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Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
Portrait of Alida Christina Assink
Jan Adam Kruseman, 1833, painting, SK-C-1672
Dressed to the nines in the latest fashion, Alida Assink poses here for Kruseman, the society artist. Her clothes give her a fashionable shape: with her wide shoulders, puffed sleeves and hooped skirt, her waist seems tiny. The large belt clasp draws even more attention to her midriff. Kruseman was…
On display in room 1.14
Italian Landscape with Umbrella…
Hendrik Voogd, 1807, painting, SK-A-4688
Voogd was known as the Dutch Claude, after the French painter Claude Lorrain, who was famous for his historical landscapes bathed in a golden glow. Voogd depicted the garden at Villa Borghese in Rome late in the afternoon: the sun casts long shadows and the trees stand out starkly against the sky.…
On display in room 1.12
Piano Practice Interrupted
Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1813, painting, SK-A-1065
A native of Friesland, artist Van der Kooi specialised in painting children. The children in this painting are shown in a playful, spontaneous pose. It could almost be a snapshot. Yet appearances are deceptive. The artist arranged the children deliberately to form a triangular composition. And we no…
On display in room 1.12
Screen with Dancing Figures
anonymous, 1879, BK-2000-9
The Coach of Mangkoe Nagoro IV
Pieter Alardus Haaxman, c. 1870, painting, SK-A-4968
Portrait of a Wounded KNIL Soldier
Isaac Israels, 1882, painting, SK-A-4954
On display in room 1.17
Woodland Pond at Sunset
Gerard Bilders, c. 1862, painting, SK-A-3072
Cows in the Meadow
Gerard Bilders, 1860 - 1865, painting, SK-A-2264