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The Sick Child
Gabriël Metsu, c. 1664 - c. 1666, painting, SK-A-3059
A worried mother looks at her young daughter, slumped listlessly on her lap. Metsu chose an unusual subject, since depictions of poorly children are rare in 17th-century art. Perhaps he intended the mother to personify charity, Caritas. Then the picture of the Crucifixion on the wall would be a…
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
Italian Landscape with Umbrella…
Hendrik Voogd, 1807, painting, SK-A-4688
Voogd was known as the Dutch Claude, after the French painter Claude Lorrain, who was famous for his historical landscapes bathed in a golden glow. Voogd depicted the garden at Villa Borghese in Rome late in the afternoon: the sun casts long shadows and the trees stand out starkly against the sky.…
On display in room 1.12
A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a…
Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1680, painting, SK-A-1848
On display in room 2.15
Memorial Portrait of Moses ter…
Gerard ter Borch (II), Gesina ter Borch, 1667 - 1669, painting, SK-A-4908
On display in room 2.15
Venus and Adonis
Ferdinand Bol, c. 1658, painting, SK-A-4823
Portrait of William I, King of the…
Joseph Paelinck, 1819, painting, SK-C-1460
On display in room 1.12
Portrait of a Man
Frans Hals, c. 1635, painting, SK-A-1246
On display in Philips wing, room 1.3
Landscape with a Thunderstorm…
Willem Roelofs (I), 1850, painting, SK-A-4868
Still Life with Roemer, Flute…
Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III), 1651, painting, SK-A-3988