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.
In "Last of England" by Ford Madox Brown (1860 we see a grim-faced couple setting out to emigrate. Note the woman’s hand clasping that of a small child. This painting is part of the art movement called Pre-Raphelites, who strove for simplicity and purity instead of the slick beauty of the Italian Renaissance (1450-1500) It can be viewed in the The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England. Another version is in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK). There the woman is wearing a simple beige cloak.
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
Rembrandt, painted his version of Samson and Delilah as a grisaille* painting. Delilah has just found out that Samson's strength is located in his long flowing hair. She lets him sleep off his drunken stupor in her lap, and a soldier stealthily approaches from the back with scissors. The man will steal his powers. This stunning work is in the RIJKS, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Formerly attributed to Lievens, it is now accepted as a Rembrandt.
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
*Grisaille a method of painting in grey monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture
Beautiful!!!