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CODARTfocus Budapest: program

Sunday 26 October


14:30-15:00
Registration with coffee and tea
15:00-15:05 Welcome by Nikoletta Koruhely, editor of the catalogue of the exhibition
15:05-15:30 Introduction to the exhibition Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age by Ildikó Ember, former head of the department of Old Masters’ Paintings of the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum
15:30-17:30 Visit to the exhibition Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age with curator Ildikó Ember and co-curator Júlia Tátrai, including discussion in front of the paintings
19:30-22:30 Dinner offered by the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum

Formerly attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) and Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Parable of the Hidden Treasure, first half of the 17th century Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Formerly attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) and Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Parable of the Hidden Treasure, first half of the 17th century
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Monday 27 October


09:30-10:00
Welcome by Lásló Baán, General Director Szépmüvészeti Múzeum; Gajus Scheltema, Ambassador of the Netherlands Embassy in Hungary; and Gerdien Verschoor, Director of CODART
10:30-10:30 Lecture by Júlia Tátrai, curator of the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum: The History of the Dutch and Flemish Art Collection of the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum
10:30-11:00 Coffee and tea
11:00-11:30 Lecture by András Fáy, chief restorer at the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum: The restoration of Aelbert Cuyp’s ‘Portrait of the Sam family’
11:30-11:45 Lecture by Rudi Ekkart, director emeritus of the RKD: Aelbert Cuyp’s ‘Portrait of the Sam family’
11:45-12:15 Discussion of the morning lectures
12:15-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Lecture by Christiaan Vogelaar, curator of old master paintings of Museum De Lakenhal, on the Budapest Parable of the Hidden Treasure, including short discussion
14:00-15:30 ‘Problematic’ research issues from the collection led by Rudi Ekkart, director emeritus of the RKD
15:30-16:00 Coffee and tea
16:00-17:45 Tour through the permanent exhibition of the 17th century Dutch and Flemish paintings (museum is open only to the CODART group). Ildikó Ember and Júlia Tátrai are available for questions
18:30-20:00 Reception offered by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Hungary, welcome by the Ambassador Gajus Scheltema

End of program

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Suggestions

As you can read in the program we will take the time to discuss some ‘problematic’ research issues from the collection of the Szépművészeti Múzeum, led by Rudi Ekkart, director emeritus of the RKD, The Hague. If you have any suggestions for this item and wish to see a particular discussion piece from the collection, please send your request to events@codart.nl.