Some years ago, I came upon an old Dutch clock that was quite interesting. It became more intriguing when I realized it was from the 17th century. Few clocks of this mintage survived the true test of ...

The collecting bug first bit Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, a Marblehead, Mass., couple, in the 1970s, when they drew inspiration from their New Hampshire farmhouse and collected carriages and ...

On June 21, 1672, Johan de Witt, the Grand Pensionary of the Dutch Republic, miraculously survived an attempt on his life when he was assaulted after leaving a government meeting. Although De Witt ...

LAWRENCE –The importance of knowing what’s going on in your neighborhood and upholding its honor is at least as old as comparable societal expectations in 17 th-century Netherlands, according to a new ...

Archaeologists in South Africa have found the long-lost wreck of a Dutch merchant ship that played a crucial role in the country’s colonial history. The Dutch East India Company vessel “Haarlem,” or ...

In one of Amsterdam’s most well-known art museums, where visitors from around the world flock to ogle at famous masterpieces, the quotidian is now taking center stage for a unique exhibition—and it ...

A tattoo on the wrist of a wealthy merchant in a 17th-century group portrait is the only one ever found in depictions from that era and may well be the oldest in Dutch painting, experts from the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BOSTON — How do great art museums develop their collections? There’s an ...