LOVE STORIES – Een nieuw geluid: liefde, passie & tragedie

LOVE STORIES features a selection of portraits from the renowned collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. The world-renowned gallery in Trafalgar Square houses the largest collection of portraiture in the world. The exhibition features masterpieces depicting love. Together they provide a moving picture of how love and desire have shaped portraiture - from the late sixteenth century to the present. At its core is a series of real-life love stories about love in all its forms. From romantic love to artists' obsession with their muse, and from love tragedies to love triumphing against all odds. The exhibition is a collaboration between the National Portrait Gallery in London, Hermitage Amsterdam and the Dutch National Portrait Gallery.

Legendary couples and artists

A unique encounter between works of art normally seen only at the London Museum. Featuring legendary couples such as Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, Emma Hamilton and Admiral Lord Nelson, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Prince Charles and Princess Diana and Victoria and David Beckham. LOVE STORIES features portraits by such famous artists as Anthony van Dijck (1599 - 1641), Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807), Lee Miller (1907 - 1977), Lucian Freud (1922 - 2011) and David Hockney (1937).

Dutch National Portrait Gallery

LOVE STORIES has been on view in the United States and the worldwide tour continues. The Dutch National Portrait Gallery (DNPG) has brought together the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG) and the Hermitage to bring this fantastic exhibition to Amsterdam. Founded in 2014, the Dutch National Portrait Gallery creates on-site exhibitions in collaboration with museums and collectors. LOVE STORIES is an opportunity for the National Portrait Gallery in London to support the DNPG in their next phase of development, to show the Dutch public what a Dutch Portrait Gallery is, the range of collections that can be built, the range of themes, portraits and makers, and how history can be captured and told through portraits.

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