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The Outdoor Party

The Merry Fiddler

From the series One hundred masterpieces

The Utrecht painter Gerard Honthorst was an international star. He portrayed this lifelike fiddler very convincingly. Leaning out from the window, he seems to slip out from the frame to toast with us.

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The Merry Fiddler

1:18 min. - Cheers! See how lifelike this fiddler is

The Outdoor Party

1:13 min. - Very merry party, but with a moral

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

1:02 min. - Striking pink tones and fashionable clothes

Fishing for Souls

1:09 min. - The painter clearly took sides in this political allegory

Floral Still Life

1:13 min. - Take a closer look at the flaming parrot tulips

Militia Company of District VIII in Amsterdam

1:09 min. - Notice how Van der Helst created depth

Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster

1:26 min. - Big party! There is real cause to celebrate

Winter Landscape with Skaters

1:11 min. - Take a closer look at these 200 figures having fun on the ice

View of Olinda

1:05 min. - Anteaters, sloths, monkeys and one very large beetle

Young Woman with a Broad-brimmed Hat

1:09 min. - A summertime maiden with an enticing gesture

Interior of the Sint-Odolphuskerk in Assendelft

1:15 min. - Zoom in on the architectural details

The Meagre Company

0:55 min. - Made by two painters. Do you see any difference?

Cupboard by Herman Doomer

1:12 min. - Made by the specialist in ebony work and Rembrandt’s friend

Hugo de Groot’s Book Chest

1:25 min. - How long was Hugo de Groot hidden in this chest?

Lidded Ewer

1:26 min. - Discover the auricular style full of surprises

Clock and Gunpowder Horn

1:12 min. - A suspenseful exploit in extreme cold

Roemer with a Poem to Constantine Huygens

1:24 min. - The maker of this glass had a writer’s block