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Frederik Schmidt-Degener (1881 – 1941) became director of Boymans Museum in Rotterdam in 1908. In 1921, he was appointed director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Schmidt-Degener, just like his successor in Rotterdam Dirk Hannema, was determined to acquire important, aesthetic works. He acquired several paintings by Rembrandt for the Rijksmuseum. While Hannema was trying to finalise financing for The Supper in Emmaus, Schmidt-Degener tried to purchase the canvas for the Rijksmuseum. He even offered Hannema one of his Vermeers, probably The love letter, if he would allow the Rijksmuseum to buy The Supper at Emmaus. The exchange came to nothing, because thanks to a generous gift from the important harbour baron Willem van der Vorm, Hannema was able to obtain the financing.
Channels: Painting
Artists: Han van Meegeren
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