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Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild…

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648, painting, SK-C-2

Civic guards were the city’s militia. They were volunteers. In Amsterdam, each district had its own company with its own headquarters. In the 17th century, larger and grander buildings were built. Group portraits of the members lined the walls. In 1648, Van der Helst immortalised this Amsterdam…

On display in room 2.8

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria…

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639, painting, SK-C-597

Maria Trip, daughter of one of Amsterdam’s wealthiest merchants, was twenty when Rembrandt painted her portrait. The artist placed Maria against a stone arch and devoted particular attention to the reflected light, the fashionable dress and jewellery. The costly garments are trimmed with strips of…

On display in room 2.8

Javaanse hoffunctionarissen

anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41

Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…

On display in room 1.17

Portrait of Lysbeth van Duvenvoorde

anonymous, c. 1430, painting, SK-C-1454

On display in room 0.4

Allegory on the Abdication of…

Frans Francken (II), c. 1635 - c. 1640, painting, SK-A-112

On display in room 2.1

Amsterdam as the Centre of World…

Pieter Isaacsz., c. 1604 - c. 1607, painting, SK-A-4947

Still Life with a Fish

Pieter Claesz, 1647, painting, SK-A-1857

Salome with the Head of John the…

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1524, painting, SK-C-1349

On display in room 0.6

Sibylla Erythrea

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1564, painting, SK-A-1910

Peasants in an Interior

Adriaen van Ostade, 1661, painting, SK-C-200

On display in room 2.13