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The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642, painting, SK-C-5
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is…
On display in Nightwatch gallery
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
Girl in a White Kimono
George Hendrik Breitner, 1894, painting, SK-A-3584
Inspired by Japanese prints, Breitner painted at least twelve versions of this girl in a white kimono around 1894. Each time, her pose is different and the kimono is a different colour. Here the embroidered white silk kimono with red trimmed sleeves and orange belt are what draw our attention. The…
On display in room 1.18
Marten Soolmans
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, painting, SK-A-5033
Oopjen Coppit
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, painting, SK-C-1768
Shop Window
Isaac Israels, 1894, painting, SK-A-3592
On display in room 1.18
Portrait of Jan Valckenburgh and an…
Daniel Vertangen, c. 1660, painting, SK-A-4969
On display in room 2.9
Portrait of Dina Lems
Daniel Vertangen, c. 1660, painting, SK-A-4970
On display in room 2.9
Putti with Mirrors
Jacob de Wit, 1725 - 1744, painting, SK-A-3900
Arcadisch landschap met figuren bij…
Jurriaan Andriessen, 1771, painting, SK-A-4854-F