Drawings from the Van Vlissingen Collection

Rembrandt, Rampart near the Bulwark beside the St. Anthonispoort, Amsterdam, c. 1648-52.

Jane Shoaf Turner and Robert Jan te Rijdt (ed.), Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum) 2015

John and Marine Fentener van Vlissingen have brought together an impressive collection of landscape drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists during fifty years of collecting. The Rijksmuseum is presenting an extensive selection of 115 masterpieces from this collection. The drawings range from Amsterdam and Utrecht to popular destinations for artists such as Italy, France and England and to exotic locations such as North and South Africa. Highlights include the Amsterdam landscapes of Rembrandt (1606-1669) and Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/29-1682). The Home and Abroad exhibition can be seen from 5 June to 21 September 2015 in the Philips Wing of the Rijksmuseum and from 30 January to 30 April 2016 in the Fondation Custodia in Paris.

No ISBN | 273 pp. | €39,95

For much more information, see the museum’s press release