The current issue of The Rijksmuseum Bulletin showcases the research being conducted by, and in collaboration with, the Women of the Rijksmuseum project. Several articles in this issue may be of particular interest to the CODART community.

Laurien van der Werff’s article addresses the previously under-recognized role of women in early modern print publishing, demonstrating their vital contributions beyond the act of printmaking itself. Anne-Linde Ruiter’s research re-examines Bartholomeus van der Helst’s portrait of Geertruida den Dubbelde, revealing a broader understanding of her responsibilities as an admiral’s wife. The Bulletin also features recent acquisitions, including portraits by Aleijda Wolfsen and Gesina ter Borch’s portrait of her little brother Moses, a cutting by Johanna Koerten, and Maria Sibylla Merian’s Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Additionally, the issue acknowledges the contributions of Jenny Reynaerts, who served as chair of the Women of the Rijksmuseum project since 2021 and curator of nineteenth-century painting since 2003, upon her departure from the museum.

The bulletin is available in open access on bulletin.rijksmuseum.nl.

The Rijksmuseum Bulletin

Contents vol. 73 (2025) no. 1

Editorial
Women of the Rijksmuseum and The Other Half
Jenny Reynaerts

A Salute to Jenny
Women of the Rijksmuseum project members

Articles
Women in the Business of Print Publishing and Printing in the Late Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Low Countries
Laurien van der Werff

Ida Peelen: Making the Museum ‘Fruitful’ for the Public
Rachel Esner

Ada Hondius-Crone: A Life Devoted to the Arts and the Women’s Movement
Marion Anker

Short notices
Who Is the Countess De Pagès? (De-)Identifying a Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court
Lucien Midavaine

The Wind in his Sails: Geertruida den Dubbelde’s Role in the Admiralty
Anne-Linde Ruiter

Recent Acquisitions: Women in the Rijksmuseum Collection
Alex Alsemgeest, Mels Evers, Erik Hinterding, Marije Jansen, Charles Kang, Jenny Reynaerts, Tamar van Riessen, Eddy Schavemaker, Frits Scholten, Eveline Sint Nicolaas, Marion Anker