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One of the highlights of the Rembrandt year! The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum will jointly be presenting a unique encounter between the two geniuses of Baroque painting: Rembrandt van Rijn and Il Caravaggio. For the first time, an exhibition is being organised with works from these two 17th century masters of chiaroscuro. Over 25 monumental paintings on loan from various international museums will offer a visual spectacle with powerful images of love, emotion and passion. The Rembrandt-Caravaggio exhibition can only be seen in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

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Rembrandt  - Caravaggio 
Rembrandt Jahr 2006

Parallelstationen:
24.02.06 - 18.06.06 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
24.02.06 - 18.06.06 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam