The Van Herck Collection: Terracottas from the 17th and 18th Century at the Bonnefantenmuseum

MAASTRICHT.- There are over 50 terracotta statues on display in the exhibition The Van Herck collection – Terracottas from the 17th and 18th century in the Bonnefantenmuseum. The statues were part of the impressive collection of the Antwerp art connoisseur and collector Charles Van Herck (1884 – 1955). A small selection of his collection, which his relatives placed in the custody of the King Boudewijn Foundation in Brussels, is usually on display in the Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. As [...]

Experts from the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Discover Rare Van Dyck

MADRID.- “The Virgin and Child with Repentant Sinners” was not a copy of Van Dyck and did not deserve to be in the basement of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. This is a genuine Van Dyck from 1625, the institution took it out of storage today after many years. The work was included in the 1964 inventory of the Academy as “an old copy of Van Dyck. “Once the painting was cleaned and restored, the [...]