The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announces that two paintings from the National Gallery of Art’s (NGA) collection will be on display at DAM for two years. Rembrandt’s A Woman Holding a Pink and Portrait of Rembrandt, likely painted by his studio, will be on view in Denver as part of the NGA’s  “Across the Nation” program.

The program is part of the NGA’s program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America in 2026. It aims to share the nation’s art collection with museums across the country, making it more accessible than ever before. Works of art will be on loan at ten partner museums in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah and Washington.

Works on loan were selected in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art. At DAM, the curators of European Art before 1900, Angelica Daneo and Clarisse Fava-Piz, chose to focus on Rembrandt as one of the most influential European masters of the 1600s.

“These key loans from the National Gallery of Art constitute a most fitting addition to our seventeenth century gallery, ‘Drama and Grandeur,’ where they complement our display of portrait paintings by Mary Beale, Peter Lely, and Anthony van Dyck,” said Fava-Piz. “A Woman Holding a Pink and Portrait of Rembrandt testify to the profound influence of Rembrandt on his contemporaries and the development of European Art. They might also provide some of our audience members the opportunity to see a Rembrandt painting for the first time!”

Rembrandt’s A Woman Holding a Pink and Portrait of Rembrandt by the artist’s workshop are on view until 6 February 2027 in the European Art Before 1800 galleries at the Denver Art Museum.