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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…
Portrait of a Member of the Van der…
Cornelis Troost, 1736, painting, SK-A-3948
The portrait conveys a sense of convivial hospitality, as if the man were inviting us into his home to enjoy his art and music. In a typically 18th-century way, the portrait has no sense of distance, of authority. It introduces us directly to the open personality of this enthusiastic young member of…
On display in room 1.1
The Battle of Waterloo
Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824, painting, SK-A-1115
Emperor Napoleon met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This painting – the largest at the Rijksmuseum – shows the moment when the tide turned: the British general Wellington hears that the Prussian army is approaching. Victory, and an end to twenty years of war, is at hand. The…
On display in room 1.12
The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642, painting, SK-C-5
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is…
On display in Nightwatch gallery
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-38
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
Gezicht vanaf de Rapenburgwal op de…
Willem Witsen, 1911, painting, SK-A-2952
Still Life with Flowers in a Wan-Li…
Ambrosius Bosschaert, 1619, painting, SK-A-1522
On display in room 2.3
Woodland Pond at Sunset
Gerard Bilders, c. 1862, painting, SK-A-3072
Triumvirate Assuming Power in the…
Jan Willem Pieneman, c. 1828, painting, SK-A-1558
Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as…
Nicolaes Maes, c. 1656, painting, SK-C-535
On display in Gallery of Honour