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New virtual exhibitions
The Virtual Van Diepen Museum
On these special pages you can view two new exhibitions with artworks of the Jan Menze van Diepen Foundation in combination with interesting data.
Go along through the virtual rooms with the various beautiful objects from the collection.
Click on the picture and imagine yourself back in the museum.
1. A virtual exhibition with centuries-old Japanese ceramics.
Click on the photo and step inside the virtual exhibition.
2. A virtual exhibition with a combination of graphics by Riekele Prins, the City of Groningen and a selection of visual art from the collection.
Click on the photo and enter the virtual exhibition.
Cupvases and the interaction between East and West.
The Jan Menze van Diepen Foundation recently acquired four beautiful objects in London in the field of Eastern ceramics and Western ceramics.
First of all, two Chinese Wucai cupvases from approximately 1628 -1643 and more than 39 cm high. In addition, two Dutch Delft blue high vases from approximately 1700 and 35 cm high.
The narrow tall vases all four have the same structure with a thickened band in the middle of the vase. The decorations are also surprisingly uniform.
The two Chinese Continue reading
Topografic highlights
Selection from the Collection Topographic Maps and Prints
This publication, the third in the series “Selections from the collection of Jan Menze van Diepen Foundation” is dedicated to the topographic maps and prints.
Collector Van Diepen, acquired 586 maps and prints, mainly of the province and the city of Groningen as their subject.
In addition, he collected fortress maps, charts and maps of the Wadden Sea, and of the Seven (or Seventeen) provinces. Also fascinating are the prints of historic sites in Groningen.
Over one hundred interesting and sometimes rare specimens in this catalog are shown and described.
The selection was made by Drs. Henny van Harten-Boers, curator of Jan Menze van Diepen collection and also of the Estate Fraeylemaborg.
Author: Drs. H. van Harten-Boers
Isbn.nr: 978 90 8057 93 3 0
Pages: 160
Price softcover version, € 24.95
Order at Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren.
A VIEW ON GRONINGEN
A VIEW ON GRONINGEN.
For centuries the province Groningen is planned out in detail. Sometimes as a province alone, quite often as part of a larger area with among others Friesland, Drenthe and Ost-Friesland.
Especially from the prime time of the Dutch cartography, the 17th century nice maps of Groningen are present. In the 18th century there was still a remarkable large production of maps, but the quality was sometimes lower. But also from this period interesting province maps are saved.
These maps are interesting because of their topographic data, but also because of their attractive decorations and ornaments. Sometimes they are real works of art that already in their period of creation were bought by collectors. The colouring of the printed maps was a special trade: a “afzetter” (map-colourer) who understood his business, could make a map substantial more valuable.
In this exhibition 30 decorative maps of the province Groningen can be seen. Also some old street maps of the city Groningen are added.
All maps were collected by Jan Menze van Diepen (1905-1994), who brought together an unique collection from this area.
Necessary space
Volume of the exhibition: 30 frames (about 25 meter wall space)
3 vitrines with a surface of about 120 x 80 cm.
In consultation the size of the exhibition can be adapted to the available space.
Requirements climate and safety:
The loans may be exhibited solely in a space that meets minimal rules of air conditioning and safety. Also the lighting must be well-considered.
Transport
The costs of transport are for the loan-taker.
The works of art will be presented framed and wrapped in air-cushion foil.
Insurance
The loan taker takes care of an all-risks insurance for transport and stay of the works of art.
A list of insurance values will be provided by the Jan Menze van Diepen Stichting.
Texts
Together with the works of art text-cards with explanation are given.
Two general text boards as an introduction on the theme of the exhibition are delivered in a frame.
Topographic Groningen
Topographic maps and prints from the province of Groningen.
The collection topographic maps and prints includes over 600 special historical topographic maps and prints from the province of Groningen.
Jan Menze van Diepen was fascinated by the history of his own environment. This led him to the path of the topographic images. He acquired many cityscapes of Groningen, painted, drawn, or in a graphic technique .
Some examples;