Exhibition 'Trendsetters of the 19th century' in Museum Panorama Mesdag
The Hague is a true city of artists. It was no different in the 19th century. With the art academy within easy reach and plenty of painters who wanted to help their younger colleagues get ahead, there was a fertile artistic climate. It was the birthplace of the Hague School: a group of artists who worked realistically, with broad brushes. They determined the taste of the art market with their preference for depicting nature rather than townscapes, and for the intimate rather than the frivolous. Hendrik Willem and Sientje Mesdag were at the forefront of this movement. They succeeded in reaching a wide audience with their Panorama and the exhibitions that they staged in this building and elsewhere. This exhibition showcases works from their collection, supplemented with a number of special acquisitions and loans from private individuals.
