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Seated Cupid
Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757, sculpture, BK-1963-101
This famous statue already had many nicknames in the 18th century. Perhaps the best known is l’amour menaçant - menacing love. The menace is mainly in the love god’s expression, while his gesture makes us complicit, through silence. The statue was carved for Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV…
On display in room 1.9
The Meeting of Joachim and Anna
Master of Joachim and Anne, Master of Joachim and Anne, c. 1470, sculpture, BK-NM-88
Joachim and Anna were childless for many years. Until Anna’s prayers were answered and she miraculously conceived a daughter, Mary. Joyous at the news, they embrace each other tenderly. This intimate, almost timeless scene was once part of a large altar depicting stories about the life of the Virgin…
On display in room 0.1
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, sculpture, AK-RAK-1997-1
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Christ’s Descent into Limbo
anonymous, c. 1440, sculpture, BK-1962-33
On display in room 0.1
Cabinet
Elias Boscher, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1999-85
On display in room 2.26
Mary, Joseph and three angels
Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477, sculpture, BK-NM-11713
On display in room 0.1
Dolls’ house of Petronella Dunois
anonymous, c. 1676, furniture, BK-14656
On display in room 2.20
Longcase clock
anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765, furniture, BK-1967-144
On display in room 1.2
Portico and pediment from the…
Philips Vinckboons (II), 1639, relief (sculpture), BK-BFR-419
On display in room 2.8