The Zeeuws Museum’s collection has recently been enriched by a very special gift: The Calling of St Matthew by Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490 Reimerswaal – 1545 Goes). Although little is known about the painter, he is considered one of the most important artists that Zeeland has produced. The work is in a very poor condition. The five individual planks that make up the work may once have been used as a cabinet. What can a museum do when it receives a work that cannot be returned to its original state?

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