Exclusive guided tour: “Rembrandt’s Amsterdam - Golden Times?” at the Städel Museum

Dear Alumni, dear Friends,

The first highlight of the year at Frankfurt’s Städel is devoted to Rembrandt and his contemporaries of the 17th century Amsterdam. At this time, Amsterdam was Europe’s leading metropolis with a booming economy, increasing population and arts and sciences flourishing. An influential civic society shaped the city’s fortunes and glorified itself in splendid group portraits made by the greatest Dutch painters of the age, foremost among them Rembrandt, alongside Jacob Backer, Ferdinand Bol, Govert Flinck, Bartholomeus van der Helst, Nicolaes Eliasz and others. But Amsterdam’s prosperity came at a price, rooted in colonialist trade policies and a strict social order. The Städel Museum looks back on a supposedly “Golden Age” and, in cooperation with the Amsterdam Museum, presents the portrait art of the Rembrandt period in a major exhibition.

We cordially invite you to a guided tour exploring the exhibition “Rembrandt’s Amsterdam - Golden Times?” at…