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Children of the Sea
Jozef Israëls, 1872, painting, SK-A-2382
This delightful scene contains a moral. These children from a poor fishing village with their shabby clothes and broken toys, are playing out their own future. The oldest boy carries the burden of his family on his shoulders, while the boat represents the harsh life at sea. Jozef Israëls first…
On display in room 1.18
Self-portrait
Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1573 - c. 1580, bust, BK-2000-17
On display in room 2.3
A Windmill on a Polder Waterway,…
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, c. 1889, painting, SK-A-1505
‘Our country is colourful, juicy, fat. (...) I repeat, our country is not dull, not even in dull weather, the dunes are not dull either’, Constant Gabriël wrote in a letter. Unlike many artists of the Hague School, he preferred painting fine summer days. Here there are two: the grass, sky and…
On display in room 1.18
Woman in a Large Hat
Caesar van Everdingen, c. 1645 - c. 1650, painting, SK-A-5005
This woman with her wide sunhat and seductive, bared shoulder is similar to the enticing shepherdesses that often appear in Dutch paintings. She proffers a small basket of fruit to the viewer in an unmistakably erotic gesture. The picture was originally intended to be displayed high on a wall, above…
On display in room 2.11
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
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
The Batavians Defeating the Romans…
Otto van Veen, 1600 - 1613, painting, SK-A-424
On display in room 2.1
Portrait of a Nobleman, possibly…
Anthony van Dyck, 1634 - c. 1635, painting, SK-A-101
Jan van Speijk steekt de lont in…
Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer, 1831 - 1850, painting, SK-C-222
Morning Ride along the Beach
Anton Mauve, 1876, painting, SK-A-3602
On display in room 1.18
The Town Hall on Dam Square,…
Gerrit Berckheyde, 1672, painting, SK-A-34
On display in room 2.27