There are many fascinating side-stories to The Lady with an Ostrich Feather Fan. This one began at the August 25, 1760 art auction in The Hague. My research of the auction records show there were seven Rembrandts in that auction—five were bought by … [Read more...]
What did Rembrandt think?
We will never know! When I was in Washington DC and recommended by a friend to see the Yusupov Rembrandts at the National Gallery of Art, I had no expectation it would be the start of a many years exploration into the meaning and history of those … [Read more...]
How Fiction Becomes Truth
The great painting by Johannes Vermeer, “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” is sometimes called “The Mona Lisa of the North.” I visited it once in The Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands. That girl’s gaze will rivet the most impatient viewer. I … [Read more...]
Introducing Fred Andresen
From a lifetime of international business, travel, and life in Asia, Russia, and Europe, a deep interest and experience in intercultural relations has developed and is my base for my sharing as a professional or as a writer. I am asked to speak to … [Read more...]