Kees Kaldenbach
High quality art tours in Dutch museums
and walks in historic city centers.
Live Digital Zoom Classes worldwide
Live Digital Art classes, Powerpoints via Zoom (Museums, Vermeer, Van Gogh to Rembrandt, many other artists)
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.
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In "Woman at her Toilet", by Jan Havicksz. Steen, made between 1655 - 1660, you see a woman on her bed, with orange stockings.
Is she putting them on or taking them off?
Hint: Note the area just below her knees.
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
Most of Vermeer's paintings are on canvas and recently these canvas weave patterns were studied by x-ray.
This painting, "Girl with Red hat" was exceptionally painted on oak. Vermeer put this oak panel down flat on a table and on the hat section, poured extremely diluted red paint out on the surface. It has dried up in many semi-transparent layer upon layer. The effect; when we stand in front of it, is shimmering and magical.
The painting can be viewed in the National Gallery in Washington D.C. in the United States of America.
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
Anything a bit familiar? Rembrandt...Saskia in red hat...
SHOW!!!