Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 8, 2009
"Jan Lievens" rewrites history of Dutch paintings
On the surface "Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered," the new exhibit that opened Friday and runs through April 26 at Milwaukee Art Museum, might look like just another lovely show of virtuoso painting by a centuries-old master you've never heard of. But, in fact, this exhibit overturns previous notions of Dutch painting.
Tags: Jan Lievens, Milwaukee Art Museum, Rembrandt van Rijn, Laurie Winters, Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., National Gallery of Art, Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam