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Rijksmuseum

775 works

Winter village scene with skaters on a frozen canal, thatched cottages, a windmill and bare trees under a pale sky.

Ice-Skating in a Village

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1610

Oval ceiling painting of a winged dawn goddess in orange drapery above a sunrise chariot, with putti and dancing figures belo

Allegory of Dawn

Gérard de Lairesse, 1673

Painted harpsichord lid showing travellers, a horse, a ruined tower and a roadside cross under a cloudy sky.

Lid of a harpsichord

Unknown artist, c. 1625 - c. 1650

Oil painting of a busy harbor canal with sailing ships, flags, a town skyline, and a crowd of riders and carts on a dike.

The departure of a dignitary from Middelburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 1615

Two small round portraits: a man holding a palette and brushes, and a woman in a white headdress and collar.

Self-portrait of Johann Philip Lembke and a portrait of his wife

Johann Philipp Lemke, 1650

Oil painting of a robed man striking a river with a rod before a turbaned ruler, with boats and a tower beyond.

Aaron Changing the Water of the River into Blood

Jan Symonsz. Pynas, 1610

Panoramic painting of a village horse fair with mounted riders, crowds, white tents, houses and a church spire under a cloudy

Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair

Adriaen van de Venne, 1618

Painting of a river harbor with ships, fishermen, a rifle-carrying hunter, and a woman hanging nets on a bank.

Fishermen and hunters

Arent Arentsz, 1625

Large group painting of men feasting at a banquet table with a blue flag, a drum, and wine glasses in a hall.

Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648

Painted harpsichord lid showing an elegant outdoor banquet, riders, a river with boats, a bridge and swans.

Lid of a harpsichord

Philip Schey, 1626

Winter scene with skaters on a frozen river, bare trees, and villagers on the bank under a pale sky.

Winter

Adriaen van de Venne, 1625

Winter scene of skaters, an ice-boat and a sleigh on a frozen canal before a brick town, painted in 1611.

Landscape with Frozen Canal, Skaters and an Ice-Boat

Adam van Breen, 1611

Oil painting of a large central galleon among many sailing ships on rough green sea, with small boats and swimming horses in

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, c. 1620 - c. 1625

Painting of a busy harbor with sailing ships, flags, horsemen on a quay, and a town skyline under a cloudy sky.

The port of Middelburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 1615

Painting of a parrot, white rooster, chicks, hoopoe and a monkey on a swing above a stone ledge.

Birds on a Balustrade

Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680 - c. 1690

Monochrome ink drawing of tall sailing warships with flags and smoke in a harbour, with small rowing boats on calm water.

"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from…

Willem van de Velde, 1669

Panoramic market scene with mounted riders, white tents, crowds, and a church spire beyond the rooftops.

Prince Maurice and Frederik Hendrik at the horse market of Valkenburg

Adriaen van de Venne, 1618

Painted naval battle in a bay beneath rocky hills, with sailing ships, smoke, and marching troops on the shore.

Victory over the Spanish near Gibraltar by a Fleet Commanded by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607

Adam Willaerts, 1617

Painting of a towered brick castle beside a moat, with figures, dogs and grazing animals in a green landscape under cloudy sk

View of the Castle of Egmond aan den Hoef

Claes Jacobsz van der Heck, c. 1638

Group portrait of a seventeenth-century militia company in dark dress, white collars, and blue and yellow sashes, holding pik

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael

Pieter Codde, 1633

Elegant figures, a grey horse and a beggar meet on a country road beside a pond, with a carriage in the distance.

Spring

Adriaen van de Venne, 1625

Panoramic 1645 landscape with elegant dancers and a musician on the left, a country path, and a distant church under clouds.

Landscape with a Couple Dancing outside a Country Mansion

Pieter Meulener, 1645

Allegorical painting of gods and figures with a globe, a Dutch ship with flags, islands, and an obelisk on a shoreline.

Amsterdam as the center of world trade, Painting on a harpsichord lid with Allegorical representation of Amsterdam as…

Karel van Mander the Elder, 1604

Small 1625 panel of a summer road with a carriage, a rider on a dark horse, a running dog, and a distant church tower.

Summer

Adriaen van de Venne, 1625

Allegorical painting with figures around a globe, a Dutch sailing ship, and map-like islands with an obelisk on the shore.

Amsterdam as center of world trade

Pieter Isaacsz, c. 1604 - c. 1607

Grisaille allegory of the arts with a woman holding a palette, a laurel-crowned seated woman, and cherubs.

Allegory of the Arts.

Gérard de Lairesse, 1675

Painting of an elegant couple and child walking by a harbour with sailing boats, a cart, a dog and grapes on the ground.

Autumn

Adriaen van de Venne, 1625

Painting of figures in period dress skating and walking on a frozen river, with a windmill, village houses and a sailboat.

Winter Landscape with Skaters

Adam van Breen, c. 1615 - c. 1620

Painting of sailing ships and small boats on choppy water before a town with a church spire and a castle, under a cloudy sky.

Ships off IJsselmonde

Aert Anthoniszoon, 1617

Horizontal painting of the prodigal son: a kneeling figure embraced at right, a dealing scene with a horse at left, and a riv

De verloren zoon

Barent Fabritius, 1661