Drs Kees Kaldenbach (born 1953) is an independent art historian in Amsterdam. He has published widely on many subjects: Delft, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Rembrandt. Special interest in optics. Ground breaking work on Virtual Reality, with Walking with Vermeer 1660, Flight over Delft 1660, and welcomes readers into the Digital Vermeer House. Currently he is director of his firm Private Art Tours: http://johannesvermeer.info Phone: cell NL+6 - 2868 9775 Address: Drs. Kees Kaldenbach
Haarlemmermeerstraat 83 hs
1058 JS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
My paper contained arguments for a possible location of Vermeer's painting, Little Street on Nieu... more My paper contained arguments for a possible location of Vermeer's painting, Little Street on Nieuwe Langendijk, Delft. Research published today however gives proof that the actual address was Vlamingstraat Canal, nrs 40-42. Making my study obsolete!
In the years following World War II, more than 1400 art objects formerly belonging to the
German-... more In the years following World War II, more than 1400 art objects formerly belonging to the German-born banker Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) came into the possession of Dutch museums, especially the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. Highlights of this remarkable collection include top-quality paintings by Rembrandt, Crivelli, Frans van Mieris, and Jan van der Heyden; German applied art objects of the highest quality; master drawings by Fragonard, Watteau, and Boucher; sculptures by Houdon and Falconet; best-of-kind furniture by Röntgen and classic French furniture makers; a world-class array of Meissen porcelain; exquisite silver and gold art objects, ornate snuff boxes and much else. Like many collections belonging to Jews who lived in countries occupied by the Nazis, the Mannheimer art objects were coveted by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, and associated figures from the time of the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. The subsequent ownership history of these extraordinary works of art, both during and after the war, sheds light on the conflicts, greed, breaches of the law, and lingering consequences of that dark and troubled era in world history. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum had indeed been most enriched in 1952 by receiving the lion’s share of the Mannheimer estate.
This article will touch upon Rembrandt’s Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert : its
historical value,... more This article will touch upon Rembrandt’s Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert : its historical value, provenance, auction policy, auction price, acquisition and present status. In 1633 Rembrandt painted the fabulous Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (aka Uytenbogaert / Uitenbogaert / Uyttenboogaard (1557-1644)). He was the foremost clergyman of the moderate group of Protestants who followed the tolerant tenets of Jacobus Arminius.
In 1998 wurde mit Hilfe von fortschrittlichen Computerprogrammen eine 3D (=dreidimensionale, räum... more In 1998 wurde mit Hilfe von fortschrittlichen Computerprogrammen eine 3D (=dreidimensionale, räumliche) Wiedergabe der holländischen Stadt hergestellt, wie sie im Jahre 1660 aussah. Um das zu erreichen wurden vier unterschiedliche Schritte unternommen. Urgeschichte von 3D.
Heeft Vermeer ter stoffering van die haven zo maar een paar willekeurige schepen geschilderd? Zij... more Heeft Vermeer ter stoffering van die haven zo maar een paar willekeurige schepen geschilderd? Zijn die schepen door Vermeer herkenbaar of zelfs documentair afgebeeld en zo ja, geeft dit een toegevoegde historische waarde aan dit schilderij, dat in de kunsthistorische literatuur veelal wordt gedateerd tussen 1659-1662? Om deze vragen te beantwoorden beschrijf ik de verschillende scheepstypen, waarbij ik tracht aan te duiden waarom Vermeer juist deze schepen in de Kolk heeft afgebeeld. De scheepstypen op dit schilderij zijn onlangs door deskundigen opnieuw gedetermineerd. Omdat de binnenscheepvaart in de 17de eeuw qua onderzoek vrijwel onontgonnen terrein is, heb ik vooral gebruik gemaakt van archiefstukken.
In this article – beginning with my own negative experience - I will discuss statistics and perso... more In this article – beginning with my own negative experience - I will discuss statistics and personal statements about how PE was experienced by Dutch children who were good at sports, as well as by the small minority of schoolchildren who were unable to cope during their school careers. As a solution Biodanza offers participants a solution: for whom it is the first time in their whole lives that they have had a pleasant experienced in any PE hall.
Johannes Vermeer's famous painting "The View of Delft" (1660-1663) in the Mauritshuis, The Hague ... more Johannes Vermeer's famous painting "The View of Delft" (1660-1663) in the Mauritshuis, The Hague is currently the subject of two QuickTime movies. These are movies which can be transported on Internet, and viewed on a computer. The first is a 3D Virtual Reality flight over Delft 1660 and the second is A walk through drawings of the gates shown in Vermeer's 'View of Delft'. As a new and exciting experience these movies are didactically oriented towards both art historians as well as those who hardly ever visit an art museum.
Note. This is an abstract of an article which originally appeared in the Dutch scientific magazin... more Note. This is an abstract of an article which originally appeared in the Dutch scientific magazine on shipping history, Tijdschrift voor Zeegeschiedenis, March 2000. An abridged discussion of this subject in English is on this internet page. Available online at http://kalden.home.xs4all.nl/verm/ship/Ships_main.html That presentation works with frames and presents more viewing options.
In Dutch. English Summary. Draughtsman, painter, printmaker, and print-dealer Abraham Rademaker ... more In Dutch. English Summary. Draughtsman, painter, printmaker, and print-dealer Abraham Rademaker left behind a large oeuvre in topographical and, landscape drawings and prints. This article presents the results of a study of the major part of Rademaker's drawings (over 350) in Dutch public collections. His techniques and characteristic stylistic features are discussed. After the primary source Van Gool (1750) biographical information has become increasingly incorrect in handbooks. Rademaker was born in 1667/77, not in 1665 as has hitherto been assumed.
The birth year is now certain at 1677 (Research 2014).
Little has been published (particularly in English) on the type of print known as the perspective... more Little has been published (particularly in English) on the type of print known as the perspective view, intended for use in an optical diagonal machine. Nevertheless these prints were highly popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and still appear regularly on the art market. lt therefore seems worth collecting what information is known and adding what I have been able to discover. 1 This article opens with a discussion of the various types of optical diagonal machine and how they function. This is followed by a brief sketch, based on material taken from eighteenth- and nineteenth century catalogues and household inventories, of the social classes who owned thern. The final section is devoted to an examination of the different characteristics of the perspective views produced in the four main centres, London, Paris, Augsburg and Bassano: particular attention is paid here to two draughtsmen who worked for publishers in Augsburg.
In 1952 the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam was vastly enriched with 1400 objects from the estate of the A... more In 1952 the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam was vastly enriched with 1400 objects from the estate of the Amsterdam Jewish banker Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939). During his years in Amsterdam as a banker, from 1916 to 1939, Mannheimer purchased 3000 high quality objects of applied art and fine art. The complicated story of acquisition, the enforced Nazi purchase, recuperation and distribution has been discussed in my earlier article, see web site. About 1/30th of this treasure, some 100 objects, were purchased, through intermediaries, in Russia around 1930.
This article attempts to answer these questions: Which art dealers, advisors or intermediaries did Mannheimer employ for buying from the Soviets? And which objects now in the Rijksmuseum originally stem from what collections in Russia?
Vermeer's View of Delft is a glorious image of a city, so lifelike yet so hauntingly still and di... more Vermeer's View of Delft is a glorious image of a city, so lifelike yet so hauntingly still and different that it never ceases to amaze the viewer. It is as though we are seeing the city on a Sunday morning before the activity of life overwhelms the quiet beauty of the setting.
The few people seen standing quietly talking on the near shore and those wandering on the quai on the opposite bank do not disturb the serenity of the scene .
Behind the city wall, sunlight, streaming in from the east, illuminates the gates and bridge, catching the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk and the orange tile roofs of the densely packed houses. The impact of this painting on a viewer seeing it for the first time is perhaps best expressed by Thoré-Bürger in his article on Vermeer, written in 1886. Thoré discovered View of Delft while visiting the Mauritshuis and later wrote that its indelible image motivated him to attempt a reconstruction of the oeuvre of this, to him, totally unknown painter. He wrote: "In the museum of The Hague, a superb, unique landscape stops visitors and keenly impresses artists and connoisseurs of painting. It is aview of a town, with a quai, an old portal, the buildings of a varied architecture, garden walls, trees, and the foreground, a canal and a strip of land with several small figures. The silver gray of the sky and the tones of the water called to mind Philip Koninck. The burst of light, and intensity of color, the solidity of impasto in certain areas, the hyper-real yet very original effect also recalls something of Rembrandt."
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Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This artic... more Abstract
Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This article focuses on experiences in massage and the area of taboo regarding the overlap in massage and sexuality in three different countries I have visited: Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. Within these three countries six areas are highlighted: 1) Sport massage / Swedish massage 2) Medical Massage / Physiotherapy 3) Chinese / Japanese rub massage and pressure point massage 4) Holistic Massage 5) Erotic Massage 6) Tantric massage.
After an introduction a) with more or less objective descriptions of these six types of massage follows a
section b) expressing the viewpoint and the best practices of massage professionals.
This section is followed c) by some views and experiences by clients. One finding is that the boundary between massage and sex is sometimes not easy to make, and that massage and the erotic and in some cases are inextricably linked.
Finally d) there is an attempt to construct a model of the field and some thesis. The thesis is mainly ethical in nature, whereas the article itself is mainly descriptive. Very little indeed has been published on this taboo subject. This article presents a first rough impression, exploration and survey of an untouched area, where no author has yet dared “to get one’s fingers burnt”, and the article does not strive to be exhaustive.
In Dutch.
English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by ... more In Dutch. English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by Joanna Koerten Blok and it was later on expanded by her widower as a monument to celebrate her life. Drawings from this XXL Album have been dispersed widely in collections in Europe and elsewhere. Some examples are illustrated here. Joanna was famous in Amsterdam in circles of art lovers for her art of paper cutting and she was a local celebrity, being visited by international nobility. Wealthy, she could afford to say no to an offer of thousands of guilders for one of her paper cuts. This article contains an index on the artists name and the sitters name.
In the late mediaeval Western Europe, surviving day-to-day life in reasonably good bodily health ... more In the late mediaeval Western Europe, surviving day-to-day life in reasonably good bodily health was a walk close to the edge for most people. Death was a frequent visitor, from the moment of birth to adulthood, as fatal diseases might come flying in and strike anytime. Temporal life was seen as short and unsure and just a valley-of-tears gateway to eternal life. Redemption and salvation were taken very seriously and faith in the eternal afterlife became the core element of spiritual life. This suffused laymen and church people alike with the hope of ascending to heaven in order to enjoy the sublime company of the saints and the divine presence. In this yearning for spiritual ascent, the church was the only mediator, and the central pivot as it held all of the keys to temporal and eternal salvation. Christians sought assistance in their shaky situating by communicating through the Holy Mother Church with Saints and with God, especially Christ. The culture of prayer, even personal prayer, was supported and enforced by the official Mother church, which exerted a tight control on doctrine. Scared of being found heretical, the faithful followed the religious rulings of the Mother church, by necessity toeing the line. Official church lines of policy and faith were published in the learned writings of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1275) and Johannes Bonaventure (1221-1274).
A 20,000-word essay on the interface between the fields of Vermeer, Art History and cognitive sci... more A 20,000-word essay on the interface between the fields of Vermeer, Art History and cognitive science, neuroscience and neuresthetics, psychology of perception, art psychology,
written by Vermeer specialist, art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, Amsterdam.
The article “The Genesis of the Wall Chart” first discusses the author's contribution to the Verm... more The article “The Genesis of the Wall Chart” first discusses the author's contribution to the Vermeer and the Delft School exhibition catalogue (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2001). This contribution contained only a fraction of the data yielded by his archival research. After the newspaper the Delftsche Courant published his complete Dutch version of a large wall chart, he decided to publish privately an English version entitled Johannes Vermeer & the Delft School; A Chart of Homes of Delft Artists and Patrons in the Seventeenth Century. It pinpoints the whereabouts of some 120 artists, 120 patrons and 20 monumental buildings in Delft. On the reverse of the map an encyclopedic list of Delft artists and patrons is presented. Thus it has become a tool for art history and social history. See www.johannesvermeer.org for details.
My paper contained arguments for a possible location of Vermeer's painting, Little Street on Nieu... more My paper contained arguments for a possible location of Vermeer's painting, Little Street on Nieuwe Langendijk, Delft. Research published today however gives proof that the actual address was Vlamingstraat Canal, nrs 40-42. Making my study obsolete!
In the years following World War II, more than 1400 art objects formerly belonging to the
German-... more In the years following World War II, more than 1400 art objects formerly belonging to the German-born banker Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) came into the possession of Dutch museums, especially the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. Highlights of this remarkable collection include top-quality paintings by Rembrandt, Crivelli, Frans van Mieris, and Jan van der Heyden; German applied art objects of the highest quality; master drawings by Fragonard, Watteau, and Boucher; sculptures by Houdon and Falconet; best-of-kind furniture by Röntgen and classic French furniture makers; a world-class array of Meissen porcelain; exquisite silver and gold art objects, ornate snuff boxes and much else. Like many collections belonging to Jews who lived in countries occupied by the Nazis, the Mannheimer art objects were coveted by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, and associated figures from the time of the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. The subsequent ownership history of these extraordinary works of art, both during and after the war, sheds light on the conflicts, greed, breaches of the law, and lingering consequences of that dark and troubled era in world history. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum had indeed been most enriched in 1952 by receiving the lion’s share of the Mannheimer estate.
This article will touch upon Rembrandt’s Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert : its
historical value,... more This article will touch upon Rembrandt’s Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert : its historical value, provenance, auction policy, auction price, acquisition and present status. In 1633 Rembrandt painted the fabulous Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (aka Uytenbogaert / Uitenbogaert / Uyttenboogaard (1557-1644)). He was the foremost clergyman of the moderate group of Protestants who followed the tolerant tenets of Jacobus Arminius.
In 1998 wurde mit Hilfe von fortschrittlichen Computerprogrammen eine 3D (=dreidimensionale, räum... more In 1998 wurde mit Hilfe von fortschrittlichen Computerprogrammen eine 3D (=dreidimensionale, räumliche) Wiedergabe der holländischen Stadt hergestellt, wie sie im Jahre 1660 aussah. Um das zu erreichen wurden vier unterschiedliche Schritte unternommen. Urgeschichte von 3D.
Heeft Vermeer ter stoffering van die haven zo maar een paar willekeurige schepen geschilderd? Zij... more Heeft Vermeer ter stoffering van die haven zo maar een paar willekeurige schepen geschilderd? Zijn die schepen door Vermeer herkenbaar of zelfs documentair afgebeeld en zo ja, geeft dit een toegevoegde historische waarde aan dit schilderij, dat in de kunsthistorische literatuur veelal wordt gedateerd tussen 1659-1662? Om deze vragen te beantwoorden beschrijf ik de verschillende scheepstypen, waarbij ik tracht aan te duiden waarom Vermeer juist deze schepen in de Kolk heeft afgebeeld. De scheepstypen op dit schilderij zijn onlangs door deskundigen opnieuw gedetermineerd. Omdat de binnenscheepvaart in de 17de eeuw qua onderzoek vrijwel onontgonnen terrein is, heb ik vooral gebruik gemaakt van archiefstukken.
In this article – beginning with my own negative experience - I will discuss statistics and perso... more In this article – beginning with my own negative experience - I will discuss statistics and personal statements about how PE was experienced by Dutch children who were good at sports, as well as by the small minority of schoolchildren who were unable to cope during their school careers. As a solution Biodanza offers participants a solution: for whom it is the first time in their whole lives that they have had a pleasant experienced in any PE hall.
Johannes Vermeer's famous painting "The View of Delft" (1660-1663) in the Mauritshuis, The Hague ... more Johannes Vermeer's famous painting "The View of Delft" (1660-1663) in the Mauritshuis, The Hague is currently the subject of two QuickTime movies. These are movies which can be transported on Internet, and viewed on a computer. The first is a 3D Virtual Reality flight over Delft 1660 and the second is A walk through drawings of the gates shown in Vermeer's 'View of Delft'. As a new and exciting experience these movies are didactically oriented towards both art historians as well as those who hardly ever visit an art museum.
Note. This is an abstract of an article which originally appeared in the Dutch scientific magazin... more Note. This is an abstract of an article which originally appeared in the Dutch scientific magazine on shipping history, Tijdschrift voor Zeegeschiedenis, March 2000. An abridged discussion of this subject in English is on this internet page. Available online at http://kalden.home.xs4all.nl/verm/ship/Ships_main.html That presentation works with frames and presents more viewing options.
In Dutch. English Summary. Draughtsman, painter, printmaker, and print-dealer Abraham Rademaker ... more In Dutch. English Summary. Draughtsman, painter, printmaker, and print-dealer Abraham Rademaker left behind a large oeuvre in topographical and, landscape drawings and prints. This article presents the results of a study of the major part of Rademaker's drawings (over 350) in Dutch public collections. His techniques and characteristic stylistic features are discussed. After the primary source Van Gool (1750) biographical information has become increasingly incorrect in handbooks. Rademaker was born in 1667/77, not in 1665 as has hitherto been assumed.
The birth year is now certain at 1677 (Research 2014).
Little has been published (particularly in English) on the type of print known as the perspective... more Little has been published (particularly in English) on the type of print known as the perspective view, intended for use in an optical diagonal machine. Nevertheless these prints were highly popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and still appear regularly on the art market. lt therefore seems worth collecting what information is known and adding what I have been able to discover. 1 This article opens with a discussion of the various types of optical diagonal machine and how they function. This is followed by a brief sketch, based on material taken from eighteenth- and nineteenth century catalogues and household inventories, of the social classes who owned thern. The final section is devoted to an examination of the different characteristics of the perspective views produced in the four main centres, London, Paris, Augsburg and Bassano: particular attention is paid here to two draughtsmen who worked for publishers in Augsburg.
In 1952 the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam was vastly enriched with 1400 objects from the estate of the A... more In 1952 the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam was vastly enriched with 1400 objects from the estate of the Amsterdam Jewish banker Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939). During his years in Amsterdam as a banker, from 1916 to 1939, Mannheimer purchased 3000 high quality objects of applied art and fine art. The complicated story of acquisition, the enforced Nazi purchase, recuperation and distribution has been discussed in my earlier article, see web site. About 1/30th of this treasure, some 100 objects, were purchased, through intermediaries, in Russia around 1930.
This article attempts to answer these questions: Which art dealers, advisors or intermediaries did Mannheimer employ for buying from the Soviets? And which objects now in the Rijksmuseum originally stem from what collections in Russia?
Vermeer's View of Delft is a glorious image of a city, so lifelike yet so hauntingly still and di... more Vermeer's View of Delft is a glorious image of a city, so lifelike yet so hauntingly still and different that it never ceases to amaze the viewer. It is as though we are seeing the city on a Sunday morning before the activity of life overwhelms the quiet beauty of the setting.
The few people seen standing quietly talking on the near shore and those wandering on the quai on the opposite bank do not disturb the serenity of the scene .
Behind the city wall, sunlight, streaming in from the east, illuminates the gates and bridge, catching the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk and the orange tile roofs of the densely packed houses. The impact of this painting on a viewer seeing it for the first time is perhaps best expressed by Thoré-Bürger in his article on Vermeer, written in 1886. Thoré discovered View of Delft while visiting the Mauritshuis and later wrote that its indelible image motivated him to attempt a reconstruction of the oeuvre of this, to him, totally unknown painter. He wrote: "In the museum of The Hague, a superb, unique landscape stops visitors and keenly impresses artists and connoisseurs of painting. It is aview of a town, with a quai, an old portal, the buildings of a varied architecture, garden walls, trees, and the foreground, a canal and a strip of land with several small figures. The silver gray of the sky and the tones of the water called to mind Philip Koninck. The burst of light, and intensity of color, the solidity of impasto in certain areas, the hyper-real yet very original effect also recalls something of Rembrandt."
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Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This artic... more Abstract
Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This article focuses on experiences in massage and the area of taboo regarding the overlap in massage and sexuality in three different countries I have visited: Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. Within these three countries six areas are highlighted: 1) Sport massage / Swedish massage 2) Medical Massage / Physiotherapy 3) Chinese / Japanese rub massage and pressure point massage 4) Holistic Massage 5) Erotic Massage 6) Tantric massage.
After an introduction a) with more or less objective descriptions of these six types of massage follows a
section b) expressing the viewpoint and the best practices of massage professionals.
This section is followed c) by some views and experiences by clients. One finding is that the boundary between massage and sex is sometimes not easy to make, and that massage and the erotic and in some cases are inextricably linked.
Finally d) there is an attempt to construct a model of the field and some thesis. The thesis is mainly ethical in nature, whereas the article itself is mainly descriptive. Very little indeed has been published on this taboo subject. This article presents a first rough impression, exploration and survey of an untouched area, where no author has yet dared “to get one’s fingers burnt”, and the article does not strive to be exhaustive.
In Dutch.
English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by ... more In Dutch. English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by Joanna Koerten Blok and it was later on expanded by her widower as a monument to celebrate her life. Drawings from this XXL Album have been dispersed widely in collections in Europe and elsewhere. Some examples are illustrated here. Joanna was famous in Amsterdam in circles of art lovers for her art of paper cutting and she was a local celebrity, being visited by international nobility. Wealthy, she could afford to say no to an offer of thousands of guilders for one of her paper cuts. This article contains an index on the artists name and the sitters name.
In the late mediaeval Western Europe, surviving day-to-day life in reasonably good bodily health ... more In the late mediaeval Western Europe, surviving day-to-day life in reasonably good bodily health was a walk close to the edge for most people. Death was a frequent visitor, from the moment of birth to adulthood, as fatal diseases might come flying in and strike anytime. Temporal life was seen as short and unsure and just a valley-of-tears gateway to eternal life. Redemption and salvation were taken very seriously and faith in the eternal afterlife became the core element of spiritual life. This suffused laymen and church people alike with the hope of ascending to heaven in order to enjoy the sublime company of the saints and the divine presence. In this yearning for spiritual ascent, the church was the only mediator, and the central pivot as it held all of the keys to temporal and eternal salvation. Christians sought assistance in their shaky situating by communicating through the Holy Mother Church with Saints and with God, especially Christ. The culture of prayer, even personal prayer, was supported and enforced by the official Mother church, which exerted a tight control on doctrine. Scared of being found heretical, the faithful followed the religious rulings of the Mother church, by necessity toeing the line. Official church lines of policy and faith were published in the learned writings of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1275) and Johannes Bonaventure (1221-1274).
A 20,000-word essay on the interface between the fields of Vermeer, Art History and cognitive sci... more A 20,000-word essay on the interface between the fields of Vermeer, Art History and cognitive science, neuroscience and neuresthetics, psychology of perception, art psychology,
written by Vermeer specialist, art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, Amsterdam.
The article “The Genesis of the Wall Chart” first discusses the author's contribution to the Verm... more The article “The Genesis of the Wall Chart” first discusses the author's contribution to the Vermeer and the Delft School exhibition catalogue (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2001). This contribution contained only a fraction of the data yielded by his archival research. After the newspaper the Delftsche Courant published his complete Dutch version of a large wall chart, he decided to publish privately an English version entitled Johannes Vermeer & the Delft School; A Chart of Homes of Delft Artists and Patrons in the Seventeenth Century. It pinpoints the whereabouts of some 120 artists, 120 patrons and 20 monumental buildings in Delft. On the reverse of the map an encyclopedic list of Delft artists and patrons is presented. Thus it has become a tool for art history and social history. See www.johannesvermeer.org for details.
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Making my study obsolete!
German-born banker Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) came into the possession of Dutch
museums, especially the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. Highlights of this remarkable collection
include top-quality paintings by Rembrandt, Crivelli, Frans van Mieris, and Jan van der
Heyden; German applied art objects of the highest quality; master drawings by Fragonard,
Watteau, and Boucher; sculptures by Houdon and Falconet; best-of-kind furniture by
Röntgen and classic French furniture makers; a world-class array of Meissen porcelain;
exquisite silver and gold art objects, ornate snuff boxes and much else. Like many collections
belonging to Jews who lived in countries occupied by the Nazis, the Mannheimer art objects
were coveted by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, and associated figures from the time of the
German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. The subsequent ownership history of these
extraordinary works of art, both during and after the war, sheds light on the conflicts, greed,
breaches of the law, and lingering consequences of that dark and troubled era in world
history. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum had indeed been most enriched in 1952 by receiving
the lion’s share of the Mannheimer estate.
historical value, provenance, auction policy, auction price, acquisition and present
status. In 1633 Rembrandt painted the fabulous Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert
(aka Uytenbogaert / Uitenbogaert / Uyttenboogaard (1557-1644)). He was the
foremost clergyman of the moderate group of Protestants who followed the tolerant
tenets of Jacobus Arminius.
As a solution Biodanza offers participants a solution: for whom it is the first time in their whole lives that they have had a pleasant experienced in any PE hall.
That presentation works with frames and presents more viewing options.
The birth year is now certain at 1677 (Research 2014).
This article attempts to answer these questions: Which art dealers, advisors or intermediaries did Mannheimer employ for buying from the Soviets? And which objects now in the Rijksmuseum originally stem from what collections in Russia?
The few people seen standing quietly talking on the near shore and those wandering on the quai on the opposite bank do not disturb the serenity of the scene .
Behind the city wall, sunlight, streaming in from the east, illuminates the gates and bridge, catching the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk and the orange tile roofs of the densely packed houses.
The impact of this painting on a viewer seeing it for the first time is perhaps best expressed by Thoré-Bürger in his article on Vermeer, written in 1886. Thoré discovered View of Delft while visiting the Mauritshuis and later wrote that its indelible image motivated him to attempt a reconstruction of the oeuvre of this, to him, totally unknown painter. He wrote:
"In the museum of The Hague, a superb, unique landscape stops visitors and keenly impresses artists and connoisseurs of painting. It is aview of a town, with a quai, an old portal, the buildings of a varied architecture, garden walls, trees, and the foreground, a canal and a strip of land with several small figures. The silver gray of the sky and the tones of the water called to mind Philip Koninck. The burst of light, and intensity of color, the solidity of impasto in certain areas, the hyper-real yet very original effect also recalls something of Rembrandt."
Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This article focuses on experiences in massage and the area of taboo regarding the overlap in massage and sexuality in three different countries I have visited: Netherlands, South Africa and the USA.
Within these three countries six areas are highlighted:
1) Sport massage / Swedish massage
2) Medical Massage / Physiotherapy
3) Chinese / Japanese rub massage and pressure point massage
4) Holistic Massage
5) Erotic Massage
6) Tantric massage.
After an introduction a) with more or less objective descriptions of these six types of massage follows a
section b) expressing the viewpoint and the best practices of massage professionals.
This section is followed c) by some views and experiences by clients.
One finding is that the boundary between massage and sex is sometimes not easy to make, and that massage and the erotic and in some cases are inextricably linked.
Finally d) there is an attempt to construct a model of the field and some thesis. The thesis is mainly ethical in nature, whereas the article itself is mainly descriptive. Very little indeed has been published on this taboo subject. This article presents a first rough impression, exploration and survey of an untouched area, where no author has yet dared “to get one’s fingers burnt”, and the article does not strive to be exhaustive.
English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by Joanna Koerten Blok and it was later on expanded by her widower as a monument to celebrate her life. Drawings from this XXL Album have been dispersed widely in collections in Europe and elsewhere. Some examples are illustrated here.
Joanna was famous in Amsterdam in circles of art lovers for her art of paper cutting and she was a local celebrity, being visited by international nobility. Wealthy, she could afford to say no to an offer of thousands of guilders for one of her paper cuts. This article contains an index on the artists name and the sitters name.
written by Vermeer specialist, art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, Amsterdam.
Making my study obsolete!
German-born banker Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) came into the possession of Dutch
museums, especially the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. Highlights of this remarkable collection
include top-quality paintings by Rembrandt, Crivelli, Frans van Mieris, and Jan van der
Heyden; German applied art objects of the highest quality; master drawings by Fragonard,
Watteau, and Boucher; sculptures by Houdon and Falconet; best-of-kind furniture by
Röntgen and classic French furniture makers; a world-class array of Meissen porcelain;
exquisite silver and gold art objects, ornate snuff boxes and much else. Like many collections
belonging to Jews who lived in countries occupied by the Nazis, the Mannheimer art objects
were coveted by Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, and associated figures from the time of the
German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. The subsequent ownership history of these
extraordinary works of art, both during and after the war, sheds light on the conflicts, greed,
breaches of the law, and lingering consequences of that dark and troubled era in world
history. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum had indeed been most enriched in 1952 by receiving
the lion’s share of the Mannheimer estate.
historical value, provenance, auction policy, auction price, acquisition and present
status. In 1633 Rembrandt painted the fabulous Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert
(aka Uytenbogaert / Uitenbogaert / Uyttenboogaard (1557-1644)). He was the
foremost clergyman of the moderate group of Protestants who followed the tolerant
tenets of Jacobus Arminius.
As a solution Biodanza offers participants a solution: for whom it is the first time in their whole lives that they have had a pleasant experienced in any PE hall.
That presentation works with frames and presents more viewing options.
The birth year is now certain at 1677 (Research 2014).
This article attempts to answer these questions: Which art dealers, advisors or intermediaries did Mannheimer employ for buying from the Soviets? And which objects now in the Rijksmuseum originally stem from what collections in Russia?
The few people seen standing quietly talking on the near shore and those wandering on the quai on the opposite bank do not disturb the serenity of the scene .
Behind the city wall, sunlight, streaming in from the east, illuminates the gates and bridge, catching the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk and the orange tile roofs of the densely packed houses.
The impact of this painting on a viewer seeing it for the first time is perhaps best expressed by Thoré-Bürger in his article on Vermeer, written in 1886. Thoré discovered View of Delft while visiting the Mauritshuis and later wrote that its indelible image motivated him to attempt a reconstruction of the oeuvre of this, to him, totally unknown painter. He wrote:
"In the museum of The Hague, a superb, unique landscape stops visitors and keenly impresses artists and connoisseurs of painting. It is aview of a town, with a quai, an old portal, the buildings of a varied architecture, garden walls, trees, and the foreground, a canal and a strip of land with several small figures. The silver gray of the sky and the tones of the water called to mind Philip Koninck. The burst of light, and intensity of color, the solidity of impasto in certain areas, the hyper-real yet very original effect also recalls something of Rembrandt."
Massage and sexuality have overlapping elements but also distinct elements. This article focuses on experiences in massage and the area of taboo regarding the overlap in massage and sexuality in three different countries I have visited: Netherlands, South Africa and the USA.
Within these three countries six areas are highlighted:
1) Sport massage / Swedish massage
2) Medical Massage / Physiotherapy
3) Chinese / Japanese rub massage and pressure point massage
4) Holistic Massage
5) Erotic Massage
6) Tantric massage.
After an introduction a) with more or less objective descriptions of these six types of massage follows a
section b) expressing the viewpoint and the best practices of massage professionals.
This section is followed c) by some views and experiences by clients.
One finding is that the boundary between massage and sex is sometimes not easy to make, and that massage and the erotic and in some cases are inextricably linked.
Finally d) there is an attempt to construct a model of the field and some thesis. The thesis is mainly ethical in nature, whereas the article itself is mainly descriptive. Very little indeed has been published on this taboo subject. This article presents a first rough impression, exploration and survey of an untouched area, where no author has yet dared “to get one’s fingers burnt”, and the article does not strive to be exhaustive.
English Abstract: In the 18th C a very large Album Amicorum visitors book was made by Joanna Koerten Blok and it was later on expanded by her widower as a monument to celebrate her life. Drawings from this XXL Album have been dispersed widely in collections in Europe and elsewhere. Some examples are illustrated here.
Joanna was famous in Amsterdam in circles of art lovers for her art of paper cutting and she was a local celebrity, being visited by international nobility. Wealthy, she could afford to say no to an offer of thousands of guilders for one of her paper cuts. This article contains an index on the artists name and the sitters name.
written by Vermeer specialist, art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, Amsterdam.