Rembrandt and Amsterdam Portraiture, 1590-1670 - Van Rijn, Rembrandt

English edition of Dutch publication VERVLOGEN - GEUREN EN KLEUREN IN DE ZEVENTIENDE EEUW (isbn 978 94 6262 323 1) Fleeting – Scents in Colour explores odours and the sense of smell as portrayed in Dutch and Flemish art of the seventeenth century – from fragrant flowers and perfumes to body odours and stinking canals. It is about the sensory role played by smells in daily life, about odours and health, about spices and other scents from far-off lands, and about lost ‘smellscapes’ of the past. But how were odours and the sense of smell portrayed? What meanings were attached to smells and what did they call to mind? Can the life of those times be captured in smells? We are surrounded by countless odours that vanish over time yet exert a strong (often subconscious) influence on our emotions. There are just as many stories to be told about the invisible and intangible phenomenon of smell as there are about art. Using our sense of smell while looking at art can open up a whole new world.

English edition of MYSTERIE MONDRIAAN (isbn 978 94 6262 210 4). Publication on a drawing of a youg woman, wrongly acclaimed to Mondriaan's collegue Leo Gestel.

English edition of JAN STEEN EN DE HISTORIESCHILDERKUNST (9789462621657). Meet Jan Steen as you probably didn't know him before. This seventeenth century Dutch artist is mainly known as the painter of jolly and somewhat chaotic scenes from daily life - there is even a proverb in Dutch that refers to this, the 'Jan Steen household'. But the artist also depicted entirely different subjects: paintings showing stories from the Bible, classical mythology, and history. A prime example is Moses and the Pharaoh's Crown at the Mauritshuis. These are stories filled with excitement, drama, and passion. Through a selection of roughly twenty paintings, the exhibition shows that Steen was a versatile and ambitious artist, with considerable literary knowledge and a keen eye for the comical aspects of each story.