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Still Life with Asparagus
Adriaen Coorte, 1697, painting, SK-A-2099
Most of Coorte’s paintings are small, intimate still lifes. With their simple subjects - asparagus, or berries - his paintings contrast starkly with the magnificent, extravagant still lifes then in vogue. Those pictures are all about the profusion of valuable objects and foods, while here the…
On display in room 2.24
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
The Fête champêtre
Dirck Hals, 1627, painting, SK-A-1796
Dirck Hals mostly painted people enjoying themselves, yet often included a moral message. In this painting of an ostensibly frivolous party, the chained monkey in the foreground represents man living in sin and unable to free himself. It is an admonition to the viewer to avoid licentious behaviour.…
On display in room 2.6
The Massacre of the Innocents
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590, painting, SK-A-128
On display in room 2.1
The Night School
Gerard Dou, c. 1660 - c. 1665, painting, SK-A-87
On display in room 2.25
The Death of the Pharaoh’s…
Lourens Alma Tadema, 1872, painting, SK-A-2664
The Old Drinker
Gabriël Metsu, c. 1661 - c. 1663, painting, SK-A-250
Still Life with Quinces, Medlars…
Martinus Nellius, 1669 - 1719, painting, SK-A-1751
Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper
Jacques Jordaens, c. 1635 - c. 1636, painting, SK-A-4973
On display in room 2.4