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Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van…
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (workshop of), c. 1533, painting, SK-A-1405
Self portraits signal a growing awareness among artists of their own role. This work was long thought to be the earliest self portrait of an artist in the Northern Netherlands. Jacob Cornelisz is looking directly at the viewer; behind him on a piece of paper is the date, 1533, and the artist’s…
On display in room 0.6
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
The Singel Bridge at the…
George Hendrik Breitner, 1898, painting, SK-A-3580
Breitner often took photos when preparing a painting. Several preparatory photos for this painting are also known. The way the woman is walking directly towards us and the way the picture is cropped gives it a photographic feel. Originally, Breitner’s subject was a maid, but following the negative…
On display in room 1.18
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…
Marten Soolmans
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, painting, SK-A-5033
Oopjen Coppit
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, painting, SK-C-1768
View of the Golden Bend in the…
Gerrit Berckheyde, 1671 - 1672, painting, SK-A-5003
Here we see the canal as it was, shortly before 1672. The crisis that would mark that year had yet to break, and construction is proceeding apace. One house in the background is wrapped in scaffolding; at the start of Spiegelstraat workers are laying paving stones, while building materials lie round…
On display in room 2.27
Pompeius Occo
Dirck Jacobsz, c. 1531, painting, SK-A-3924
On display in room 0.6
Shop Window
Isaac Israels, 1894, painting, SK-A-3592
On display in room 1.18
Salome with the Head of John the…
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1524, painting, SK-C-1349
On display in room 0.6