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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
Javanese Court Officials
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-39
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
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
Madonna of Humility
Fra Angelico, c. 1440, painting, SK-A-3011
On display in room 0.2
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus
Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1663, painting, SK-A-614
On display in room 2.15
The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, c. 1480 - c. 1485, painting, SK-A-2150
On display in room 0.1
The Inauguration of King William II…
Nicolaas Pieneman, 1840 - 1845, painting, SK-A-3852
Portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral…
Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld, 1650 - 1692, painting, SK-A-1683
On display in room 0.12