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The Singel Bridge at the…
George Hendrik Breitner, 1898, painting, SK-A-3580
Breitner often took photos when preparing a painting. Several preparatory photos for this painting are also known. The way the woman is walking directly towards us and the way the picture is cropped gives it a photographic feel. Originally, Breitner’s subject was a maid, but following the negative…
On display in room 1.18
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
Saul and the Witch of Endor
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526, painting, SK-A-668
On display in room 0.6
Ship in Rough Water
Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630, print, RP-P-H-OB-864
Four Young Bulls in a Meadow
Paulus Potter, 1651, painting, SK-C-206
Scenes from the life of Christ
anonymous, c. 1435, painting, SK-A-1491
On display in room 0.1
Still Life with Flowers
Balthasar van der Ast, c. 1625 - c. 1630, painting, SK-A-2103
On display in room 2.6
Joyful Entry of the Duke of Anjou…
Monogrammist MHVH, 1582 - 1600, painting, SK-A-4867
Donkey Rides on the Beach
Isaac Israels, c. 1890 - c. 1901, painting, SK-A-3597