World & object
Delft Blue is earthenware that imitates porcelain
The blue and white looks like China. Beneath the glaze lies a different body.
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World & object
Van Gogh
What he took from Japanese prints differs from sheet to sheet
He cut prints out, copied them and hung them up. One sheet is a flat branch, another a bridge that really does have depth.
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Museum stories
Trix tells us what bones do and do not hold on to
In Leiden stands a Tyrannosaurus with so much of its bone preserved that you can almost trace the shape of an animal.
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The universe on a living-room ceiling
In Franeker, a model of the solar system that a wool comber built himself turns above a box bed.
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Steam you only hear when the pumping station is running
Near Lemmer stands an engine house that is usually idle. When it gets up steam, it is no longer a showpiece.
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