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The Seven Works of Mercy
Master of Alkmaar, 1504, painting, SK-A-2815
A town in Holland is the setting for a narrative strip showing how a good Christian should help the needy. In almost all the scenes, Christ appears among the onlookers. The scenes give a sense of town life around 1500. This is one of the many art works severely damaged when Protestants cleansed…
On display in room 0.4
Book chest of Hugo de Groot
anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1615, NG-KOG-1208
Traditionally, it was in this case that Hugo de Groot escaped from Loevestein Castle in 1621. He had been serving a life sentence there since 1619. The internationally renowned jurist De Groot (Grotius) had been arrested in 1618 as a political opponent of Prince Maurice. After his escape, De Groot…
On display in room 2.5
The Massacre of the Innocents
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590, painting, SK-A-128
On display in room 2.1
Hercules Slaying the Centaur…
Giambologna (after), c. 1600 - c. 1650, figure, BK-16939
On display in room 2.3
Dirck Hartogh dish
anonymous, 1600 - 1616, NG-NM-825
On display in room 2.9
Vijzel met opschrift: GERRIT…
Willem Wegewart (I) (attributed to), 1568, BK-1975-87-A
Draw-leaf table
anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625, BK-NM-5850
On display in room 2.5
Armstoel van eikenhout, met huifkap
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1580, furniture, BK-KOG-1777
Armchair of Jacoba of Bavaria
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1570, furniture, BK-NM-1009