Pieter Roelofs (born 1972) is a Dutch art historian working for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam as head of paintings and sculpture.
He specialises in Dutch Golden Age painting, particularly Rembrandt van Rijn.
[2] Using new scanning techniques the Rijksmuseum team discovered a preparatory sketch underneath the paint, which Roelofs said shows how Rembrandt searched for the right composition.
[3] In an interview with the BBC Roelofs compared Rembrandt to a dance choreographer who grabs the viewer's eye and moves it through the composition.
[4] Roelofs was responsible for the largest Johannes Vermeer exhibition ever, which ran from February until June 2023.