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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

Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild…

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648, painting, SK-C-2

Civic guards were the city’s militia. They were volunteers. In Amsterdam, each district had its own company with its own headquarters. In the 17th century, larger and grander buildings were built. Group portraits of the members lined the walls. In 1648, Van der Helst immortalised this Amsterdam…

On display in room 2.8

The Sick Child

Gabriël Metsu, c. 1664 - c. 1666, painting, SK-A-3059

A worried mother looks at her young daughter, slumped listlessly on her lap. Metsu chose an unusual subject, since depictions of poorly children are rare in 17th-century art. Perhaps he intended the mother to personify charity, Caritas. Then the picture of the Crucifixion on the wall would be a…

Square Man

Karel Appel, 1951, painting, SK-A-5002

The square man squeezes with difficulty into this square canvas. He seems to squint slightly with his red and green eyes and his blue mouth gapes open. The head is too big, the body is too small, and the arms and legs are too short, yet with his fiercely coloured body and his ponderous genitals, he…

On display in room 3.3

Still Life with Roemer, Flute…

Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III), 1651, painting, SK-A-3988

A Young Woman Warming her Hands…

Caesar van Everdingen, c. 1644 - c. 1648, painting, SK-A-4878

On display in room 2.11

Buste van Josephus Albertus…

Hein J. Maessen, c. 1900, bust, BK-B-93

Collar of Linen and Needle Lace

anonymous, c. 1625 - c. 1640, BK-1978-462

Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry…

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1618, painting, SK-A-676

'The Little Seamstress'

Jozef Israëls, 1850 - 1888, painting, SK-A-2616