{"id":7855,"date":"2026-03-21T16:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visionquest.it\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:40:15","slug":"timeless-by-danielle-van-zadelhoff-at-the-diocesan-museum-genova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionquest.it\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/timeless-by-danielle-van-zadelhoff-at-the-diocesan-museum-genova\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"TIMELESS by Danielle van Zadelhoff at the Diocesan Museum Genova"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Diocesan Museum of Genoa and the Fondazione San Lorenzo, a social <\/span>enterprise, in collaboration with VisionQuesT 4rosso present the photographic exhibition by the Dutch artist Danielle Van Zadelhoff<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition, entitled TIMELESS\u00a0 PORTRAITS BETWEEN FLEMISH RIGOUR <\/span>AND CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUALITY is curated by Clelia Belgrado and Paola Martini, <\/span>emphasizes the timeless dimension of these photographic images, in which light and its absence play a fundamental role. It is precisely the management of these two fundamental conditions that connects these contemporary portraits to the refined works of 17th-century Flemish painters. The extraordinary effects created by the use of light and the “management” of chiaroscuro, a defining element of Flemish painting, are here reproduced in extraordinarily contemporary, almost timeless images. It is no coincidence that the initiative was chosen to be presented on the occasion of the important exhibition dedicated to Anton Van Dyck entitled Van Dyck The European (Palazzo Ducale, from 20 March to 19 July 2026).<\/span><\/p>\n

Danielle van Zadelhoff was born in 1963 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; she lives and works in Eeklo, Belgium. Raised in a family deeply interested in art, with a father who was also a painter and sculptor, photography entered her life through the photographer Leopold Beels van Heemstede. Inspired by life’s great themes, her images seek to capture almost imperceptible yet ever-present elements. Religious themes are very evident in some of her works; she states, “I grew up in a Protestant school with a Catholic grandmother and a humanist father.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She has had numerous group and solo exhibitions, and participated in international fairs such as Paris Photo and Photo London. Her works are included in the collections of various museums, including the Musea Brugge in Belgium, CAC Malaga in Spain, MIT Boston in the USA, Reith Hoffman in the USA, Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples, Stads Museum Harderwijk, Museul National de ARTA in Bucharest, and 212 Photography in Istanbul.<\/span><\/p>\n