AMSTERDAM— The 17th century has gone down in Dutch history as the Golden Age, when unprecedented trading wealth helped fund the likes of artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer. But the grim ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When I think of the Dutch Colonial house, I see the big red barn, like in children’s books or in paintings of upstate landscapes. They are one of the most distinctive ...
One of the charming aspects of California beach towns is that homes can be funky and fun. Almost anything goes. A Craftsman bungalow can sit next to a Spanish Revival hacienda across the street from a ...
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At the Netherlands’ national museum, describing the events in which Indonesia threw off Dutch colonial rule was never going to be easy. By Nina Siegal AMSTERDAM — When the Rijksmuseum decided to stage ...
A 1930 Dutch Colonial delighted Kim Rowe when she saw the Atlanta home perched above the street with large windows, numerous French doors and an adorable serpentine path. “I fell in love with the ...
It’s not every day that an 18th-century Dutch Colonial house in New York City hits the market, but lucky for history buffs, today is one of those few. Dating to 1735, the Cornelius Van Wyck House in ...
The Netherlands is marking a century and a half since the end of the Dutch slave trade which transported Africans to the Americas. King Willem-Alexander used the occasion to apologize on behalf of his ...
The Netherlands in the 17th Century was a global empire that sprawled its tentacles in many parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. An economic power, it led the world in science and art ...