proudly on view at Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel in Aachen Cathedral and at the Gothic city hall built on the foundations of his palace. On the eve of TEFAF, the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum opens an exhibition of around forty paintings and twenty drawings by Jacob ...

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