Full, rounded hips, small breasts, creamy white skin and luxuriant hair. In the sixteenth century that was the archetype of the ideal woman. The female nude is a recurring but ever-changing theme in

Internationally, Karel Appel (1921-2006) is perhaps the most renowned Dutch artist of the latter half of the twentieth century. In 2016 it will be ten years since his death: time for a new generation

Karel Appel, one of the most renowned and colourful artists the Netherlands has ever produced, is the star of the latest children’s art book by Imme Dros and Harrie Geelen. The story tells how young

The early years of the nineteenth century were a time of sweeping change in the Dutch art world. Following France’s annexation of the Netherlands, King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (r. 1806-1810)

Young Man Red is an installation that recalls not only Alexander Calder’s mobiles, but also the work of Karel Appel and of De Stijl. Jesse Wine (b. 1983) often looks to other artists for inspiration

Eccentric vases, a female body slowly revolving in a display cabinet, a depiction of Mr Yokoi (the Japanese soldier who didn’t discover that World War II had ended until 1972) and a captivating film

The gently rounded, playful shapes in shades of white and pale pink look almost cuddly. For his Sculptissimo series, Hans Hovy (b. Amsterdam, 1953) has chosen to use two soft, translucent types of

This major 19th-century fashion exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag features costumes from the time of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Eline Vere and Downton Abbey.