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Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648, painting, SK-C-2
Civic guards were the city’s militia. They were volunteers. In Amsterdam, each district had its own company with its own headquarters. In the 17th century, larger and grander buildings were built. Group portraits of the members lined the walls. In 1648, Van der Helst immortalised this Amsterdam…
On display in room 2.8
Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker
Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1642, painting, SK-A-147
Bartholomeus van der Helst portrayed both Bickers, father and son. The difference between the two generations is striking. The father is dressed in sober black, wearing an old-fashioned millstone ruff. His son Gerard - here about twenty - appears in a colourful, flamboyant costume, with a flat…
On display in room 2.18
Mary Stuart, Princess of Orange, as…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1652, painting, SK-A-142
On display in room 2.8
Maria Pietersdr de Leest (d. 1652),…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1646, painting, SK-A-144
Geertruida den Dubbelde (1647-84),…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668, painting, SK-A-141
Johan de Liefde (ca. 1619-73),…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668, painting, SK-A-832
Egbert Meeuwsz Cortenaer (1605-65),…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1660, painting, SK-A-145
Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668, painting, SK-A-140
Militia Company of District VIII…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1640 - c. 1643, painting, SK-C-375
On display in room 2.18
Jacobus Trip (1627-70), Armaments…
Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1647 - 1670, painting, SK-A-1255