From Antwerp to Amsterdam

Dutch art of the seventeenth century is worldfamous, but how 'Dutch' really are these paintings?
This book uses more than ninety masterpieces from Flemish and Dutch masters to show that the flourishing of seventeenth-century Dutch painting could not have taken place without sixteenth-century Antwerp. Religious refugees who moved north from Antwerp played a leading role in this: the Fall of Antwerp in 1585 resulted in a mass exodus from the city. Based on personal stories and in-depth research, the story is told of talented and highly educated artists and merchants who sought religious freedom and new commercial opportunities in the north. From Antwerp to Amsterdam presents unique works by great masters such as Joos van Cleve, Pieter Aertsen, Maerten de Vos, Frans Floris, Frans Hals, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Jan Steen and Rembrandt van Rijn.
Publication accompanying the exhibition Ode to Antwerp: how Flemish masters made the Netherlands great at Museum Catharijne- convent from 14 May to 17 September 2023.
From Antwerp to Amsterdam is not a catalogue but a timeless reference work.

With text contributions by Micha Leeflang, curator at the Museum Catharijneconvent, Koenraad Jonckheere, professor of art history at Ghent University and author of the bestseller A New History of Western Art, and Sven Van Dorst, head of the restoration studio at The Phoebus Foundation, and others.