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The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642, painting, SK-C-5
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is…
On display in Nightwatch gallery
Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van…
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (workshop of), c. 1533, painting, SK-A-1405
Self portraits signal a growing awareness among artists of their own role. This work was long thought to be the earliest self portrait of an artist in the Northern Netherlands. Jacob Cornelisz is looking directly at the viewer; behind him on a piece of paper is the date, 1533, and the artist’s…
On display in room 0.6
Girl in a White Kimono
George Hendrik Breitner, 1894, painting, SK-A-3584
Inspired by Japanese prints, Breitner painted at least twelve versions of this girl in a white kimono around 1894. Each time, her pose is different and the kimono is a different colour. Here the embroidered white silk kimono with red trimmed sleeves and orange belt are what draw our attention. The…
On display in room 1.18
Model for a statue of Rembrandt
Louis Royer, 1840, BK-NM-9001
On display in room 1.14
Bust of a Man, Probably Vincent…
Hendrick de Keyser (I), 1608, figure, BK-NM-11452
On display in room 2.5
Pompeius Occo
Dirck Jacobsz, c. 1531, painting, SK-A-3924
On display in room 0.6
Tabletop
Dirk van Rijswijck, c. 1650 - c. 1660, furniture, BK-NM-1916
On display in room 2.19
Salome with the Head of John the…
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1524, painting, SK-C-1349
On display in room 0.6
Man and Woman at a Spinning Wheel
Pieter Pietersz. (I), c. 1560 - c. 1570, painting, SK-A-3962
On display in room 0.6
Mali, 1981
Willem Diepraam, 1981, photograph, RP-F-2009-210