codart Courant 11/January 2006 codartCourant contents Published by Stichting codart P.O. Box 76709 2 codart: plans, friends, and a flute play 11 codartactivities in 2005 nl-1070 ka Amsterdam by Jacob van Eyck 11 Report on the study trip to Sweden The Netherlands 3 A new board member introduced 15 codartactivities in 2006 [email protected] 3 News and notes from around the world 15 codart negenCongress: Dutch www.codart.nl 3 austriaUlrich Becker, New galleries and Flemish art in the land of for Old Masters in Schloß Eggenberg in Graz Rembrandt 12-14 March 2006, Leiden Managing editor: Rachel Esner 4 belgiumGeert Souvereyns, 17 codart negenStudy trip to e [email protected] Introducing the vlaamsekunstcollectie the eastern and northern provinces Editors: Wietske Donkersloot 5 hungaryJulia Tatrai, Barent of the Netherlands 14-19 March 2006 and Gerdien Verschoor Fabritius Manoah’s sacrifice in the 21 Appointments t +31 (0)20 305 4515 Szépmüvészeti Múzeum in Budapest 21 codart membership news f +31 (0)20 305 4500 6 netherlandsHildelies Balk, 22 Membership directory e [email protected] Hannema’s Old Master paintings in the 36 codartdates Translations: Laura Watkinson new Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle 36 Preview of upcoming exhibitions and 7 polandDariusz Kacprzak, Introducing other events, January-May 2006 codart board the collection of the Muzeum Sztuki in Lódz´ Henk van der Walle, chairman 10 russiaVadim Sadkov and Marina Arnout Weeda, secretary-treasurer Senenko, News from the Pushkin State Greetje van den Bergh Museum of Art in Moscow Rudi Ekkart, director of the Rijksbureau 11 usaWalter Liedtke, Dutch paintings in voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Jan Houwert, chairman of the Board of York Management of the Koninklijke Wegener N.V. Paul Huvenne, director of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Wim Jacobs, advisor of the Instituut Collectie Nederland Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, member of the Provincial Executive of Zuid-Holland codartis an international council for curators of Dutch and Flemish art. It supports inter-museum cooperation in the study and display of art from the Lowlands through a variety of means, including congresses, study trips, pub- lications and a website (www.codart.nl). The organization was founded and is aided by the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage. It enjoys the generous support of the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Welfare, Health and Culture of the Flemish Community. codartCourantappears twice a year. Contributions are welcome. Design: Typography Interiority & Other Serious Matters, The Hague issn1388 9559 Jurgen Ovens (?), Family portrait, 1656-57, Museum de Fundatie, Heino/Wijhe codart Courant 11/January 2006 2 codart: plans, most frequent visitors to our website. The projects at your museum have been inspired website will be improved and polished in order or implemented by codart, directly or friends, and a flute to increase accessibility for both professional indirectly. Mention the network in the play by Jacob van Eyck and other interested users. In the coming forewords to your catalogues if the idea for an years, a Friends of codartFoundation will exhibition has come about during a study trip begin work on promoting the links between or a congress, or if contacts were made more The musician jonkheer Jacob van Eyck (ca. 1595- codartand a variety of individuals and quickly because of an afternoon’s surfing on 1657) plays an important role in my life. For institutions. The Friends will also play a role in the codartwebsite. External funding bodies one thing, I live in a house to which this blind external fundraising. Many of these activities – essential for the continued existence of the carillonneur and recorder player was are aimed at increasing our support base. website and this newsletter – are not just apparently a frequent visitor in the days when codart’s mission, of course, remains the interested in missions and ideals, but above all it was still an inn called De Roode Tooren. same, and curators of Dutch and Flemish art in concrete results. Keep us actively informed Moreover, at various important moments in are still our fixed core and target group. not only about your exhibitions, but also my life this ‘squire’ has managed to put in an Without the continuing active involvement about special purchases, bequests, donations, appearance. On 21 September 2005, I was in of its members, codarthas no impetus or and important additions to your collection. Sweden as part of the codart achtstudy reason to exist. For some years now, various Make our News of the Day service livelier by trip – my first public appearance as director of codartmembers have made a significant emailing us your news flashes. Or use it to codart. It was the evening of the grand contribution to shaping the network’s present research questions to your colleagues opening of The Dutch Golden Age at the activities by taking part in think tanks, such all over the world. And last but not least: Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. And what as the program committee and the website become a codartfriend or supporter tune was the Dutch recorder player striking up committee. The future will see an appeal being yourself as soon as the Friends of codart on the monumental steps of this venerable made to the members’ expertise on issues like Foundation becomes a reality. Only with your institution? The foolish men by Jacob van Eyck... the creation of internships or fundraising. participation can codartoperate as the It must have been fate. As it turned out, van In addition, the day-to-day involvement platform it aims to be: the international Eyck was not only heralding my new role. On of members is of great importance for the network organization for curators of Dutch the same day, a long-awaited letter had landed atmosphere and dynamic of codart. Many and Flemish art. on the doormat in our offices in Amsterdam, colleagues already keep us up to date about I am proud of the fact that once again this announcing that Medy van der Laan, the State exhibitions, acquisitions and research. But Courant presents a picture of the dedication of Secretary for Culture, was granting codarta there is always room for improvement. Always our members and the variety of projects in subsidy for the period 2006-08. In this era of bear codartin mind. Let us know when which they are involved. This issue provides increasing cutbacks, this is a marvelous show information about a number of collections of confidence, indicating that the Ministry of from different corners of the globe, and affords Education, Culture and Science feels that a platform both for members who are linked codartis making an important and to large, well-known institutions and for new constructive contribution to the international members who are working with relatively cultural policy of the Netherlands. unknown collections. Many thanks to the This subsidy will enable codartto authors. I am most honored that Walter continue its existing activities in coming years Liedtke has contributed an article about the and to develop new ones. We certainly have Dutch paintings in The Metropolitan enough ideas. In the coming years, we will Museum of Art in New York. But I am also examine the extent to which the network can pleased that our new members Dariusz play a role as a launch pad for young curators, Kacprzak (Muzeum Sztuki, Lódz)´ and and we will look for opportunities to Hildelies Balk (Museum de Fundatie, Heino/ collaborate with universities and research Zwolle) have been so keen to inform us about institutes. A number of gaps on the codart their special collections, which for many map will also be filled in. The forthcoming people are unfamiliar or even completely study trips to France (2006) and Italy (2007) in unknown. And speaking of unfamiliar particular will provide an excellent collections: the codart negenstudy trip opportunity to carry out research into the will be taking place soon, with visits to collections of Dutch and Flemish art in those precisely those kind of collections, ones in the countries. But we will also be taking a close north and the east of the Netherlands that are look at the museum directories in other less well known. But before the trip begins on regions. codartis working to become more 14 March, I hope to meet you during the closely integrated within the Flemish codart negencongress in Leiden (12-14 museum system, and a number of curators in March 2006). And who knows? It wouldn’t Flanders will also be actively approached and surprise me if Jacob van Eyck doesn’t come and asked to join our organization. There is great join us there as well. interest in codartsouth of the border: after Gerdien Verschoor the Dutch and Americans, the Belgians are the [Photo Jan Griffioen, Zutphen] Director 3 codart Courant 11/January 2006 A new board member gain an insight into the past. the Antwerp Mannerists (ca. 1520) will invite Schloß Eggenberg, a perfectly preserved comparisons with art created locally and introduced monument, built in the early 17th century as internationally. a sumptuous residence for Prince Hans Ulrich The art of the Low Countries has always On 1 January 2006, Arnout Weeda has become von Eggenberg, governor of Inner Austria and played a decisive role in the Graz post- secretary-treasurer of codart. He succeeds the most important confidant of Emperor Medieval art collections, which will be Wim Jacobs, who is currently on sabbatical but Ferdinand ii, provides an ideal aesthetic displayed in the east and north wings – in will retain his post on the board. environment for the works and will be keeping with the outstanding art-historical The economist Arnout Weeda was general particularly attractive to tourists.