The definition of the word Omen reads: “An event regarded of prophetic significance, as a portent of good or evil.” This forewarning […]

The old continent was given its name by a beautiful legendary lady. According to classical mythology Europa, a Phoenician princess, […]

The way this Pietà is staged, in front of a monumental stairway, gives the scene an ageless quality. Since ancient times […]

Everyone who is a bit familiar with Western art history sees that this painting is derived from Ophelia (1852) by […]

This painting reminds me of a recurring dream in my early childhood: I was falling in space, empty and silent, […]

This iconic, modern Madonna is standing with great dignity; she has no fear. Her thermal emergency blanket alludes to many […]

The artistic talents of painter Hansa Versteeg were always manifest, even though he started painting with oil only in his […]

Lieke Wijnia (conservator Museum Catharijneconvent Utrecht/University of Groningen) published her research results on the 2019 exhibition Art Stations of the […]

In this podcast (in Dutch) we discuss art and life with cultural historian and curator Anikó Ouweneel-Tóth. Shownotes Link (pdf) […]

The one who softens stone This group of statues called Montagna Fontana (Mountain Fountain) by Dutch sculptor Ans Hey (1932-2010) […]