Another true story inspired Anthony Quinn’s recent spy-novel “Our Friends in Berlin”. His story takes place in England, during the Second World War. Its subject is the often forgotten fact, there were people in Britain who sympathized with Nazi Germany.
The subtitle on the front cover of “The Hunger” declares: based on a true story. For readers like me, unfamiliar with this true story, Alma Katsu includes a “Historical Note” at the end of her fictional account. The real, as well as Katsu’s fictional story, are both horrifying.
Most tourists visit the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum for works by Dutch Golden Age artists. Yet this museum exhibits more than just Dutch Golden Age art. Take its special collections, which include weapons, examples of applied art, ship models, Delft-ware and more.
No need to mope around a wet, cold Amsterdam: the van Gogh Museum’s latest exhibition has a tropical theme. Many are unaware, Paul Gauguin and Charles Laval spent time on Martinique. Though cut short, their stay had a great impact on both artists.
Jan Brokken’s latest book describes the true story of “Mr. Radio Philips”. This “Mr. Radio Philips”, also known as “the Angel of Lithuania”, was a Dutch consul who helped Jewish refugees. Unfortunately, this book is currently only available in Dutch.
Last week, a notorious mob boss was murdered in an American prison. Now, a detective claims he was involved in an art theft and handed over stolen art to the IRA. The stolen paintings, including a unique Rembrandt, have never been recovered, despite a $10 million reward.
Louvre Abu Dhabi mailed me a really extensive mail … about celebrations and what not? Including: the new exhibition and spoken art pop-up poetry, pop-up architecture?
Late September, I revisited the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Its latest temporary exhibition had attracted my attention. Recent acquisitions would be displayed in this exhibition.
The Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague announced today, it acquired “a dream” with financial help from donors. Its dream? A “flower cartouche” by Antwerp artist Daniel Seghers which includes a painted portrait-bust.
The book’s cover reveals Michael Palin’s “Erebus” is a ship’s biography. Yet it is more than this. “Erebus” story will interest those familiar with Palin’s series “Pole to Pole”, as well as people interested in ships, adventures, explorations, mysteries, history.
