The support consists of three horizontally grained oak planks (20.2, 28 and 26.7 cm), and has been thinned to a thickness of 0.7-0.9 cm and cradled. The thinning of the panel has exposed the dowel ...

Frans Hals is known for his swiftly applied short brushstrokes. Just look at the collar: a jumble of white streaks of paint and yet unmistakably a lace collar. Want to see the works in real life? Come ...

inscribed: lower left, with the mark of Esdaile, in brown ink, WE (L. 2617) stamped: lower left, with the mark of Lawrence (L. 2445) inscribed on verso: upper left (with the sheet turned upside down), ...

A servant bringing a letter temporarily interrupts a meeting. The other five men are the regents of the Amsterdam Spinhuis, the female house of correction. The women imprisoned there for theft or ...

As part of the ceremony, Calkoen attended a meeting in the divan or council chamber of the palace, after which he and his retinue were offered a meal by the grand vizier. This meal is shown here. At ...

Make a print of your favourite detail Download this work and make your own creation Order a ready-made poster of this work Gezicht op een dorp in de avond. Aan de rand van een weiland, tussen bomen, ...

Jan Havicksz. Steen (ca. 1625-1679) werd in Leiden geboren als zoon van een bierbrouwer. Na de Latijnse School schreef hij zich in 1646 in aan de Leidse universiteit, maar voltooide die niet: hij ging ...

Met 8.000 objecten vertellen we het verhaal van 800 jaar Nederlandse kunst en geschiedenis. We nemen je mee van de Middeleeuwen tot aan Mondriaan. Dit doen we natuurlijk in het historische ...

The Hindu god Shiva has many faces. Here he is shown as the lord of dance, but he is also the creator and destroyer of the world. This polarity is manifested everywhere in this statue. Take a look.

Frans Post (1612-1680), a printmaker, painter and draughtsman, was born in Haarlem. He was the son of Jan Jansz. Post, a glass painter from Leiden, and younger brother of Pieter Post, a painter and ...

Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629) went to Italy at the age of fifteen, following an apprenticeship in Utrecht under Abraham Bloemaert, a painter of history scenes. In Rome, Ter Brugghen saw pictures ...

Honden zijn op veel schilderijen weergegeven, maar vooral op genrestukken uit de 17de eeuw. Ze zijn afgebeeld in huiselijke scènes of op ‘conversatiestukken’: informele groepsportretten van ...