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Portrait of Andries de Graeff
Artus Quellinus (I), 1661, bust, BK-18305
The De Graeffs were one of the leading merchant families of Amsterdam and highly influential. Like his father and brother, Andries was also a burgomaster. The superb bust was carved by Quellinus, who had been brought from Antwerp to Amsterdam to create sculptures for the new town hall. The plinth…
On display in room 2.18
Seated Cupid
Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757, sculpture, BK-1963-101
This famous statue already had many nicknames in the 18th century. Perhaps the best known is l’amour menaçant - menacing love. The menace is mainly in the love god’s expression, while his gesture makes us complicit, through silence. The statue was carved for Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV…
On display in room 1.9
Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman
anonymous, c. 1686 - c. 1710, furniture, BK-NM-1010
The exterior of this dolls house is a work of art in its own right, with its mother-of-pearl and pewter veneer. The owners’ initials - Petronella Oortman and her husband Johannes Brandt, a cloth merchant in Amsterdam - are inlaid on both sides. Remarkably, all the domestic furnishings were made…
On display in room 2.20
Mantelpiece with relief of Paris…
Jan Baptist Xavery, 1739, BK-1995-3
This chimneypiece was made for the main hall of the house at Rapenburg 48 in Leiden, where Baron Diederik van Leyden lived. Xavery also designed a marble relief for over the doors, and a decorative sculpture for the ceiling. This included a large painting by Jacob de Wit. Tapestries from Brussels…
On display in room 1.2
Two garden vases with the Four…
Jacob Cressant, 1714, BK-16444-A
On display in room 1.2
Cornelis de Graeff and Catharina…
Artus Quellinus (I), 1660, sculpture, BK-KOG-1458-A
On display in room 2.18
Art cabinet
anonymous, c. 1627 - c. 1630, furniture, BK-NM-7325
On display in room 2.3
Commode
Matthijs Horrix (attributed to), c. 1775 - c. 1780, furniture, BK-1969-141
On display in room 1.10
Tabletop
Dirk van Rijswijck, c. 1650 - c. 1660, furniture, BK-NM-1916
On display in room 2.19
Portrait of Cornelis Apostool
Paulus Joseph Gabriël, c. 1817, sculpture, BK-B-12
On display in room 1.12