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A Windmill on a Polder Waterway,…
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, c. 1889, painting, SK-A-1505
‘Our country is colourful, juicy, fat. (...) I repeat, our country is not dull, not even in dull weather, the dunes are not dull either’, Constant Gabriël wrote in a letter. Unlike many artists of the Hague School, he preferred painting fine summer days. Here there are two: the grass, sky and…
On display in room 1.18
Woman in a Large Hat
Caesar van Everdingen, c. 1645 - c. 1650, painting, SK-A-5005
This woman with her wide sunhat and seductive, bared shoulder is similar to the enticing shepherdesses that often appear in Dutch paintings. She proffers a small basket of fruit to the viewer in an unmistakably erotic gesture. The picture was originally intended to be displayed high on a wall, above…
On display in room 2.11
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
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
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
Justice
Artus Quellinus (I), 1650 - 1651, sculpture, BK-AM-51-5
On display in room 2.18
The Batavians Defeating the Romans…
Otto van Veen, 1600 - 1613, painting, SK-A-424
On display in room 2.1
Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse…
Jonas Zeuner, 1787 - 1788, painting, SK-A-4117
On display in room 1.10
The Town Hall on Dam Square,…
Gerrit Berckheyde, 1672, painting, SK-A-34
On display in room 2.27
Honorary Medal Awarded by Frederick…
anonymous, 1629, medal, NG-1983-16-A
On display in room 2.16
Diorama of Government Square in…
Gerrit Schouten, 1812, NG-412
On display in room 1.17