Third Thursday Art Encounters offers docent-guided tours of Joslyn's collections and special exhibitions on the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 10:30 am. Designed to appeal to all art lovers, from the well-seasoned to the amateur, these monthly programs are a great way to learn about art with others.
Presented in partnership with The Nebraska Medical Center's Health
& Wellness Club, Art Encounters is free to all. Reservations are not
required. For program details please contact Joslyn's Director of
Adult Programs at (402) 661-3862 or sseverson@joslyn.org.
On May 5, 2014, Joslyn unveiled its
newly conserved Rembrandt painting,
Portrait of Dirck van Os (ca. 1658).
Recently returned from Holland following extensive conservation, this
popular favorite of the Joslyn collection, acquired by the museum in
1942, has now been definitively attributed to the hand of Rembrandt by
Ernst van der Wetering, the leading Dutch authority on the artist.
Over the centuries, Rembrandt’s portrait of Dirck van Os was subject to
additions painted after the artist’s time, as well as conservation
efforts that obscured its original appearance. Following treatment by
conservator Martin Bijl, the former head of conservation at the
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the canvas has been carefully conserved in a
manner consistent with its original appearance. Removal of layers of
varnish and embellishments added by later artists gave Ernst van der
Wetering the confidence to attribute this engaging and compassionate
portrait to Rembrandt.
Join us for Art Encounters in July to learn more about this fascinating painting and other works by Rembrandt contemporaries.
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