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A Mother Delousing her Child’s…
Pieter de Hooch, c. 1660 - c. 1661, painting, SK-C-149
A mother is inspecting her child’s hair for lice. They are in a sober Dutch interior, with Delft blue tiles and a bedstead. The chair on the right is a children’s toilet, with a built-in chamber pot. Through the door we see the back room, and catch a glimpse of the garden. These views into the…
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
A Pelican and other Birds near a…
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680, painting, SK-A-175
Melchior d’Hondecoeter specialised in depicting birds. Here he painted a pelican, various ducks, a cassowary (left), a flamingo and an African crested crane. D’Hondecoeter was commissioned to paint the work by Stadholder William III and his wife Mary. It was intended for Het Loo palace, where…
On display in room 2.22
Piano Practice Interrupted
Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1813, painting, SK-A-1065
A native of Friesland, artist Van der Kooi specialised in painting children. The children in this painting are shown in a playful, spontaneous pose. It could almost be a snapshot. Yet appearances are deceptive. The artist arranged the children deliberately to form a triangular composition. And we no…
On display in room 1.12
Design for a ceiling painting with…
Jacob de Wit, c. 1720 - c. 1725, painting, SK-A-4659
Interior with Women beside a Linen…
Pieter de Hooch, 1663, painting, SK-C-1191
On display in Gallery of Honour
Democritus
Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1628, painting, SK-A-2783
On display in room 2.1
Scenes from the life of Christ
anonymous, c. 1435, painting, SK-A-1491
On display in room 0.1
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus
Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1663, painting, SK-A-614
On display in room 2.15
The Tailor’s Workshop
Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam, 1661 - 1662, painting, SK-C-112