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The Holy Kinship
Geertgen tot Sint Jans (workshop of), c. 1495, painting, SK-A-500
Christ’s family is gathered together in this fictional medieval church: the Holy Family, known in Dutch as the holy ‘maagschap’, an old word for kinship. Left, in a blue robe, the Virgin Mary is seated with Jesus, and alongside, her mother Anna. Behind are the two husbands: Joseph and Joachim.…
On display in room 0.1
Diorama of a Du, Dance Celebration…
Gerrit Schouten, 1830, NG-2005-24
The scene in the dance tent is a ‘du’, a role-play event with music and dancing, held once every year on the plantations. Both players and audience were slaves. The main character was the ‘Afrankeri’, the narrator, left. The man in the red suit on the right is playing the king. Europeans in Suriname…
On display in room 1.17
Haarlem reception room 1794
Abraham van der Hart, c. 1793 - c. 1795, BK-15613
This interior is from the home of merchant and art collector Willem Philip Kops, at Nieuwe Gracht 74 in Haarlem. The room was probably used for evening receptions. It is complete, except for the stucco ceiling. Abraham van der Hart, Amsterdam’s municipal architect, created a complete neoclassical…
On display in room 1.7
The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, c. 1480 - c. 1485, painting, SK-A-2150
On display in room 0.1
The Trading Post at Dejima
anonymous, c. 1840, hanging scroll, NG-1977-4
Hanger met ineengesloten handen
anonymous, c. 1580 - c. 1600, pendant (jewelry), BK-17064
On display in room 0.9
Ecce homo
Brunswijkse Monogrammist, c. 1525 - c. 1535, painting, SK-A-1603
On display in room 0.4
De Hollanders steken Engelse…
Mark Power, after Jan van Leyden, 1999 - 2000, documentary photographs, NG-2000-66-1
The Capon Aghassi, Chief of the…
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of), 1700 - 1737, painting, SK-A-2020
On display in room 1.3