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Rijksmuseum

3,042 works

Man playing a lute beside a woman in a laurel wreath under a tree, with a shepherd and flock in the landscape behind.

Allegory on Nature as wet-nurse of the Arts

Jan Sanders van Hemessen, 1540 - 1557

Painting of a disguised shepherd approaching a seated woman in blue as an eagle flies above, with putti and sheep nearby.

Jupiter, vermomd als herder, verleidt Mnemosyne, godin van het geheugen

Jacob de Wit, 1727

Panel with nine male donors in dark clothing and lace collars, with Saint John holding a chalice behind them.

Left wing of a Memorial Triptych, formerly called the Gertz Memorial Triptych, with nine male Donor Portraits with Sa…

Unknown artist, after c. 1527

Winged angel in yellow robes points toward a dusky landscape while a bearded man in brown robes stirs awake beside water.

The Prophet Elijah Awakened in the Desert by an Angel

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1624 - 1625

Painting of Moses holding stone tablets with Hebrew text, with rays of light behind his head and a dark stormy sky.

Moses with the Tables of the Law

Pieter Gaal, 1803

Oil painting of the Annunciation: Mary at a lectern under a red curtain, an angel kneeling before her, a dove and cherubs in

Annunciation to the Virgin

Jacob de Wit, 1723

Painting of Christ blessing children among robed figures before a glowing stone archway under a fiery sky.

Christ Blessing the Children

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, 1870

Painting of the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth among saints in a classical interior with a tiled floor and a lion.

Visitation (Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth in the Presence of Saints Joseph and Jerome)

Pellegrini Tiballdi, 1550

Painting of the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary, with lilies, a dove and cherubs in a golden sky.

Annunciation to the Virgin

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1660 - 1680

Gilded arched panel of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, both with haloes against an incised gold background.

Madonna met kind

Master of Badia a Isola, 1300

Arcadian landscape with trees, a classical building, obelisk, and a figure in red drapery gesturing near a pond.

Arcadisch landschap met Jupiter en Io

Johannes Glauber, 1680

Painting of Venus in red drapery embracing Adonis beside a spear and hunting dog, with a wooded landscape behind.

Venus and Adonis

Joos de Pape, 1629

Painting of Venus and Mars embracing with Cupids, attendants and red drapery in a classical setting, 1604.

Venus and Mars

Hans Rottenhammer, 1604

Painting of an Arcadian landscape with nude bathers by a pool beneath tall trees and rolling hills under clouds.

Arcadian Landscape with Diana Bathing

Johannes Glauber, 1661

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the nude Christ Child, both with gold halos, against an ornate gold arched background.

Madonna of Humility

Fra Angelico, 1440

Painting of Christ seated between Martha preparing fish in a kitchen and Mary reading a book, with a landscape behind.

Christ with Martha and Mary

Vincent Malò, 1623

Painted landscape of a forest path with classical huntress figures and hounds, framed by tall trees and distant hills at suns

Landscape with Diana Hunting

Abraham Genoels, 1685

Painting of an elder in red kneeling before winged angels at a table beneath a large tree, with a woman in a doorway.

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels

Ferdinand Bol, 1660

Painting of Saint John on Patmos writing while gazing at a radiant woman in clouds, with an eagle and putti nearby.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos

Carlo Maratta, 1680

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child with Saint Joseph beside them under a pink canopy, with a landscape behi

The Holy Family

Lorenzo Costa, 1490

Painting of nude nymphs grappling with a satyr among trees and goats, with a wide landscape and cloudy sky behind.

Pan Punished by Nymphs

Jacob Jordaens, 1640

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, Saint Joseph, two angels, and shepherds adoring the infant Jesus in a landscape.

The Adoration of the Child

Jacopo da Sellaio, 1485

Painting of an angel descending to a seated woman in a pink dress beside a bed, with a dove in a golden sky.

Annunciation

Marcello Venusti, 1550

Two panels with kneeling donor portraits and saints Adrian and John the Baptist, with a lamb, armor and landscape background.

Two Wings of a Triptych with Portraits of Donors with Saints Adrian and John the Baptist

Pieter Pourbus, 1530

Saint Jerome with a halo stands in a book-lined study while a lion sits beside him, resting a paw on his hand.

Saint Jerome in His Study.

Lorenzo Monaco, 1420

Oil painting of the Virgin, infant Christ, and saints in a wooded landscape with a ruined tower and a lamb.

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine

Sébastien Bourdon, 1650

Bearded man in red cloak with quill and open book, resting his head on his hand beside a lion, in a dark study.

The Evangelist Saint Mark

Joachim Wtewael, 1610

Gilded panel painting of a bearded haloed prophet in red and pink robes holding an open book and a pen.

Prophet

Gherardo Starnina, 1407

Painting of the Madonna seated in a landscape holding the Christ Child, both with gold halos, beside a tree and rocks.

Madonna and Child

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, 1512

Painting of a bearded man in a green robe writing with a quill on a sheet over an open book, with a red cloth on the table.

The Evangelist Saint Luke

Joachim Wtewael, 1610

Sepia drawing of Hercules in a lion skin grappling with the centaur Nessus, arms raised, in a tall vertical format.

Hercules vernietigt de centaur Nessus

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550

Painting of the prophet Elijah kneeling in a dark landscape as a winged angel points toward the sky.

The Prophet Elijah in the Desert Awakened by an Angel

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1624

Painting of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with angels, while kneeling figures gather around an open tomb below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Jacob Willemsz de Wet, 1640

Painting of a girl in a red dress twirling on a wooden floor, with a lute player and a woman in period dress behind her.

Airs and Graces

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, 1872

Painting of two women on a stone step, one in gilded helmet and armor reading a book, with a peacock and cherubs nearby.

Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip

Ferdinand Bol, 1663

Night scene of an angel addressing kneeling shepherds beside a shed, with sheep, cattle and goats in the foreground.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Dirck Wijntrack, 1630

Painting of the Adoration of the Kings showing Mary and the infant Christ with kneeling kings bearing gifts and horses at rig

The Adoration of the Kings

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1619

Painting of the Holy Family: Mary holds the infant Christ as Joseph in an orange cloak offers him a bird.

The Holy Family

Raffaello Vanni, 1640

Triptych with Virgin and Child in center, Saint John with chalice on left, Mary Magdalene with jar on right, gilded halos.

Triptych with Virgin and Child, Saint John the Evangelist (left wing) and Mary Magdalene (right wing)

Jan Provoost, 1505

Circular painting of the Nativity with Mary kneeling in blue, the infant Christ, angels, John the Baptist and Joseph.

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Cosimo Rosselli, 1490

Painting of Christ embracing his mother as grieving women and apostles watch, with a walled city and mountains behind.

Christ Taking Leave of his Mother

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1515

Painting of Christ carrying the cross to Calvary, with soldiers, horses, the grieving Virgin Mary and a kneeling woman.

Christ on the Way to Calvary

Jacob Jordaens, 1655

Snowy winter village with a crowd of figures, bare trees, brick houses and horses with red cloths, by Pieter Brueghel the You

Adoration of the Magi

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, 1590

Crucifixion painting with Christ on the cross, grieving women and a red-robed saint before a distant walled city.

Crucifixion

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1510

Elderly bearded man in red robe dozes by candlelight, holding a skull, with a cardinal's hat and books in a dim study.

Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight

Aertgen van Leyden, 1520

Religious painting of the Virgin and Christ Child with infant John the Baptist, a lamb, a bishop, and onlookers under a dove.

Allegory of the Christ Child as the Lamb of God

Frans Francken the Younger, 1616

Painting of Christ seated in a Gothic interior with two women, a dog on the tiled floor, and a servant in the courtyard beyon

Christ in the house of Mary and Martha

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1515

Painting of a haloed saint embracing a hanged man at a gallows, with armed men in red and green and a walled town behind.

Saint Nicholas Saving a Hanged Man

Zanobi Machiavelli, 1470

Painting of a woman drawing at a ledge, a young man holding a sculpted head, and a nude Venus statue in a niche.

Een tekenares en een jongen bij een beeld van Venus

Pieter van der Werff, 1715

Crucifixion scene with Christ at center, mourners and saints on both sides, against a blue sky and distant town.

Christ on the Cross, with Mary, John, Mary Magdalene and Sts Cecilia and Barbara (left) and Peter, Francis and Jerome…

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1505

Painting of two women embracing under a tree with cherubs, a red drape, an eagle, and hunting dogs in a forest.

Jupiter, Disguised as Diana, Seducing the Nymph Callisto

Jacob de Wit, 1727

Painting of nude women on a wooded riverbank, one reaching toward a basket with an infant among reeds, under a cloudy sky.

Pharaoh's daughter discovers Moses in the rush basket

Ferdinand Bol, 1660

Bacchus offers grapes and wine to Diana in a woodland scene with putti, satyrs, a hound and fruit.

Bacchus and Diana

Hendrick van Balen the Elder, 1632

Painting of Christ seated with a veiled woman in a Gothic interior, a richly dressed seated woman and a dog nearby.

Christ’s Second Visit to the House of Mary and Martha

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1515

Venus seated on a golden chariot presents armour to Aeneas, with smiths at a forge and cupids in the clouds above.

Aeneas Receiving a New Set of Armour from Venus

Ferdinand Bol, 1660

Painting of three angels on a cloud visiting a bowing elderly man beside a small house under a pale sky.

Abraham and the Three Angels

Francesco Zugno, 1750

Painting of a shepherd leaning toward a seated woman in a woodland scene, with an eagle overhead and cupids and sheep nearby.

Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory

Jacob de Wit, 1727

Painting of an elderly man kneeling before three winged angels at a table beneath a large autumn tree, 1660.

Abraham Receiving the Three Angels

Ferdinand Bol, 1660

Painting of two robed figures seated near a tree in a rocky landscape, with blue mountains and a town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Saint Bruno ?

Alessandro Magnasco, 1700

Gilded panel showing a kneeling haloed friar in rocky hills, reaching toward a red winged seraph in the sky.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Lorenzo Monaco, 1420

Painting of a preacher in a pulpit addressing a crowd in an arched church interior, with a street scene at right.

The Calling of Saint Anthony

Aertgen van Leyden, 1530

Painting of a pointing goddess in a blue cloak beside a seated herdsman, white cow, peacocks and golden chariot under a dark

Juno geeft Argus opdracht Io te bewaken

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1655

Painting of Christ in a blue robe and crown of thorns carrying a cross, surrounded by jeering soldiers and a castle backdrop.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Quinten Massijs, 1510

Saint Jerome dozes beside a candle, holding a skull, with a red cardinal's hat and open book nearby.

Saint Jerome

Aertgen van Leyden, 1520

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, mounted soldiers and mourners below.

The Crucifixion

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1390

Painting of Christ and a kneeling woman before turbaned onlookers in an arched interior with a checkered floor.

Christ and the Woman in Adultery

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1650

Warship firing at a shore fortress in a bay, smoke rising, with rowing boats in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki / Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorg…

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Painting of a nude woman with a plumed helmet and spear beside a bearded man in armor, with a cupid behind them.

Odysseus and Calypso

Gérard de Lairesse, 1680

Painting of a woman drawing at a ledge while a boy holds a cast, beside a white statue of Venus in a niche.

A Girl Drawing and a Boy near a Statue of Venus

Pieter van der Werff, 1715

Painting of a reclining nude youth, a woman in a dark drape leaning above, and a bearded old man kneeling beside a vessel.

Selene en Endymion

Johann Carl Loth, 1660

Circular ceiling painting of Diana and companions with roses, a winged figure, clouds and a chariot in a classical frame.

Ceiling painting with Diana and her companions

Gérard de Lairesse, 1676

Painting of Apollo and Pan in a forest with nymphs, satyrs and putti gathered around a stream.

The Contest between Apollo and Pan

Hendrick de Clerck, 1600

Madonna and Child painting: Mary in red and black holds the Christ Child, who points to a rosary, beside a book and fruit.

Madonna and Child

Ambrogio Bergognone, 1500

Painting of the moon goddess Selene gazing at sleeping Endymion, with a winged child holding a torch under a large moon.

Selene and Endymion

Gérard de Lairesse, 1680

Oval painting of Saint Catherine with a halo, gazing upward, holding a palm frond and a spiked wheel in a gold gown.

Saint Catherine

Francesco Montelatici, 1617

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and the infant Christ, a shepherd with a staff, a donkey and ox, and angels above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort, 1560

Oil painting of Mercury descending above nude Calypso, with a bearded Odysseus and an armoured youth in the foreground.

Mercurius gelast Calypso om Odysseus te laten vertrekken

Gérard de Lairesse, 1680

Virgin Mary with long hair gazes down at the Christ Child, who holds a goldfinch, against a dark background.

Virgin and Child

Francesco Napoletano, 1490

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary and the Christ Child in a thatched stable, kneeling king in red, city behind.

Adoration of the Magi

Hieronymus Bosch

Interior of a Gothic church with tall columns, vaulted ceiling and small figures on a tiled floor.

The interior of Saint Bavo's Church in Haarlem

Isaak van Nickelen, 1660

Renaissance painting of the Holy Family with Saint Catherine, an angel, and the young John the Baptist in a landscape.

Holy Family with Saint Catherine

Francesco Torbido, 1525

Oval painting of nude Venus kneeling beside nude Mars with spear, helmet and shield, with a cupid figure in the background.

Venus en Mars

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1628

Brown monochrome painting of Perseus on winged horse attacking a sea monster to free chained Andromeda on a rocky shore.

Perseus and Andromeda. Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik

Pieter Symonsz Potter, 1642

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary with the Christ Child, kneeling king and turbaned attendants in a dim interior.

Adoration of the Magi

Gaspare Diziani, 1705

Painting of a wooded landscape with a tall tree, rocky hill, and two small robed figures near a river at dusk.

Landscape with Apollo and Calliope

Abraham Genoels, 1670

Virgin and Child with John the Baptist and Saint Catherine, with angels above and a lamb in the foreground.

Virgin and Child with young John the Baptist and Saint Catherine

Hans Rottenhammer, 1604

Painting of an angel appearing in clouds to kneeling shepherds with sheep and goats in a dark landscape.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Cornelis Saftleven, 1655

Painting of a crowd gathered under large trees in a forest, with a preacher, drummer and rustic house in the distance.

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

Abraham Bloemaert, 1590

Painting of the Nativity with Mary beside the infant in a manger, shepherds and villagers gathering, a donkey and cow in a st

The adoration of the shepherds

Jan Steen, 1660

Reclining nude woman on white bed with roses, green curtain and attendants in a room beyond.

Liggende Venus

Lambert Sustris, 1540

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

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

Medieval painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, mourners at left and soldiers at right, on a gold background.

Crucifixion

Sigmund Gleismüller, 1475

Gold-ground panel painting of a winged angel in a red mantle and blue tunic holding a staff, in a gilded gabled frame.

Angel

Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308

Painting of a goddess pointing from a cloud beside a gilded chariot, with a herdsman, cattle, peacocks and a dog.

Juno Commanding Argus to Keep Watch on Io

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1655

Painting of Venus and Adonis with a nude reclining woman, a hunter in red, a cupid, dogs and doves in a dark landscape.

Venus and Adonis

Ferdinand Bol, 1658