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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

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

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

Twee toiletkoffers

André-Charles Boulle (attributed to), c. 1685 - c. 1690, BK-2009-255-1

These magnificent showpieces were made by Europe’s most celebrated cabinetmaker: André-Charles Boulle. He probably made them for Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé who gave them to his daughter Marie-Thérèse when she married. The boxes have lids so they can be used for storage, although that is…

On display in room 2.23

De Waag (Weighing House) and Crane…

Gerrit Berckheyde, 1660 - 1698, painting, SK-A-35

Memorial Portrait of Moses ter…

Gerard ter Borch (II), Gesina ter Borch, 1667 - 1669, painting, SK-A-4908

On display in room 2.15

Groteskentapijt met Hercules

Meester van het Geometrische Merk, c. 1545 - c. 1550, BK-1959-83

The Gulf of Naples with the Island…

Josephus Augustus Knip, 1818, painting, SK-A-1058

On display in room 1.12

A Ship on the High Seas Caught by a…

Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1680, painting, SK-A-1848

On display in room 2.15

Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina of…

Tethart Philip Christian Haag, 1789, painting, SK-A-1225