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The Well-stocked Kitchen, with…

Joachim Bueckelaer, 1566, painting, SK-A-1451

It is not the profusion of vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry and kitchenware displayed here by these housemaids that forms the main theme of this painting. It is Jesus visiting Mary and Martha, shown almost as an aside in the distance. The contrast between foreground and background contains the moral…

On display in room 0.6

Worship of the Golden Calf

Lucas van Leyden, c. 1530, painting, SK-A-3841

On display in room 0.6

Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van…

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (workshop of), c. 1533, painting, SK-A-1405

Self portraits signal a growing awareness among artists of their own role. This work was long thought to be the earliest self portrait of an artist in the Northern Netherlands. Jacob Cornelisz is looking directly at the viewer; behind him on a piece of paper is the date, 1533, and the artist’s…

On display in room 0.6

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

Portrait of William I, Prince of…

Adriaen Thomasz. Key, c. 1579, painting, SK-A-3148

Of all the nobles in the Low Countries to join the revolt against the Spanish crown, the foremost was William of Orange (1533-1584). Raised at the court of Charles V, he was a consummate diplomat: hence his nickname, the Silent. He emerged as the leader of the insurrection against Spain. In 1580,…

On display in room 2.1

The Massacre of the Innocents

Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590, painting, SK-A-128

On display in room 2.1

Sheltering the Homeless

anonymous, c. 1510 - c. 1520, light (window), BK-NM-12231-A

On display in room 0.6

Epitaph for the Ros Family with the…

Arnt van Tricht, c. 1550, relief (sculpture), BK-NM-3099

A Seated Monkey on a Chain

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592 - 1602, drawing, RP-T-1888-A-1510

The Triumph of Eternity

anonymous, c. 1530 - c. 1540, light (window), BK-1961-103

On display in room 0.6