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A Pelican and other Birds near a…
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680, painting, SK-A-175
Melchior d’Hondecoeter specialised in depicting birds. Here he painted a pelican, various ducks, a cassowary (left), a flamingo and an African crested crane. D’Hondecoeter was commissioned to paint the work by Stadholder William III and his wife Mary. It was intended for Het Loo palace, where…
On display in room 2.22
Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk…
Pieter Jansz Saenredam, 1649, painting, SK-C-217
Once a Catholic church, St Odulphus’s passed into Protestant hands at the start of the Dutch Revolt against Spain. The artist shows a service taking place. Worshippers are listening to the preacher on the right in the pulpit. Sermons are the main feature of a Protestant service. Saenredam came…
On display in room 2.14
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
Ship in Rough Water
Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630, print, RP-P-H-OB-864
Zittende man met zwaard
Dirck Hals, 1601 - 1656, drawing, RP-T-1989-99
Four Young Bulls in a Meadow
Paulus Potter, 1651, painting, SK-C-206
Interior with Women beside a Linen…
Pieter de Hooch, 1663, painting, SK-C-1191
On display in Gallery of Honour
Still Life with Flowers
Balthasar van der Ast, c. 1625 - c. 1630, painting, SK-A-2103
On display in room 2.6
Ratification of the Peace of…
Gerard ter Borch (II) (copy after), 1648 - 1670, painting, SK-A-405