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The Meeting of Joachim and Anna
Master of Joachim and Anne, Master of Joachim and Anne, c. 1470, sculpture, BK-NM-88
Joachim and Anna were childless for many years. Until Anna’s prayers were answered and she miraculously conceived a daughter, Mary. Joyous at the news, they embrace each other tenderly. This intimate, almost timeless scene was once part of a large altar depicting stories about the life of the Virgin…
On display in room 0.1
Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-B
These guards stand at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. They are holding a vajra, with which to crush ignorance. Their open and shut mouths represent the first and last letters of the Japanese script: A and N: this symbolises the totality of sounds and letters, of knowledge. Worshippers who…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Christ’s Descent into Limbo
anonymous, c. 1440, sculpture, BK-1962-33
On display in room 0.1
Mary, Joseph and three angels
Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477, sculpture, BK-NM-11647
On display in room 0.1
Mary, Joseph and three angels
Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477, sculpture, BK-NM-11713
On display in room 0.1
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, sculpture, AK-RAK-1997-1
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Two Statuettes of Guanyin
anonymous, 512, sculpture, AK-RAK-1989-2
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Justice
Artus Quellinus (I), 1650 - 1651, sculpture, BK-AM-51-5
On display in room 2.18
Portrait of Jacob van Reygersbergh
Rombout Verhulst, in or before 1671, sculpture, BK-NM-10557
The Four Continents Paying Homage…
Artus Quellinus (I) (workshop of), c. 1650 - c. 1653, sculpture, BK-AM-51-3