Lecture: “From Decorated Armor to Collectible Paper: the Beginning of the Printed Etching” on May 30, 2023 at 6PM

The Director of the Netherlands Interuniversity Institute for Art History (NIKI), Michael W. Kwakkelstein, in partnership with the Director of Art in Tuscany, Alessandra Baroni, has the pleasure to invite you to the lecture by Nadine Orenstein (Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Print, The Metropolitan Museum), entitled “From Decorated Armor to Collectible Paper: the Beginning of Printed Etching”.

Utrecht Summer School 2024: The Art of Renaissance in Florence and Rome

Florence, originally founded by the Romans, was governed by the Medici family for centuries. Most of them had a passionate interest in painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature. Still Florence keeps an exceptional artistic heritage, which is marvelous evidence of its aged culture. This course offers students the opportunity to study the works of art from the Renaissance period, while staying in Florence.

Convegno ‘Visual Humanisms’ | 20-21 ottobre 2022

Il 20 e 21 ottobre il convegno ‘Visual Humanisms’ avrà luogo al NIKI. Questo incontro viene organizzato da Marieke van den Doel (University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht) e Michael W. Kwakkelstein (NIKI).

Nuova risorsa per la biblioteca del NIKI

Nella primavera del 1863, Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921), architetto olandese famoso per il Rijksmuseum e la Stazione Centrale di Amsterdam, faceva un viaggio per l’Italia. Di recente, il NIKI ha ottenuto un libro con disegni che Cuypers faceva durante questo viaggio. Si tratta di un documento unico che mette nuova luce sul viaggio di Cuypers e […]