Charlotte Rulkens Explained
Charlotte Rulkens (born 1991) is a Dutch art historian, researcher, and curator specializing in seventeenth-century Dutch art,[1] particularly the work of Rembrandt and his painting techniques, and sixteenth-century Flemish still life painting.[2] [3]
Career
She studied at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, and thereafter, held curatorial positions at the Frick Collection and the Mauritshuis.[4] Rulkens is noted for her extensive curatorial work at the Mauritshuis in The Hague,[5] [6] [7] where she curated several notable exhibitions.[8] [9] She is a research associate at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, and has been a member of the advisory board of the Rembrandt House Museum, since 2023.[10] [11]
During her time at the Mauritshuis she played a key role in the renewal of the Prince William V Gallery, and has since, been actively involved in initiatives to engage young professionals in museum governance and decision-making processes in the Netherlands.
Publications
- Rembrandt en het Mauritshuis. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshus The Hague, Waanders, Zwolle 2019, ISBN 9789462622135.[12]
- with Quentin Buvelot, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Milou Goverde, Zoran Kwak, Anne Lenders, Fred G. Meijer: Slow Food. Dutch and Flemish Meal Still Lifes, 1600-1640. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshuis, The Hague/Waanders, Zwolle 2017, ISBN 978-94-6262-117-6.[13]
- with Quentin Buvelot and Desmond Shawe-Taylor: Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshuis The Hague, Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace London and Queen's Gallery Palace of Holyroodhouse Edinburgh, Royal Collection Trust, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-909741-19-5.[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Aftrap Rembrandtjaar: Beatrix opent expositie in Mauritshuis . 30 January 2019 . De Gelderlander . 3 September 2024.
- Web site: Charlotte Rulkens . CODART . August 27, 2024.
- Web site: Schilderij na jaren studie alsnog toegedicht aan Rembrandt . Het Parool . June 22, 2021 . September 3, 2024.
- Carla van de Puttelaar (27 July 2021). "Female Voices in Art: Charlotte Rulkens, Assistant Curator at the Mauritshuis, The Hague". Women in the Art World.
- Web site: Het Mauritshuis pronkt dit Rembrandtjaar met zijn miskopen . Trouw . January 29, 2019 . September 3, 2024.
- Web site: Rembrandt and the Mauritshuis . CODART . October 31, 2018 . September 3, 2024.
- Web site: Mauritshuis trekt meer bezoekers met minder tentoonstellingen . Algemeen Dagblad . August 19, 2019 . September 3, 2024.
- Web site: Met dank aan Abraham Bredius . Algemeen Dagblad . January 28, 2019 . September 3, 2024.
- Web site: Selvin . Claire . What Are Rembrandt's Best Works? Eight Curators Discuss Their Favorite Pieces by the Old Master . ARTnews . 10 February 2021 . 28 August 2024.
- Web site: Charlotte Rulkens - VU Amsterdam . Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam . 28 August 2024.
- Web site: Personalia . FD.nl . 13 June 2023 . 28 August 2024.
- Book: Rulkens, Charlotte . Rembrandt en het Mauritshuis . 2019 . Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis . 9789462622135 . 28 August 2024.
- Book: Slow Food. Dutch and Flemish Meal Still Lifes, 1600-1640 . 2017 . Waanders . Zwolle . 978-94-6262-117-6 . 28 August 2024 . Mauritshuis, The Hague.
- Book: Buvelot . Quentin . Shawe-Taylor . Desmond . Rulkens . Charlotte . Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer . 2015 . Royal Collection Trust . London . 978-1-909741-19-5 . Mauritshuis, The Hague/Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh . 28 August 2024.