Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America

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History paintings depict memorable historical stories that were often based on a written source, biblical, mythological, or even events from history.

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The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Quintus Petillius Cerealis on the Demolished Bridge.

The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Quintus Petillius Cerealis on the Demolished Bridge.

Ferdinand Bol, 1658 - 1662

Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America

Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America

Jan Jansz Mostaert, c. 1535

The Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo

Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824

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The Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo

1:16 min. - How was Napoleon defeated in this famous battle?

The Battle of Waterloo

Waterloo

Report from the battlefield

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Political History

Jan van Speyk steekt de lont in het kruit, 5 februari 1831

Jan van Speyk steekt de lont in het kruit, 5 februari 1831

Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer, 1831 - 1850

Satire on the Trial of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Satire on the Trial of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Cornelis Saftleven (signed by artist), 1663

Assault on the Town of Coevorden, 30 December 1672

Assault on the Town of Coevorden, 30 December 1672

Pieter Wouwerman, 1672 - 1682

Military History

The President, Vice-President and other leaders being transported at Maguwo airport to be exiled to Sumatra

The President, Vice-President and other leaders being transported at Maguwo airport to be exiled to Sumatra

Toha Adimidjojo, Mohammad, 1948-12-19 - 1949-06-30

The Engagement at Houthalen

The Engagement at Houthalen

Nicolaas Pieneman, 1834

Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821

Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821

Louis Meijer (signed by artist), 1857

Royal House

The Inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840

The Inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840

Nicolaas Pieneman (mentioned on object), 1840 - 1845

Allegory of the Triumphal Procession of the Prince of Orange, the Future King Willem II, as the Hero of Waterloo, 1815

Allegory of the Triumphal Procession of the Prince of Orange, the Future King Willem II, as the Hero of Waterloo, 1815

Cornelis van Cuylenburgh (II) (signed by artist), 1815

Prince William I nursed by his Wife Charlotte de Bourbon after the Abortive Attempt on his Life by Jean Jaurequi in Antwerp in 1582

Prince William I nursed by his Wife Charlotte de Bourbon after the Abortive Attempt on his Life by Jean Jaurequi in Antwerp in 1582

Nicolaas Pieneman, 1840

Adoration of the Kings

The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

Pieter Brueghel (II), 1590 - 1638

The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

copy after Jheronimus Bosch, c. 1600 - c. 1650

King Balthasar, one of the Three Magi, and a Servant, fragment from An Adoration of the Magi

King Balthasar, one of the Three Magi, and a Servant, fragment from An Adoration of the Magi

anoniem, c. 1480 - c. 1490

Venus

Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars

Hans Rottenhammer (I), 1604

Venus and Amor

Venus and Amor

Jacques de Gheyn (II), 1605 - 1610

Venus Arming a Warrior, possibly Johan Maurits at the Forge of Vulcan

Venus Arming a Warrior, possibly Johan Maurits at the Forge of Vulcan

Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, c. 1644