Art & Anatomy Tour of Holland & Belgium

1. Art & Anatomy TourofHolland & Belgium A travelogue by Bill Andrews & Marie Dauenheimer Photos by Margot Mackay with Marcia Hartsock, Bob Edgecomb, Kevin Somerville, Anne Ericson, Christine Gralapp and Sharon Ellis

2. When, Where, Why • November 9 - 20, 2003 • The Netherlands & Belgium • Raison d’Etre— • Andreas Vesalius was born in Brussels • AEIMS meeting in Leiden • Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Hals, Mondrian, Escher, Brueghel, Holbein… • Chocolate, beer, lace, pomme frittes…

3. Tour Itinerary • Amsterdam • Haarlem • Leiden • Brussels • Bruges • The Hague • Delft

4. Tour Group Marie Dauenheimer** “Cruise Director”Bill & Vicki Andrews**Bob Edgecomb* Sharon Ellis**Anne Ericson Christine Gralapp Marcia Hartsock* Margot Mackay**Janet McAndless Rona Siegel, MD Kevin Somerville* ** Both previous tours, * One tour

5. Amsterdam November 10 - 13  1538 map above by Cornelius Anthonisz

6. Schiphol to Singel  Nick Fritz

7. Singel Gracht  Koepel, Ronde Lutherse Kerk De Poezenboot 

8. Welcome to Amsterdam!  Bike Park on the Ij  Damrak on the Amstel

9. Dam Plein  De Nieuwe Kerk National Koninklijk Paleis Monument 

10. Houses

11. Gables

12. Dining Out

13. Amsterdam, Day 2

14.  Captain Cocq’s House

15. Amsterdams Historiche Museum Convent of St. Lucien   Plaque by Joost Bilhamer www.ahm.nl

16. Then & Now

18. Commerce Spurs Art

19. The Art

20. “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman,” 1656 Painted by Rembrandt some 24 years after the “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp.” The corpse is that of Joris “Black Jack” Fonteijn, executed on January 17, 1656. Rembrandt’s studio was a few blocks from the Surgeon’s Guild hall, in the Waag, where the dissection was made.

21. “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Fredrick Ruysch,” 1683 Painted by Jan van Neck Ruysch was renowned for meticulous dissections and for using “hot rapidly coagulating fluids” in the preparation of anatomic specimens. He was also infamous for his zymoglyphic dioramas.

22. Signs of Life & Death Abound

23. The Begijnhof Originally built in 1346 for the Begijntjes. House #34 is oldest in Amsterdam. Now operated as a retirement center by the city.

24. Antiekwinkels  Bidloo Print  Azoux Model

25. Through the Rijksmuseum

26. Van Gogh Museum Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, it was built in 1973. The museum holds the largest collection of works by Van Gogh, including more than 200 paintings and 1,000 drawings. www.vangoghmuseum.nl

27. "And my aim in my life is to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well as I can; then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and thinking, 'Oh, the pictures I might have made!'"

31. Afterwards… Bloemmarkt

33. Anne Frank House

34. Evening in Amsterdam

35. Internet Cafes & Coffee Shops

36. Amsterdam, Day 3  National Monument

37. Dutch East India Co.  Thinnest house in Amsterdam, and the gate to oudemanhuis

38. Trippenhuis   Waag, St. Antoniespoort

39. Zuiderkerk   Docks on the Oudeschans

40. Museum Het Rembrandthuis www.rembrandthuis.nl

41. Built in 1606-07, Rembrandt bought the house in 1639. The family lived on the ground floor, with Rembrandt’s studio and atelier on upper floors. In 1656, he lost the house and all its contents—including his art collection, furniture and curio cabinet—due to bankruptcy. Restorations were completed in 1911 and then in 1999.

42. The Curio Cabinet

44. The Etching Studio

45. Rembrandt’s Etchings

46. The Painting Studio

47. Rembrandt the Painter “Man with Golden Helmut,” 1650  “The Night Watch,” 1642, featuring Captain Frans Banning Cocq. An innovative dynamic, standing group portrait. “Self-portrait,” 1661 

49. Rijksmuseum Designed by P.J.H. Cuypers in the Neo-Gothic style, the Rijksmuseum opened in1885. It is the largest museum in The Netherlands. www.rijksmuseum.nl

50. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606 - 1669 “The Music Party,” 1626 “The Jewish Bride,” 1665 “Syndics of the Draper’s Guild,” 1662 “The Nightwatch,” 1642