Thursday, February 29, 2024

Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history. It was founded in The Hague in 1798 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808. 


Neo-Gothic building





Militia Company of District II by Rembrandt



Officers and Other Members of the Militia of District VIII in Amsterdam
by Van der Helst

 



Officers and other Civic Guardsmen
by Van der Helst







Rembrandt self portrait as Apostle Paul



The Syndics of the Dapers' Guild by Rembrandt



Maerten Soolsman and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt
Jointly purchased by Rijksmuseum and Lourve for €160 million from the Rothchild family
The museums will take turn to display the paintings



Rembrandt self portrait in military uniform
Bought by the museum from the Rothchild family for €150 million after Louvre failed to raise the fund



The Little Street in Delft by Johannes Vermeer



The Love Letter by Johannes Vermeer



The Kitchen Maid by Johannes Vermeer



The Feast of St Nicholas by Jan Steen



The Merry Family by Jan Steen



Girl Dressed in Blue by Johannes Cornelisz



Still Life with Gilt Goblet by Willem Claesz Heda



Still Life with Cheese by Floris Claesz van Dijck




Still Life with Turkey Pie by Pieter Claesz



A Flemish Kermis with a perfomance of the Farce by Peeter Baltens

This painting depicts a Flemish village feast. It has many scenes telling the stories of the villagers and their activities.


A man hidden in a pedlar's basket catches his wife cheating on him with a clergyman



Men eating and drinking in a tavern



A very excited man



A man pooing



A religious procession

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