Women

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Women in the museum

  1. Tympanum of Egmond, 1122-1133

    1. Tympanum of Egmond, 1122-1133

    156

  2. Brussels, Pleurants, c. 1475-1476

    2. Brussels, Pleurants, c. 1475-1476

    180

  3. Maarten van Heemskerck, Portraits, 1529

    3. Maarten van Heemskerck, Portraits, 1529

    122

  4. Catharina van Hemessen, Young Woman, 1548

    4. Catharina van Hemessen, Young Woman, 1548

    155

  5. Kenau, late 16th–early 17th century

    5. Kenau, late 16th–early 17th century

    531

  6. Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Flowers , c. 1690-1720

    6. Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Flowers , c. 1690-1720

    552

  7. Ferdinand Bol, Regentesses of the Leprozenhuis, c. 1668-1671

    7. Ferdinand Bol, Regentesses of the Leprozenhuis, c. 1668-1671

    530

  8. Dolls’ house Oortman, c. 1686-1710

    8. Dolls’ house Oortman, c. 1686-1710

    567

  9. Gabriel Metsu, Woman Eating, c. 1661–1664

    9. Gabriel Metsu, Woman Eating, c. 1661–1664

    506

  10. Thérèse Schwartze, Lizzy Ansingh, 1902

    10. Thérèse Schwartze, Lizzy Ansingh, 1902

    351

  11. Hendrik Mesdag, Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875–1885

    11. Hendrik Mesdag, Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875–1885

    360

  12. Surinamese Girls, c. 1805

    12. Surinamese Girls, c. 1805

    346

  13. Marie Bashkirtseff, Alexandrine Patchenko, 1881

    13. Marie Bashkirtseff, Alexandrine Patchenko, 1881

    348

  14. Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Cat at Play, c. 1878

    14. Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Cat at Play, c. 1878

    388

  15. Johannes van Kempen, Set of matching jewellery, c. 1854-1858

    15. Johannes van Kempen, Set of matching jewellery, c. 1854-1858

    387

  16. Joseph Germain Dutalis, Toilet mirror, 1828 - 1829

    16. Joseph Germain Dutalis, Toilet mirror, 1828 - 1829

    339

  17. Charley Toorop, Self-portrait, 1933

    17. Charley Toorop, Self-portrait, 1933

    777