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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…
Portrait of Don Ramón Satué
Francisco de Goya, 1823, painting, SK-A-2963
Goya was well-known as a court-painter and for his idiosyncratic prints. He had already turned 76 when he painted this powerful portrait. Don Ramón was a judge in the highest tribunal of Castile. The casual pose and open collar have an informality Goya usually reserves for the portraits of his most…
On display in room 1.13
Girl in a White Kimono
George Hendrik Breitner, 1894, painting, SK-A-3584
Inspired by Japanese prints, Breitner painted at least twelve versions of this girl in a white kimono around 1894. Each time, her pose is different and the kimono is a different colour. Here the embroidered white silk kimono with red trimmed sleeves and orange belt are what draw our attention. The…
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus
Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1663, painting, SK-A-614
On display in room 2.15
Banquet Still Life
Adriaen van Utrecht, 1644, painting, SK-C-301
On display in room 2.4
Portrait of Marie de Médicis…
Frans Pourbus (II) (workshop of), c. 1610, painting, SK-A-870
Portrait of Jan Pranger and an…
Frans van der Mijn, 1742, painting, SK-A-2248
On display in room 1.5
Still Life with Fruit and Oysters
Abraham Mignon, 1660 - 1679, painting, SK-C-187
Portrait of William I, King of the…
Joseph Paelinck, 1819, painting, SK-C-1460
On display in room 1.12