Rijksmuseum 2013 – Anyone for cheese?

Rijksmuseum


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Pictures from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Anyone for cheese?

Rijksmuseum 2013 – The Embarrassment of Riches

04 Oct 2013 184
Jan Steen – A Burgher of Delft and His Daughter

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Crossing the river

Rijksmuseum 2013 – De Staalmeesters

04 Oct 2013 5 232
The Sampling Officials or Syndics of the Drapers' Guild

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Officer of the Amsterdam militia

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It is clear where the Crocs company got its inspiration.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Great Britain

04 Oct 2013 149
With a flag of the rebel colonies.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Chest of Hugo Grotius

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The great lawyer was imprisoned by Maurits of Orange, but he escaped by means of this chest. There is another Grotius chest in Delft. Maurits isn’t the only one with a dislike for lawyers. During Jack Cade's rebellion Dick the Butcher reportedly said: “ The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. ”, but Grotius is held in high esteem the world over, whilst Maurits and Dick are all but forgotten.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Big fish

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Detail of Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast by Adam Willaerts (1577–1664), painted in 1614.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Mask

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Enjoying The Ice near A Town by Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634). The painting dates from 1620.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – The Dutch Ambassador on his Way…

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In 1651–1652 the Dutch ambassador Joan Cunæus and his secretary Cornelis Speelman travelled to Isfahan to stimulate trade in horses and silk. The man on the left is probably the Sultan of Bandar Abbas. The painting was made by Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-1659). The painting dates from 1653–1659.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Jan Valckenburgh

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Valckenburgh (1623–1667) was Director-General of the Gold Coast. The painting is by Daniel Vertangen (1600-1684). The painting was made in 1660.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Naked man

04 Oct 2013 172
The Drawing Gallery of The Felix Meritis Society by Adriaan de Lelie (1755–1820). The painting dates from 1801.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – A Turkish Woman

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Painted by Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671–1737). The painting dates from 1720–1737.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Cabinet

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Dates from 1755–1765.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Writing cabinet

04 Oct 2013 1 148
Dates from 1715–1740.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Old lock

Rijksmuseum 2013 – in spyt van die mis, leiver tue…

04 Oct 2013 1 234
Rather be Turk than be a papist. The sword of Van der Werff, the burgomaster of Leiden during the siege of the Spaniards in 1574.

Rijksmuseum 2013 – Ships


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