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In Boston, a Dutch treat of donated Golden Age masterpieces

By WILLIAM J. KOLE meer and the other Dutch mean Boston now boasts
Associated Press masters who left such an one of the largest U.S. col-
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s indelible mark on the art lections of Golden Age art.
art scene is getting a Dutch world. The National Gallery,
treat with a twist: a flurry of Boston-area collectors New York’s Metropolitan
donated 17th-century mas- Rose-Marie and Eijk van Museum of Art, the Phila-
terpieces that experts say Otterloo and Susan and delphia Museum of Art and
will change the city’s muse- Matthew Weatherbie last the Detroit Institute of Arts
um landscape for decades month donated works by also house considerable
to come. 76 artists to the Museum of Dutch and Flemish galler-
First, collectors gifted the Fine Arts. The gift included ies.
Museum of Fine Arts with funding for a new research Four centuries on, the works
113 leading Golden Age library and a Center for still captivate.
masterpieces — includ- Netherlandish Art at the “You find the world de-
ing a prized Rembrandt museum, the first of its kind picted in such detail,”
portrait and works by Ru- in the U.S. Wheelock said. “Whether
bens and Brueghel — and It’s the largest gift of Eu- it’s Rembrandt exploring
established a new center ropean paintings in the the mystery of the human
dedicated to the study of museum’s history and will psyche, or Vermeer’s won-
Dutch and Flemish art. nearly double in size its col- In this image provided by the President and Fellows of Harvard derful sense of grace and
Now, the Harvard Art Mu- lection of Dutch and Flem- College, the Rembrandt drawing “Four Studies of Male Heads” elegance, they capture all
seums have been be- ish paintings. from the mid-1600s is depicted. kinds of worlds.”
queathed 330 drawings The collection includes Associated Press In this April 9, 2005 photo
dating to the 1600s. Rembrandt’s 1632 portrait Then, last week, the Har- ernment of the Netherlands provided by the President
Practically overnight, schol- of Aeltje Uylenburgh, a vard Art Museums were knighted Abrams to recog- and Fellows of Harvard
ars say, the gifts have made cousin of Rembrandt’s wife- pledged a trove of draw- nize his contributions to the College, the Jacob Marrel
Boston a global center for to-be. Experts say the work ings — including works on art world. watercolor and gouache
the period. is in nearly perfect condi- paper by Rembrandt and Harvard Art Museums di- “Four Tulips” from the mid-
“I can’t remember a time tion. Other donated paint- his students — by George rector Martha Tedeschi 1600s is depicted. In this
when a city has been a ings include landscapes, Abrams, a Harvard-ed- called the most recent gift April 9,
beneficiary of such signifi- seascapes, cityscapes and ucated lawyer who has “truly transformative,” say- 2005 photo provided by
cant gifts in such a short still lifes, some of which are amassed a vast collection ing it will help make Boston the President and Fellows
time,” said Arthur Whee- included in “Masterpieces and had donated 140 oth- “a major destination for the of Harvard College, the
lock Jr., a curator at the of Dutch and Flemish Paint- er sketches in past years. study and presentation of Jacob Marrel watercolor
National Gallery of Art in ing,” a new exhibition that Select pieces are on dis- Dutch, Flemish and Nether- and gouache “Four Tu-
Washington and a leading runs through Jan. 15 at the play through mid-January landish art.” lips” from the mid-1600s is
expert on Rembrandt, Ver- MFA. at Harvard, where the gov- Together, the donations depicted.q

‘Hannity’ fans smash Keurig

brewers over pulled ads

NEW YORK (AP) — Support- Vermont, company didn’t advertisers for months. The
ers of conservative host respond to a request for group’s president, Angelo
Sean Hannity’s Fox News further comment Monday. Carusone, told The Associ-
Channel show are respond- The move prompted sev- ated Press it again called
ing to a decision by Keurig eral people to destroy Keu- for companies to stop sup-
to stop advertising on the rig products in protest and porting Hannity’s program
show by smashing Keurig post videos to social me- after the Moore allegations
coffee makers. dia. Blogger Angelo John came to light Thursday in a
The company announced Gage promoted what he Washington Post story. In this March 4, 2016, file photo, Sean Hannity of Fox News
Saturday it had pulled ad- called the “Keurig Smash Carusone said that while appears at the Conservative Political Action Conference
vertising from “Hannity” Challenge” while posting he feels bad for Keurig, (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md.
after several Twitter users a video of himself taking a Hannity’s encouragement Associated Press
questioned the company’s hammer to his brewer. of the protest against the hasn’t advertised on the for comment.
support for the host, cit- Another user posted a vid- company “demonstrates show since the summer but Realtor.com posted on
ing Hannity’s coverage of eo of a Keurig brewer being to other advertisers to run declined to give a reason. Twitter on Saturday that it
sexual misconduct allega- tossed to the ground from for the hills.” Hello Fresh said it last ad- doesn’t run ads on “Han-
tions against Republican the second story of a build- Several other brands, in- vertised on “Hannity” in nity” and wouldn’t do so in
U.S. Senate candidate Roy ing. Hannity commented cluding DNA testing com- August and added that it the future.
Moore of Alabama. Moore “love it” while retweeting pany 23 and Me , women’s doesn’t advertise on cer- That tweet was later de-
is accused of having sexual one video of a man teeing clothing label ELOQUII , tain shows “for a variety of leted, and the company
contact with a 14-year-old off on a coffee maker with food delivery service Hello reasons.” posted a statement on its
girl four decades ago when a golf club. Fresh and natural supple- It’s unclear if 23 and Me website Sunday stating it
he was in his 30s. Liberal media watchdog ment maker Nature’s Boun- and ELOQUII previously ad- would “continue to place
It’s unclear when Keurig group Media Matters for ty also said they don’t ad- vertised on “Hannity,” and ads across a broad range
stopped advertising on America has been putting vertise on “Hannity.” the companies didn’t im- of networks, including Fox
“Hannity.” The Waterbury, public pressure on Hannity’s Nature’s Bounty said it mediately return requests News and its top shows.”q