Everyone knows Claude Monet’s world-famous paintings of water lilies. But how many have seen these explosions of colour in person and lost themselves in the reflections of Monet’s water lily pond, no

World-famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero will this summer exhibit his most important paintings and drawings in the Gemeentemuseum. Botero is one of the best-known artists in Latin America and

Norbert Schwontkowski (1949-2013) is perhaps one of Germany’s best kept secrets. Yet these days his poetic work is gradually attracting more and more admirers outside his homeland. Inspired by Zen

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands presented the Royal Awards for Painting at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag on 19 October 2007. Pascal van der Graaf (Groningen), Simon Hemmer (Amsterdam)

Max Liebermann (1847-1935) enjoyed a special bond with the Netherlands. From the end of the 19th century the German artist would visit Holland every summer. The country inspired his paintings for many

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)

Koos Breukel’s photo studio differs very little from the traditional photo studio’s that have sprung up throughout the world during the past 150 years of photography. His studio is a confined space

While in the early years, the colour palette of many of the underglaze paintings was limited to cobalt blue tones, over the years the Danish factories perfected the chemical composition of other...