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A Pelican and other Birds near a…
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680, painting, SK-A-175
Melchior d’Hondecoeter specialised in depicting birds. Here he painted a pelican, various ducks, a cassowary (left), a flamingo and an African crested crane. D’Hondecoeter was commissioned to paint the work by Stadholder William III and his wife Mary. It was intended for Het Loo palace, where…
On display in room 2.22
The Singel Bridge at the…
George Hendrik Breitner, 1898, painting, SK-A-3580
Breitner often took photos when preparing a painting. Several preparatory photos for this painting are also known. The way the woman is walking directly towards us and the way the picture is cropped gives it a photographic feel. Originally, Breitner’s subject was a maid, but following the negative…
On display in room 1.18
Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk…
Pieter Jansz Saenredam, 1649, painting, SK-C-217
Once a Catholic church, St Odulphus’s passed into Protestant hands at the start of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. The artist shows a service taking place. Worshippers are listening to the preacher on the right in the pulpit. Sermons are the main feature of a Protestant service. Saenredam came…
On display in room 2.14
Piano Practice Interrupted
Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1813, painting, SK-A-1065
A native of Friesland, artist Van der Kooi specialised in painting children. The children in this painting are shown in a playful, spontaneous pose. It could almost be a snapshot. Yet appearances are deceptive. The artist arranged the children deliberately to form a triangular composition. And we no…
On display in room 1.12
Saul and the Witch of Endor
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526, painting, SK-A-668
On display in room 0.6
Scenes from the life of Christ
anonymous, c. 1435, painting, SK-A-1491
On display in room 0.1
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
Wijnand Nuijen, c. 1837, painting, SK-A-4644
On display in room 1.14
Settle
anonymous, c. 1500, furniture, BK-NM-1971
On display in room 0.4
The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, c. 1480 - c. 1485, painting, SK-A-2150
On display in room 0.1
Man from the Bulgarian Coast
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of), 1700 - 1737, painting, SK-A-2051
On display in room 1.3