"Rembrandt's Women" (June 8-Sept. 2, then to London's Royal Academy, Sept. 22-Dec. 16). Mother, wife and mistress in the 17th century Dutch painter's art. Edinburgh. www.natgalscot.ac.uk

"Two Golden Ages: Masterpieces of Dutch and Danish Painting" (June 16-Sept. 16). The influence of the Dutch Golden Age (17th century) on painters of Denmark's Golden Age (19th century). Amsterdam. Under 18 free. www.rijksmuseum.nl

"Taking Positions: Figurative Sculpture and the Third Reich" (to Aug. 26). The human form by sculptors who flourished in Hitler's Germany and lesser-known creators isolated from the regime. Leeds, England. Free. www.leeds.gov.uk

"Disasters of War" (through June 17, then June 25-Sept. 17). Francisco de Goya's 1808-14 series of anguished etchings showing Spain ravaged by the Napoleonic Wars. Madrid. www.mcu.es/prado

(July 4-Aug. 19). The theme is anonymity: standardized cities, faces hidden, distorted or captured in passing. Arles, France. www.rip-arles.org

World Press Photo Exhibition (June 25-July 11). Two hundred award-winning photos from the past year. The Hague, Netherlands. www.worldpressphoto.nl

Oil tycoon Gulbenkian's fabulous collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture, tapestries, jewelry and ceramics, from ancient Egyptian to Art Nouveau, reopens on July 20. Sundays free. Lisbon. www.gulbenkian.pt

"Italian Landscapes: The Outdoor Painters 1780-1830" (to July 9). The work of European artists who made the Grand Tour of Italy with folding stools, sketchbooks and sunhats. Part of an Italian season in Paris running until July 22. www.paris.org/Musees/GPalais

"Vermeer and the Delft School" (June 20-Sept. 16). Johannes Vermeer and Pieter de Hooch helped make the Dutch town of Delft an artistic center in the late 1640s. London. Free. www.nationalgallery.org.uk

"Pieter Breugel the Elder" (to Aug. 5). Almost all the graphic work of this 16th century Flemish painter. Rotterdam, the Netherlands. www.boijmans.rotterdam.nl

"Twenty Centuries in Cathedrals" (June 29-Nov. 4). Paintings, sculptures, stained glass and other treasures from French cathedrals. Reims, France. www.monum.fr

"Echo of the Scream" (June 17-Sept. 15). How Munch's painting influenced such artists as Warhol and Bacon. Oslo. Tel: +47 23 24 14 00; www.munch.museum.non castello gardens and venice arsenal Venice Biennale (June 10-Nov. 4). Brings together young unknowns and established stars. Venice. www.labiennaledivenezia.net