In the Rijksmuseum print cabinets

With more than 750,000 prints and drawings, the Rijksmuseum's collection is one of the largest in the world. Because of the fragility of the material, we rotate the selection in the print cabinets every six month, allowing us to share new stories each time. This presentation focuses on, among other things, Roman street art, social satire and Japanese fairy tales. 16TH CENTURY: STREET ART IN ROME - POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO: In the Rome of the 1520s, Polidoro da Caravaggio (c. 1499-1543) was one of the most sought-after artists of his time. He decorated palace facades with monochrome sgraffiti depicting mythological and historical scenes, visible to everyone passing on the street.