A majority of Dutch voters are against the Government's decision to provide EUR 80 million for the purchase of two paintings by Rembrandt. According to pollster Maurice de Hond is 36 percent of people before and 56 percent of the people against the millions of support.
Especially PVV-voters are against, 78 percent of them see nothing in the financial contribution of the State. 50Plus's voters is 73 percent against and at the SP 69 per cent. Among voters of D66 and CDA-huize is a majority just before the State aid for the purchase. Six in ten D66-supporters say yes, at CDA is that 53 percent.
Monday, it was announced that the Dutch Government bet on the return to Netherlands of the two paintings, wedding portraits of M Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit. The Cabinet said there when half of the 160 million needed for the table. The other half would be for account of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, that when all, said, '' to get the money together.
Of course, art is a collective property, and if a Government is involved it may so happen that this type of paintings to a rich oil State. That I would find very undesirable '', said Minister Bussemaker of culture.
France France Also wants a throw do to one of the paintings. The French Minister of culture Fleur Pellerin left Thursday night know that they want to buy the painting for the Louvre in Paris.
Possible there will be a cooperation between France and Netherlands. Pellerin pointed out that she and Bussemaker in July this year to the current owners have suggested that the Louvre Museum and the Rijksmuseum each a painting of the double portrait would buy and that the work would come to hang together alternately in both museums.
Although there indeed is talked about a collaboration, have the owners according to the Rijksmuseum Bussemaker the pre-emptive right.
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