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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

Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk…

Pieter Jansz Saenredam, 1649, painting, SK-C-217

Once a Catholic church, St Odulphus’s passed into Protestant hands at the start of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. The artist shows a service taking place. Worshippers are listening to the preacher on the right in the pulpit. Sermons are the main feature of a Protestant service. Saenredam came…

On display in room 2.14

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1608, painting, SK-A-1718

Hendrick Avercamp turned the winter landscape into a subject in its own right. A typical feature of his early work is the high horizon. This enabled Avercamp to focus on the dozens of figures on the ice. He showed all kinds of uncouth details in this bird’s-eye view, including couples making love…

On display in room 2.6

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1642, painting, SK-A-147

Bartholomeus van der Helst portrayed both Bickers, father and son. The difference between the two generations is striking. The father is dressed in sober black, wearing an old-fashioned millstone ruff. His son Gerard - here about twenty - appears in a colourful, flamboyant costume, with a flat…

On display in room 2.18

Basin with Diana and Actaeon

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1613, dish, BK-16089-A

On display in room 2.3

The Whale-oil Refinery near the…

Cornelis de Man, 1639, painting, SK-A-2355

On display in room 2.9

Salt-cellar

anonymous, 1618, salt (condiment vessel), BK-1988-15-A

On display in room 2.12

Self-portrait

Giambologna, c. 1600, bust, BK-15116

On display in room 2.3

Two plaques from a column

De Grieksche A, after Adrianus Kocx, c. 1690, tile, BK-KOG-2567

On display in room 2.22

Armchair

anonymous, c. 1615 - c. 1625, furniture, BK-16019

On display in room 2.2