Charlotte Rulkens

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Charlotte Rulkens
Born1991
Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Education Leiden University, University of Amsterdam
Occupation(s) Art historian, Curator, Researcher

Charlotte Rulkens (born 1991) is a Dutch art historian, researcher, and curator specializing in seventeenth-century Dutch art, [1] particularly the work of Rembrandt and his painting techniques, and sixteenth-century Flemish still life painting. [2] [3]

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Career

She studied at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, and thereafter, held curatorial positions at the Frick Collection and the Mauritshuis. [4] Rulkens is noted for her extensive curatorial work at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, [5] [6] [7] where she curated several notable exhibitions. [8] [9] She is a research associate at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, and has been a member of the advisory board of the Rembrandt House Museum, since 2023. [10] [11]

During her time at the Mauritshuis she played a key role in the renewal of the Prince William V Gallery, and has since, been actively involved in initiatives to engage young professionals in museum governance and decision-making processes in the Netherlands. [4]

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References

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  10. "Charlotte Rulkens - VU Amsterdam". Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. "Personalia". FD.nl. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. Rulkens, Charlotte (2019). Rembrandt en het Mauritshuis. Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis. ISBN   9789462622135 . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. Slow Food. Dutch and Flemish Meal Still Lifes, 1600-1640. Mauritshuis, The Hague. Zwolle: Waanders. 2017. ISBN   978-94-6262-117-6 . Retrieved 28 August 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. Buvelot, Quentin; Shawe-Taylor, Desmond; Rulkens, Charlotte (2015). Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. Mauritshuis, The Hague/Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. London: Royal Collection Trust. ISBN   978-1-909741-19-5 . Retrieved 28 August 2024.