Earlier this year, Joseph and Jana Roussel, CODART Patrons since 2017, decided to perpetuate their support by becoming Patrons for Life. This struck us as the perfect opportunity to chat with them about collecting in general and, more specifically, collecting Old Masters. During a lively session, they described how their collection took shape, discussed the joys and challenges of collecting and offered some useful tips for young collectors.

Joseph and Jana: “We really believe every work has a story, and we love uncovering these and sharing them with others. And above all, we want to demystify art, because too many people are afraid of art. They are especially wary of Old Masters because it’s so far in the past. Making art relatable to people who may not initially be interested is one of our passions.” (…) Continue reading…

CODARTfeatures

Published monthly, features provide information on new curatorial developments, current projects, collections of Dutch and Flemish art in museums worldwide, as well as insight into the work of the museum curator.

Last month’s feature was Eighteenth Century Masterpieces in the Art & History Museum in Brussels by Emile van Binnebeke. To browse all features, visit codart.nl/features.