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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…
The Massacre of the Innocents
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590, painting, SK-A-128
On display in room 2.1
Worship of the Golden Calf
Lucas van Leyden, c. 1530, painting, SK-A-3841
On display in room 0.6
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…
Square Man
Karel Appel, 1951, painting, SK-A-5002
The square man squeezes with difficulty into this square canvas. He seems to squint slightly with his red and green eyes and his blue mouth gapes open. The head is too big, the body is too small, and the arms and legs are too short, yet with his fiercely coloured body and his ponderous genitals, he…
On display in room 3.3
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
Jan de Baen (attributed to), c. 1672 - c. 1675, painting, SK-A-15
On display in room 2.18
Portrait of Pieter van Son (c.…
Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy (attributed to), c. 1622 - c. 1629, painting, SK-A-4956
Self-portrait
Cornelis Troost, 1739, painting, SK-A-4225
On display in room 1.1
Saint Jerome in his Study by…
Aertgen Claesz van Leyden (attributed to), c. 1520 - c. 1530, painting, SK-A-3903