As part of celebrations to mark 750 years since the founding of the Dutch capital, the city is unveiling from Wednesday an exhibition dedicated to Artus Quellinus, the 17th century “sculptor of Amsterdam.”
Quellinus “lifted our sculpture to a new level” with a fresh style, Dutch art historian Bieke van der Mark told AFP.
His style, heavily influenced by Flemish baroque painter Reubens, was a complete novelty for the Protestant Netherlands, used to a more sober style at the time.
“Like (17th century Italian master Gian Lorenzo) Bernini, he masters the way the flesh looks, and hands,“ said Van der Mark.
Organised by the Amsterdam Royal Palace and the Rijksmuseum, this is the first-ever retrospective devoted to Quellinus, displaying more than 100 of his works from national and international collections.
“Because I think he’s an artist that deserves that.”
The decorations of Amsterdam’s Royal Palace, built as a town hall between 1648 and 1665, remains Quellinus’s statement work, with an iconic figure on the roof of Atlas bearing the world on his shoulders.
Now, nearly 400 years on, the city hopes the show will raise awareness of the hitherto unrecognised “sculptor of Amsterdam.”
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