Netherlandish Drawings in Nuremberg Revealed

Bartholomeus Spranger, Flying Amor, 1599. Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum

18 February – 22 May 2016 | Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum

The museum owns only a relatively small collection of Netherlandish drawings from the 15th to 18th century, a selection of 90 of which will be on show for the first time. The drawings range from a wonderful early copy after Jan van Eyck (Mystical Marriage of St Catherine) to decorative designs by Jacob de Wit, but most of them are by Dutch seventeenth-century artists. The selection includes landscapes, figure studies, genre scenes, allegories and religious subjects, from initial sketches to finished works produced for the art market.

The exhibition accompanies the publication of the collection catalogue of the Netherlandish drawings by curator Dr. Claudia Valter, the result of a three-years research project.

For more information, visit the museum’s website