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Rijksmuseum

477 works

Painting of Saint Francis kneeling to hold the infant Christ as the Virgin Mary stands nearby beneath a night sky with a cres

The vision of Saint Francis of Assisi

Ludovico Carracci, 1583 - 1585

Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the infant Christ as a kneeling king offers a gift, with an ox, donkey and camels nearby.

De aanbidding van de koningen

Pieter Aertsen, 1560

Early 16th-century panel of Holy Kinship: Saint Anne reads a book beside the Virgin and Christ Child, with fruit on a platter

Holy Kinship

Master of the Lille Adoration, c. 1520 - c. 1530

Painting of Christ and onlookers as a man in a white shroud is freed from his burial cloth, with a city and hills behind.

The raising of Lazarus

Aertgen van Leyden, c. 1530 - c. 1535

Heart-shaped miniature portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff and embroidered doublet, with blue ribbon, against red draper

Portrait of James I Stuart (1566-1625)

Laurence Hilliard, 1600

Circular painting of the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, a tower, many animals, and a distant mountain landscape.

Het paradijs

Herri met de Bles, 1545

Circular 1574 portrait of a bearded man in black holding a letter, with a scroll and seals on a table.

Portrait of Adam Wachendorff, with a Putto Blowing Bubbles

Cornelis Ketel, 1574

Painting of the Raising of Lazarus showing Christ, a crowd in red and green robes, and a city landscape behind.

The Raising of Lazarus

Aertgen van Leyden, 1530

Circular painting of a paradise landscape with nude figures, animals, a central tower, and distant mountains and lake.

Het paradijs

Herri met de Bles, 1541

Portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet and white ruff holding up a small reddish nude figurine.

Paulus van Vianen (1550-1613). Gold Smith

Cornelis Ketel, 1575

Painting of a barefoot woman in pink robes on a rocky shore, with a sailing ship and towers across a blue bay.

Ariadne on Naxos

Filippo da Verona, 1510

Pastoral landscape with a flute player, grazing cattle and goats, a nude child, and a hilltop town under cloudy skies.

De jonge Mercurius steelt runderen van Apollo’s kudde

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1530

Painting of the Virgin, Christ Child, Saint Joseph and young John the Baptist against a dark background.

The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist

Paolo Veronese, 1550

Heart-shaped miniature portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff, gold-embroidered doublet and blue sash, on red marble.

Portrait of James I (1566-1625), King of Engeland

Lawrence Hilliard, 1600

Round miniature portrait of a woman in black gown, white ruff and coif, on blue background with gold inscriptions.

Lady Margaret Douglas (1515-78), Countess of Lennox

Nicholas Hilliard, 1575

Holy Kinship painting: Saint Anne reads a book beside the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with fruit on a pewter plate.

Holy Kinship

Meester van de Aanbidding te Lille Meester van de Aanbidding te Lille Dirck Vellert born ca. died, 1520

Painting of John the Baptist gesturing to robed men in a wooded landscape with a river, ruins, and distant town.

Johannes de Doper vermaant de Farizeeërs, middenpaneel van een drieluik

Jan van Coninxloo, 1557

Portrait of Anna of Lorraine, Consort of René de Chalon, Prince of Orange

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, after 1542

Hugo de Groot at the age of sixteen

Jan van Ravesteyn, 1599

Painting of a piper herding cattle and goats through a meadow, with a nude child, a walled town and hills behind.

The Young Mercury Stealing Cattle from the Herd of Apollo

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1540

Group portrait of seven bearded men in black clothing and white ruff collars, one holding a fish and one a wine glass.

The Company of Captain Pieter Dircksz Hasselaer and Lieutenant Jan Gerritsz Hooft, Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, c. 1595 - c. 1605

Circular engraving of masked revellers at a feast with a dog and jug, a street procession visible at right.

February: Shrovetide

Crispijn van de Passe, 1580

Engraved title page with a seated Jupiter figure, an eagle, an armillary sphere, a warship, and a Latin cartouche.

Jupiter and a warship with the coat of arms of Alessandro Farnese

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Circular engraving of gods gathered in clouds around a radiant central figure, with Latin text around the rim.

Assembly of gods on Olympus

Cornelis Cort, 1565

Engraving of Hercules Musagetes holding a lyre and lion skin, beside a flaming altar, cornucopia and classical architecture.

Hercules as leader of the muses

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Painted ancient galley with a gilded commander pointing toward a walled riverside city and a stone bridge.

Landing of Scipio Africanus at Carthage

Michiel Coxie, 1555

Engraving of Neptune standing in a shell chariot pulled by sea horses over waves, with figures in clouds above.

Neptune in his chariot

Giulio Bonasone, 1501

Engraving of two seated men being crowned with laurel by two standing figures in a columned classical interior.

Two men are crowned with laurels

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of a bearded robed figure with a sword beside lit candelabra, a kneeling figure at right, set among clouds.

John before the Son of God

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of several standing draped figures, some embracing, sketched in loose strokes.

Five Standing Figures

Hans Mont, 1550

Engraving of a woman driving a sun chariot through clouds while a laurel-crowned man reaches for the reins, with a city below

Apollo in the sun chariot

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of an enthroned figure with a halo, surrounded by crowned elders, winged creatures and torches under an arch.

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Pallas in a plumed helmet with a Medusa shield, spear raised, standing over a fallen giant amid clouds.

Minerva

Egbert van Panderen, 1590

Engraving of women attacking a slumped man beneath a tree, with a classical city and dogs in the background.

Orpheus is killed by the raging women of Ciconia

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of four horsemen of the apocalypse, a skeleton with a scythe leading, trampling figures beneath an arched sky with

Four horsemen of the Apocalypse

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of the nude figure Ixion falling through clouds toward a fiery abyss, with a Latin inscription in a circular border

Ixion

Hendrick Goltzius, 1588

Engraving of three courting couples in a castle garden, with a tower, trees and a Latin inscription below.

Drie minnende paren in kasteeltuin

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of an apocalyptic scene with fallen figures, angels in clouds, sun and moon, and a rider on horseback in a rocky la

Opening of the sixth seal

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Circular engraving of Mary Magdalene borne aloft on clouds by winged angels, with rays of light and a rocky landscape below.

De hemelvaart van Maria Magdalena

Jean Mignon, 1542

Engraving of musicians around a keyboard instrument at a candlelit table, with a man in a ruff holding sheet music.

Musicerend gezelschap bij toortslicht

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of four angels restraining winds above a crowd of figures, with a Latin caption along the bottom edge.

Four angels hold back the four winds

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of a warrior with shield swimming in a river beneath a brick bridge while soldiers attack from above.

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge in the Tiber

Diana Scultori, 1557

Engraving of a nude woman reclining on a canopied bed as a man in period dress is tied with rope, with an older woman beside

Hoer verleidt man

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of angels blowing trumpets above a flaming censer, with ships on a sea below and a Latin caption.

Opening of the seventh seal

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Cupid above a mythological wedding preparation scene with an elephant, camel, giraffe and seated nude figure.

Voorbereidingen voor het huwelijksfeest van Amor en Psyche (linkerdeel)

Diana Scultori, 1575

Engraving of a man seated with nude Venus, Ceres and Bacchus figures, Cupid, fruit and wine barrel beneath a tree.

Man in gezelschap van Venus, Ceres en Bacchus

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1596

Engraving of locust-like winged creatures rising from a smoking pit while an angel blows a trumpet and human figures fall bel

Plague of locusts after the fifth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Circular pen drawing of the risen Christ with a banner, surrounded by sleeping soldiers beside a tomb.

De Opstanding van Christus

Nicolaas Hogenberg, 1510

Circular engraving of the Virgin and Child appearing to a kneeling emperor with crown and sceptre, watched by onlookers.

Maria met het Kind verschijnt aan keizer Augustus

Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1589

Engraving of angels and monstrous horsemen attacking a crowd, with God enthroned on clouds above in an arched frame.

Four angels of death kill the people after the sixth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of Christ praying on a rock while disciples sleep nearby, with soldiers approaching through trees in a circular orn

Christus op de Olijfberg

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Portret van paus Johannes XIX

Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, 1595

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man reading a book as a winged angel with a halo stands over the sea.

John receives the holy scripture from an angel

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraved roundel of Christ's betrayal with soldiers, a sword-drawing disciple, a fallen figure, and a castle in the distance.

Het verraad van Christus

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Engraving of God in clouds above a reclining nude man and a standing nude woman beside a tree, with animals in a landscape.

Zesde scheppingsdag: schepping van de mens

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1589

Engraving of two prophets watching a winged dragon attack a prone man before a temple and city, with angels in clouds above.

Two witnesses of God are devoured by a beast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in armor and a ruff collar, with Latin inscription around the border.

Portret van Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, graaf van Fuentes

Crispijn van de Passe, 1591

Engraving of a marriage scene with an angel, an old bearded man joining hands, a dog, and a vaulted interior, on torn paper.

Huwelijk van Tobias en Sara

Jacques de Gheyn, 1580

Circular engraving of a ploughman with oxen in a rocky landscape, with reclining nude figures at lower right under clouds.

Zilveren eeuw

Philips Galle, 1573

Engraving of a standing woman with a swan beside her, framed by ornate scrollwork, putti, and a lettered cartouche.

Leda en de zwaan

Virgilius Solis, 1524

Circular woodcut of armored figures, a horse, and trees in a dense landscape, shown beside a metric ruler.

Een kussend paar bij een boom

Hans Springinklee, 1505

Circular engraving of a kneeling crowned king and a pointing woman before a classical idol in a colonnaded hall.

Salomo's afgoderij

Philips Galle, 1569

Engraving of two allegorical women, one pointing upward beside scales and an urn, the other seated by a column, within a circ

Fortitudo en Justitia

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1520

Circular engraving of three nude women before a bearded man, with an armored warrior and sword in the foreground.

Het oordeel van Paris

Hans Springinklee, 1510