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The Holy Kinship
Geertgen tot Sint Jans (workshop of), c. 1495, painting, SK-A-500
Christ’s family is gathered together in this fictional medieval church: the Holy Family, known in Dutch as the holy ‘maagschap’, an old word for kinship. Left, in a blue robe, the Virgin Mary is seated with Jesus, and alongside, her mother Anna. Behind are the two husbands: Joseph and Joachim.…
On display in room 0.1
Virgin and Child
Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1470 - c. 1480, sculpture, BK-NM-3888
On display in room 0.1
Desk
Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760, BK-16676
This desk has numerous secret compartments and drawers and even includes a fold-out prie-dieu. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, archbishop and elector of Trier, and is decorated at the top with his portrait and heraldic arms. The desk is the most expensive showpiece ever made by…
On display in room 1.9
Silver cabinet
Jan Adolf Hillebrand, 1844, BK-R-4927
As a young cabinetmaker, Hillebrand presented this neo-Gothic showpiece at an industrial exhibition in Leeuwarden in 1844. His ambition was rewarded. King Willem II bought the silver cabinet, having acquired a taste for Gothic art as a student in England. Different Gothic elements are ingeniously…
On display in room 1.15
Haarlem reception room 1794
Abraham van der Hart, c. 1793 - c. 1795, BK-15613
This interior is from the home of merchant and art collector Willem Philip Kops, at Nieuwe Gracht 74 in Haarlem. The room was probably used for evening receptions. It is complete, except for the stucco ceiling. Abraham van der Hart, Amsterdam’s municipal architect, created a complete neoclassical…
On display in room 1.7
Cabinet
anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765, furniture, BK-1989-16
On display in room 1.2
Armstoel van eikenhout, met huifkap
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1580, furniture, BK-KOG-1777
The Grey Horse
Philips Wouwerman, c. 1646, painting, SK-A-1610
Cabinet
Elias Boscher, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1999-85
On display in room 2.26