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Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters
Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1608, painting, SK-A-1718
Hendrick Avercamp turned the winter landscape into a subject in its own right. A typical feature of his early work is the high horizon. This enabled Avercamp to focus on the dozens of figures on the ice. He showed all kinds of uncouth details in this bird’s-eye view, including couples making love…
On display in room 2.6
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
The Departure of a Dignitary from…
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1615, painting, SK-A-1775
Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry…
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1618, painting, SK-A-676
Cows in the Meadow
Gerard Bilders, 1860 - 1865, painting, SK-A-2264
A Young Woman Warming her Hands…
Caesar van Everdingen, c. 1644 - c. 1648, painting, SK-A-4878
On display in room 2.11
The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, c. 1480 - c. 1485, painting, SK-A-2150
On display in room 0.1
Still Life with Roemer, Flute…
Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III), 1651, painting, SK-A-3988