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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
Dish Relief
Jan Schoonhoven, 1963, relief (sculpture), SK-A-5007
Although by the 1960s, artist Jan J. Schoonhoven was celebrated worldwide, he continued to work full-time for the Dutch Post Office (PTT). At first he used to make his characteristic white reliefs of squares and rectangles at night, on the kitchen table. Occasionally he tried other shapes. He showed…
On display in room 3.4
Square Man
Karel Appel, 1951, painting, SK-A-5002
The square man squeezes with difficulty into this square canvas. He seems to squint slightly with his red and green eyes and his blue mouth gapes open. The head is too big, the body is too small, and the arms and legs are too short, yet with his fiercely coloured body and his ponderous genitals, he…
On display in room 3.3
The bodhisattva Maitreya
anonymous, c. 200 - c. 300, sculpture, AK-MAK-1188
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Jar with a spiraling pattern
anonymous, c. -3000 - c. -2000, pot, AK-MAK-1237
Diorama of Government Square in…
Gerrit Schouten, 1812, NG-412
On display in room 1.17
Portrait of Jan Valckenburgh and an…
Daniel Vertangen, c. 1660, painting, SK-A-4969
On display in room 2.9
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz…
Hannké, 1909, painting, SK-A-3814
Portrait of a Haarlem Citizen
Jan van Scorel, 1529, painting, SK-A-3853
On display in room 0.6