Caravaggio’s work, which has not been shown in the Netherlands since 1952, is represented in this exhibition by major items from international museums. Masterpieces such as The Supper at Emmaus from London, Amor Vincit Omnia from Berlin and the Sacrifice of Isaac from Florence are in Amsterdam for the show. Famous paintings by Rembrandt from various museums abroad are also featured in the exhibition, including the Blinding of Samson from Frankfurt and Belshazzar’s Feast from London. Most of the paintings are displayed in pairs of works by the two artists.

Also on display in the exhibition is work by the Caravaggists Honthorst and Van Baburen, Dutch artists who were influenced by Caravaggio while in Italy. It was through these painters that Rembrandt learned of Caravaggio and began practising in the Caravaggist style in his early years, as some of the paintings in the exhibition show. Rembrandt’s own themes, style and method are also explored.

Last weekend! Open late!
For the last weekend of Rembrandt-Caravaggio the Van Gogh Museum will stay open longer: on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June you can visit the museum until 22.00, as on Fridays.

Please note:
At weekends and especially at Whitsun and Ascension you may be required to wait longer than normal. Unfortunately, permission can no longer be given for independent guided tours of Rembrandt-Caravaggio on public holidays and at weekends. Only tours that have been booked before 18 May with the Rijksmuseum are permitted. On weekdays the Van Gogh Museum reserves the right to interrupt tours when the exhibition is particularly crowded.

More information and online ticket service via www.rembrandt-caravaggio.com

Tickets during Rembrandt-Caravaggio*
Rembrandt-Caravaggio (incl. Van Gogh and Rembrandt, see further, and Van Gogh Museum permanent collection): € 20
Combination ticket (Rembrandt-Caravaggio, Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum): € 25 Rijksmuseum: € 10
Van Gogh Museum (permanent collection only): € 10

*Audiotours, available in several languages, are included in the price of the Rembrandt-Caravaggio ticket.

Van Gogh and Rembrandt
Parallel to Rembrandt-Caravaggio, the print room in the exhibition wing presents a show which brings together Van Gogh and Rembrandt. Around 25 paintings, drawings and letters by the two artists reveal how Van Gogh discovered Rembrandt’s oeuvre and how his artistic appreciation of the old master developed. Special focus is placed on The raising of Lazarus which Van Gogh painted in 1890 after Rembrandt’s eponymous etching, providing a colour interpretation of the 17th-century original.

The presentation is compiled by guest curator Prof. Peter Hecht of Utrecht University.