Dutch draftsmen in Italy

Magazine Antiques, July, 2001 by Miriam Kramer

As northern Europe has experienced its wettest autumn, winter, and spring in decades, the exhibition on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam until September 30 is particularly apt. Entitled Drawn to Warmth: Dutch Draughtsmen in Italy, it includes more than one hundred drawings made between about 1600 and 1660 by Dutch artists inspired by the warmth and sights of Italy.

The accompanying catalogue, written by the curator of the exhibition, Peter Schatborn, with an introduction by Judith Verberne, is available in a Dutch and English edition, which may be ordered by telephoning 31-20-67470-350 or through their website (www.rijksmuseum.nl).