Flash | Back: Mauritshuis Den Haag

What happens when new masters pick up where old masters left off? A stunning photography exhibition FLASH | BACK at Mauritshuis in The Hague invites you to find out, with a display of newly created works by 16 leading photographers including Erwin Olaf, Rineke Dijkstra and Anton Corbijn, inspired by 17th-century paintings in the museum’s collection. On the occasion of the bicentenary of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the museum asked contemporary photographers to reflect on the permanent collection. Which masters capture their imagination? How do they interpret 17th-century art? The 16 photographers were entirely free to select what they wanted to work with. For some it was a painting, for another a detail from a painting, or even an entire room in the museum. In this luxurious accompanying catalogue expect to see original and surprising reflections on 17th-century art: counterparts, commentaries, alternatives. None of the photographs is a remake of the original painting. The layout of the catalogue also mirrors the exhibition itself, by displaying each of the 16 photographs
one for each room in the Mauritshuis
alongside the 17th-century works that inspired them. One thing is certain, once you have seen these masterpieces, you will never look at Rembrandt, Vermeer or Steen in the same way! Text in English and Dutch.

SELLING POINTS: . A beautifully presented accompanying catalogue to the exhibition FLASH | BACK at the Mauritshuis in The Hague from 1 June to 16 October 2022 31 colour, 9 b/w illustrations