Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Starting today and for a period of two weeks only, the largest portraits of the Rijksmuseum, painted in light, will be on display each evening in the Atrium of the museum. The ‘Night Exposition’ is organized by Philips, founder of the Rijksmuseum, as a tribute to the unequalled master of light, Rembrandt – who is now on display in the Philips wing of the museum in the Late Rembrandt exhibition
The exposition features the 17 winners of Philips’ Dutch Masters of Light campaign. The light art portraits were ‘painted’ by light artist Eelco van den Berg and clearly show the modern possibilities of LED. Each evening until April 8th, the exposition will create a spectacular lightshow, visible from the passage under the museum.
Madeline van Vliet or Kitty van Muiswinkel
FleishmanHillard
Tel: +31 20 406 5930
Madeline.vanvliet@fleishman.com / kitty.vanmuiswinkel@fleishman.com
For the first time, the Rijksmuseum is presenting a major retrospective of the late works of Rembrandt van Rijn. Late Rembrandt shows the impressive pinnacle of his immense talent. In his later years, Rembrandt experimented with graphic and painting techniques, lending his work unprecedented depth. It led to his most daring, individual and intimate work and made the latter period of his life the most distinctive, innovative and exceptional one of his whole career.
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