This month: Still life with apples by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Courbet added the words ‘Ste Pélagie’ to this still life with over-ripe apples in a landscape. This was the name of the prison where he spent six months as a political prisoner from September 1871 onwards.
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Paintbrush Princesses II
From 30 May to 26 August 2012, the exhibition Paintbrush Princesses II. Painting as a profession will be on view at The Mesdag Collection. The exhibition in the former residence of the 19th-century painter couple will feature some 40 paintings, miniatures, and sculptures by Sientje Mesdag herself and her female contemporaries.

Come and draw at Paintbrush Princesses!
There will be weekly drawing workshops for adults from 2 to 4 p.m. on selected Wednesdays and Saturdays during the Paintbrush Princesses exhibition.

- Presentation of paintings:
Through the eyes of Vincent van Gogh.
- Lecture 20 May 2012: Idyllic Holland
Foreign artists paint The Netherlands (1800 – 1914)
- Would you like to know more about The Mesdag Collection?
Book a guided tour.

The Mesdag Collection houses the exceptional collection of 19th-century art assembled by the renowned marine painter Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje Mesdag-van Houten. The collection, which contains a host of masterpieces by the French Barbizon School and the Hague School, has been exhibited in the Mesdags’ delightful private museum since 1887. Adjacent to the museum is the Mesdags’ former home, which can be hired for meetings and events.

The Mesdag Collection is managed by the Van Gogh Museum.

Download the information brochure (pdf).