Paleis Het Loo shows an exhibition entitled ‘Royal Photos by Vincent Mentzel’, featuring some of the finest pictures of the Royal Family made by photographer Vincent Mentzel. Mentzel was allowed to work in close proximity to the family and the result is often very unique. His work gives a striking time-line of the Netherlands and the life of the House of Orange under Queen Beatrix.
Throughout his 40-year journalistic career, Vincent Mentzel produced photographs that gave a face to NRC Handelsblad. Thanks to his broad perspective as photo journalist, Mentzel did not focus on any specific field or subject. In his enormous oeuvre, the central place is given to people, and a very special place is reserved for an exceptional family that he regularly had before his lens: the Royal Family. Over the years, a special bond arose with Queen Beatrix, Prince Claus and their family. Mentzel was asked on several occasions to make an official portrait. The two most famous photographs of Queen Beatrix are strikingly stately. They formed the basis for her portrait on the Dutch guilder and the well-known “dotted” postage stamp.
EXHIBITION
Royal Photos
Vincent Mentzel
From April 1st to August 21st, 2016
Paleis Het Loo
Koninklijk Park 1
7315 JA Apeldoorn
Netherland
Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
