Background
Baarsen, Reinier Jan was born on May 1, 1956 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Son of Klaas and Wilhelmina Eva (Muller Massis) Baarsen.
Baarsen, Reinier Jan was born on May 1, 1956 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Son of Klaas and Wilhelmina Eva (Muller Massis) Baarsen.
Master in History of Art, University Leiden, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in History of Art, University Leiden, 1993.
Member of staff furniture department, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1981-1984; curator of silver, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1984-1987; keeper Department of Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, since 1987. Author: Dutch Furniture 1600-1800, 1993. Co-author: (exhibition catalogue) Dawn of the Golden Age, 1993.