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Watch: Tourist Destroys Crystal-Studded 'Van Gogh' Chair By Sitting On it
The crystal-studded chair, named after the famous Dutch painter, was created by Italian artist Nicola Bolla.
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Nearly 200-Year-Old Condom With Erotic Painting Goes On Display At Dutch Museum
Since the artefact was put on display, the museum has been packed with people, both young and old.
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19th Century Condom, With Erotic Image, On Display At Dutch Museum
It is neither a painting nor a sculpture. It's a 19th-century condom, made from a sheep's appendix and printed with an erotic image of a nun and three aroused clergymen, now on public display for the first time in Amsterdam.
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Polish-Canadian Man Convicted For 'Hate Projection' On Anne Frank House
The court in Amsterdam sentenced the man, identified as 42-year-old Robert W., to two months behind bars, less than the six months called for by prosecutors.
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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Girl With 'AI Earrings' in Dutch Museum Sparks Fierce Art Controversy Over Use of Artificial Intelligence
An image hanging in the Mauritshuis museum in the Dutch city of The Hague has sparked a controversy over the use of AI in art. One of several fan recreations replacing Johannes Vermeer's 1665 masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring" while it's on loan for a huge Vermeer show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, the AI artwork by Berlin-based digital creator ...
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In Pics: 1,000-Year-Old Medieval Golden Treasure Discovered in Netherlands
A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) announced on Thursday.
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Eco-Activists Glued Themselves To Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Painting
Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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"Fake" Rembrandt Might Be Nearly 400-Year-Old Masterpiece, Says UK Museum
A painting dismissed as a Rembrandt copy and kept in storage at a British university museum, does come from the Dutch master's studio, the institution said on Monday.
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No Laughing Matter As Dutch Masterwork Stolen For Third Time
Thieves have stolen the painting "Two Laughing Boys" by Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals from a museum in the Netherlands, the third time it has been taken, police said Thursday.
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Vincent Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum
Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh early Monday in a daring heist from a museum that was closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
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Dutch Soldier Was Buried Today With Full Honours. He Died 400 Years Ago
A Dutch colonel was on Wednesday getting a burial with full military honours, almost 400 years after his death, in a unique funeral in a tiny Frisian town.
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Trams Stop, Museums Close As Power Cut Hits Amsterdam
Amsterdam's bustling city centre was hit by a major power cut Friday, closing down museums and bringing trams to a halt, the Dutch capital's power network provider said.
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Watch: Tourist Destroys Crystal-Studded 'Van Gogh' Chair By Sitting On it
The crystal-studded chair, named after the famous Dutch painter, was created by Italian artist Nicola Bolla.
-
Nearly 200-Year-Old Condom With Erotic Painting Goes On Display At Dutch Museum
Since the artefact was put on display, the museum has been packed with people, both young and old.
-
19th Century Condom, With Erotic Image, On Display At Dutch Museum
It is neither a painting nor a sculpture. It's a 19th-century condom, made from a sheep's appendix and printed with an erotic image of a nun and three aroused clergymen, now on public display for the first time in Amsterdam.
-
Polish-Canadian Man Convicted For 'Hate Projection' On Anne Frank House
The court in Amsterdam sentenced the man, identified as 42-year-old Robert W., to two months behind bars, less than the six months called for by prosecutors.
-
Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum During Pandemic Recovered
A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.
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Girl With 'AI Earrings' in Dutch Museum Sparks Fierce Art Controversy Over Use of Artificial Intelligence
An image hanging in the Mauritshuis museum in the Dutch city of The Hague has sparked a controversy over the use of AI in art. One of several fan recreations replacing Johannes Vermeer's 1665 masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring" while it's on loan for a huge Vermeer show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, the AI artwork by Berlin-based digital creator ...
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In Pics: 1,000-Year-Old Medieval Golden Treasure Discovered in Netherlands
A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) announced on Thursday.
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Eco-Activists Glued Themselves To Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Painting
Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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"Fake" Rembrandt Might Be Nearly 400-Year-Old Masterpiece, Says UK Museum
A painting dismissed as a Rembrandt copy and kept in storage at a British university museum, does come from the Dutch master's studio, the institution said on Monday.
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No Laughing Matter As Dutch Masterwork Stolen For Third Time
Thieves have stolen the painting "Two Laughing Boys" by Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals from a museum in the Netherlands, the third time it has been taken, police said Thursday.
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Vincent Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Dutch Museum
Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh early Monday in a daring heist from a museum that was closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Missing 'Picasso' Thought Found In Romania A Hoax: Report
A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", the NOS Dutch public newscaster reported.
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Dutch Soldier Was Buried Today With Full Honours. He Died 400 Years Ago
A Dutch colonel was on Wednesday getting a burial with full military honours, almost 400 years after his death, in a unique funeral in a tiny Frisian town.
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Trams Stop, Museums Close As Power Cut Hits Amsterdam
Amsterdam's bustling city centre was hit by a major power cut Friday, closing down museums and bringing trams to a halt, the Dutch capital's power network provider said.
