
Art in the Netflix TV Series Dark

Delftware 101 – The Brilliant Face of the Dutch Golden Age
Painting of the Week: Cavaliere d’Arpino, Perseus Rescuing Andromeda
October 25, 2020The roar of the sea monster blends with the screams of the scared princess! The chained beauty awaits her bloody death as the ugly beast lurches forward. Suddenly there is a flash of metal, the sound of wings,...
Do You “Pronkstill”Even? Social Media of the Dutch Golden Age
October 24, 2020Carefully arranged plates of food surrounded by carefully planned out backgrounds, images with hidden meanings, a snapshot of wealth… What may sound like an average display of life through our modern-day social media accounts is actually a well-curated...
Vermeer’s Desperate Housewives
October 23, 2020Johannes Vermeer was a master of ambiguity. His silent and calm interiors, and beautiful Dutch women, although innocent at first glance, seem to be hiding more than one secret. Let’s meet Vermeer‘s desperate housewives! Vermeer’s Desperate Housewives: Alcohol...
Adriaen Brouwer, Painter of Emotions
October 23, 2020The work of the Flemish Baroque painter Adriaen Brouwer excels in innovation and daring. His folk scenes, often showing drunkards and smokers in pubs, in which he emphasized the emotions of the portrayed, were extremely rare in his...
Nine Reasons to Smile with Frans Hals
October 21, 2020Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he spent his entire adult life in Haarlem. Hals is most famous for his portraits, which also form the bulk of his oeuvre....
15 Things You May Not Know About The Night Watch by Rembrandt
October 19, 2020The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt van Rijn is a colossal (363×437 cm) and most famous canvas created by the artist. It is one of the icons of Western art history. Painted in 1642, at the peak of the...
Art History 101: Self-Portraits You Should Know
October 11, 2020Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Self-portraits are closely tied with the existence of mirrors. Although mirrors have existed since antiquity, during the renaissance cheaper and better mirrors made in Venice came onto...
