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Simon Schama and Virginia E. Papaioannou have donated to the Rijksmuseum an original copper plate made by Rembrandt in 1635, depicting the stoning of Saint Stephen. Rembrandt made 314 copper plates that served as the basis for his etchings. With this gift, there are now seven such plates in public ownership in the Netherlands, two of which are in the Rijksmuseum collection. Dr. Papaioannou taught at Oxford and Tufts Universities and is Emerita Professor of Genetics and Development at Colu...

The Dutch museum director who masterminded this year’s blockbuster Vermeer exhibition has revealed the secret of its success — gradually grow attendances until visitors tell you “enough is enough”.

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A contemporary Dutch photographer, Erwin Olaf was known for the precision of his staged photographs of both countercultural figures and Dutch royalty.

Acclaimed Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf has died at age 64. His work documented topics ranging from gay nightlife in Amsterdam to portraits of the Dutch royal family. Olaf’s highly stylized