What is the Netherlands Institute for Art History?
Q: What is the Netherlands Institute for Art History?
A: The Netherlands Institute for Art History, also known as RKD, is a large institution in The Hague in The Netherlands devoted to the study of art history and has a very large library.
Q: What do the initials RKD stand for?
A: The initials RKD stand for "Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie", which is the older Dutch name of the institute.
Q: When did the Netherlands Institute for Art History open?
A: The Netherlands Institute for Art History opened in 1932.
Q: Who made the biggest contribution to its collection?
A: Three men made the biggest contribution to its collection - Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863–1930), Frits Lugt (1884-1970) and E.A. van Beresteyn (1876-1948).
Q: How many books does it have in its library?
A: It has 450,000 books and around 3,000 magazines in its library.
Q: Is any of their material digitized?
A: Yes, much of their material is digitized—very high quality pictures of book and magazine pages which are available on the internet. Many paintings and drawings are also digitized and available on the internet.
Q: Does it provide information about artists on its website?
A: Yes, it provides information about artists with details about their life and work on its website. Each artist has their own RKD number assigned to them as well as a thesaurus of words used to describe art and architecture
