Rembrandt created this sketch of Hansken, an Asian elephant brought to Europe from Sri Lanka, in 1637. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In the mid-17th century, residents of Amsterdam flocked to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. This article is more than 4 years old. Everyone was an ...

The dragon Rembrandt drew was a figment of his imagination. But the elephant looks surprisingly true to life. How did Rembrandt, who never travelled outside the Netherlands, know what an elephant ...

Previously, lawyers had to go to the police station to access digital police files, according to NFI digital forensics researcher Harm van Beek, who co-founded Hansken and was involved in the ...

Hansken the elephant was an incredible creature. Not only could she sword fight, wave a flag, and put a hat on her head, the 17th century animal performer was also drawn by none other than Rembrandt ...

Hansken, Rembrandt’s Elephant presents works of art by Rembrandt and his contemporaries, historical documents, and a digital map on which you can follow Hansken’s trail through Europe. But also ...

An exhibition in Amsterdam explores the wandering life and untimely death of Hansken, an Asian elephant who became a spectacle in 17th-century Europe. By Nina Siegal AMSTERDAM — In Rembrandt’s 1638 ...