Rembrandt’s painting De Vaandeldrager is coming to Maastricht in March 2023. The work will then hang in the Bonnefantenmuseum for a month.
The artwork is a self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn, painted in 1636.
Tour
The Vaandeldrager was recently acquired by the Netherlands and is regarded as one of the absolute masterpieces of the painter. The artwork will hang in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, but before that, the canvas will be touring the provinces.
In order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to see the work, the Bonnefantenmuseum is intended to be free for at least one day.
large amount of money
The wealthy Rothschild banking family sold the work to the Netherlands. 175 million euros has been paid for it, of which 150 million has been coughed up by The Hague.
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives first found it inexplicable to put such an amount on the table, while the culture sector was seriously suffering from the corona measures. In the end, both Chambers agreed.