Kees Kaldenbach
High quality art tours in Dutch museums
and walks in historic city centers.
Live Digital Zoom Classes worldwide
Live Digital Art classes via Zoom various artists (Museums, Vermeer, Van Gogh to Rembrandt)
In-depth articles on Vermeer
In-depth articles on Johannes Vermeer (click). 40 years of archival research.
Private Museum Tours
Private Art Tours in various Art Museums in Amsterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands.
Architectural City Walks
Excellent Architectural walks in Dutch Historic city Centers and in modern city revitalization projects. While walking, we discuss society and history.
Here we see Vermeer's "Lady in Blue", hanging in the RIJKS (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Compare the detail with the x-ray. On the x-ray the back side of her pajama flares out even wider. I think Vermeer knew about the taboo about showing pregnancy in art and toned it down.
What do you think?
Want to learn more? Contact me for a (digital) tour! Book an in-person tour, or a private lecture on Zoom. Kees Kaldenbach - kalden@xs4all.nl
Bellissimo!❤
A Mayor of Delft and his Daughter (1655) is the common name of the Jan Steen painting however since 2006 the name changed to: 'Double portrait of Adolf Croeser (1612-1668) and his daughter Catharina Croeser (1642-....).'
In this stunning painting, you see the juxtaposition of extreme wealth and extreme poverty, and of Christian charity withheld on purpose. They do their best to ignore the beggar woman and the beggar boy, cap in hand.
Want to learn more? Contact me for a (digital) tour! Book an in-person tour, or a private lecture on Zoom. Kees Kaldenbach - kalden@xs4all.nl