Charlotte Rulkens

Charlotte Rulkens
Born	1991 Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
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]

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]

Publications

• Rembrandt en het Mauritshuis. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshus The Hague, Waanders, Zwolle 2019, ISBN 9789462622135.[12]
• with Quentin Buvelot, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Milou Goverde, Zoran Kwak, Anne Lenders, Fred G. Meijer: Slow Food. Dutch and Flemish Meal Still Lifes, 1600-1640. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshuis, The Hague/Waanders, Zwolle 2017, ISBN 978-94-6262-117-6.[13]
• with Quentin Buvelot and Desmond Shawe-Taylor: Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. Exhibition catalog, Mauritshuis The Hague, Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace London and Queen's Gallery Palace of Holyroodhouse Edinburgh, Royal Collection Trust, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-909741-19-5.[14]

References

1. "Aftrap Rembrandtjaar: Beatrix opent expositie in Mauritshuis". De Gelderlander. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
2. "Charlotte Rulkens". CODART. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
3. "Schilderij na jaren studie alsnog toegedicht aan Rembrandt". Het Parool. June 22, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
4. Carla van de Puttelaar (27 July 2021). "Female Voices in Art: Charlotte Rulkens, Assistant Curator at the Mauritshuis, The Hague". Women in the Art World.
5. "Het Mauritshuis pronkt dit Rembrandtjaar met zijn miskopen". Trouw. January 29, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
6. "Rembrandt and the Mauritshuis". CODART. October 31, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
7. "Mauritshuis trekt meer bezoekers met minder tentoonstellingen". Algemeen Dagblad. August 19, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
8. "Met dank aan Abraham Bredius". Algemeen Dagblad. January 28, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
9. Selvin, Claire (10 February 2021). "What Are Rembrandt's Best Works? Eight Curators Discuss Their Favorite Pieces by the Old Master". ARTnews. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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.
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.