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Rijksmuseum

54,341 works

Engraving of Alpheus chasing the nymph Arethusa along a shore, with a goddess in clouds above and a boat at sea.

Alpheus and Arethusa

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a crowned rider on a rearing horse before a walled city, with spearmen at left and a woman watching from a tower

Scylla and Minos

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of a labyrinth in a landscape with a helmeted hero and a woman in the foreground, with Latin verses below.

Theseus and Ariadne

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of Icarus falling headlong into the sea as Daedalus flies above him, with a blazing sun and ships in the distance.

The Fall of Icarus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of Meleager and Atalanta in a forest, with Atalanta holding a bow and Meleager holding a boar's head, hunters behin

Meleager and Atalanta

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of Hercules aiming a bow at the centaur Nessus carrying a woman across a river, with a distant town.

Hercules kills Nessus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Engraving of nude women bathing by a fountain in a hilly landscape, with an archer and dog at right, Latin verse below.

Diana and Callisto

Crispijn van de Passe, 1602

Etching of putti playing flute, trumpet and lute beneath drapery, with a winged horse Pegasus leaping above and a dog below.

Making music putti with Pegasus

Gérard de Lairesse, 1670

Engraved ceiling design with birds in flight, a central chariot and zodiac wheel, and garland-framed decorative panels.

Ceiling of the Burgerzaal in the Town Hall on the Dam

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Engraved elevation of the north wall of the Burgher Hall with fluted columns, arched windows and small figures.

North side of the Burgerzaal in the Town Hall on the Dam (left part)

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Engraved architectural elevation of a gallery wall with Corinthian columns, garlands, paneled doors and relief panels.

Southern gallery in the Town Hall on the Dam (middle part)

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Etched architectural elevation of a gallery wall with columns, arches, and a sculpture of Jupiter in a niche.

Southern gallery in the Town Hall on the Dam (right part)

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Engraved architectural elevation of a gallery wall with Corinthian columns, garland panels, and a graduated scale bar.

Northern part of the eastern gallery in the Town Hall on the Dam (right part)

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Etched ceiling plan of a coffered hall with floral garlands, crossed trumpets, and a central cherub among clouds, with a feet

Ceiling of the Council of War Room in the Town Hall on the Dam

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Etched view of a grand town hall with a central dome tower, crowds, and a horse-drawn carriage in the square.

View of the front of the Town Hall on the Dam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Engraved elevation of the east wall of the Krijgsraad hall, with arched niche, arms trophies and garlands, 1661.

Eastern wall of the Council of War Room in the Town Hall on the Dam

Dancker Danckerts, 1661

Etching of the Dam square in Amsterdam with the town hall, New Church and weigh house, and figures on the cobblestones.

View of the Town Hall, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Waag on the Dam in Amsterdam

Simon Fokke, 1762

Engraving of sailing boats and a large ship on rough water at the harbor of Brielle, with a church tower and windmill on the

View of the harbor of Brielle

Mathias de Sallieth, 1779

Engraving of the Vlaardingen harbor with sailing boats, rowing boats, windmills and a church tower under cloudy skies.

View of the harbor of Vlaardingen

Mathias de Sallieth, 1780

Print of a roadside inn near a city gate, with trees, horse riders, pedestrians and a windmill in the distance.

View of establishment Het Amsterdamsche Wapen near the Haarlemmerpoort in Amsterdam

J.B. Clermans, 1827

Engraved-style print of an ornate exhibition facade with twin towers, draped banners and small figures in the grounds.

View of the main building of the World Exhibition of 1883 in Amsterdam

Gerrit Jan Thieme, 1883

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner rising from a tomb while soldiers fall around and angels sit by the opening.

Resurrection of Christ

Cherubino Alberti, 1563

Engraving of the Virgin Mary on her deathbed surrounded by apostles and mourners, with angels appearing in clouds above.

The deathbed of Mary

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of warriors abducting women among classical columns and an obelisk, with a dedicatory inscription below.

Rape of the Sabine Women

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of a man with a staff defending women at a well as sheep drink, with trees and a town in the background.

Moses defends the daughters of Reuel at the well

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of Vestal virgins tending a flaming altar in a columned temple, with a seated woman and a group of women and childr

Vestal Virgins sacrifice for the well-being of Augustus

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Pencil sketch of six standing figures in long robes and caps, one gesturing with a raised hand, on pale paper.

Six standing professors

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of two muscular giant figures working, one lifting a bundle, the other carrying a load on his shoulders.

Two building giants

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a group of standing figures in hats and robes, with fainter sketched heads around them.

Group of standing figures

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil study sheet with caricatured male heads in hats and a standing male figure, on tan paper.

Several figures with hats

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of embracing giant figures with a small figure below, drawn on grey paper.

Giants embracing each other and a small figure

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch on beige paper of a woman's upper body and a larger study of her head, by Henk Henriët, 1913.

Upper body and head of a woman

Henk Henriët, 1913

Pencil sketch of a reclining giant with an open mouth, small figures beside it, and three old faces in the lower right.

Reclining giantess with an open mouth and three heads of old people

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of four large seated giant figures beside a tiny standing figure, drawn in loose overlapping lines on pale pape

Four giants and a small figure

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a large reclining woman on a bed with five small hooded figures around and on her body.

Large reclining woman on a bed next to and on whom stand five small figures

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a feathered hat raising a cup, beside two sketched upper bodies of men.

Standing man and two upper bodies of men

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a large figure in a plumed hat and ornate collar, with three small heads and tiny standing figures.

Giant, small figures and three faces

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of two men seated at a table, one raising a cup, the other wearing a hat, on cream paper.

Two men sitting at a table

Henk Henriët, 1936

Engraving of the town of Brouwershaven seen from a dike, with a church tower, windmill, figures and a cloudy sky.

View of Brouwershaven, seen from the dike, 1745

Hendrik Spilman, 1754

Engraved harbor scene with a two-masted ship, small boats, a church spire and windmill along a town shore.

View of the harbor of Brouwershaven

Mathias de Sallieth, 1764

Engraved map of the fortified city of Middelburg with star-shaped bastions, canals, coats of arms and a legend.

Map of Middelburg

Covens & Mortier, 1743

Grey wash drawing of a river with sailing boats, a farmhouse on the right and a church spire in a village on the left.

View of het Kalfje

Engelbert Michaël Engelberts, 1783

Pencil sketch of a water carrier on a rocky slope beside a moored cargo boat with a tall mast, with handwritten notes.

Composition with water carrier and cargo ship

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Engraved scene of an assassination attempt in a Gothic hall, with armed guards, kneeling figures and a wounded man on the flo

Assassination attempt by Jean de Jauregui on Prince William I, 18 March 1582

Johann Wilhelm Kaiser, 1855

Pencil sketch of figures in a rough interior with a seated man, standing figures, and a rider on horseback below.

Composition with figures in a room with mummies

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Lithograph of visitors in top hats and long dresses viewing paintings in a vaulted, columned exhibition hall.

Painting exhibition in Brussels, 1830

Jean Baptiste Madou, 1830

Etching of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with broken arches, overgrown walls, a small figure, and clouds above.

View of the Colosseum in Rome

Giambattista Pittoni

Etching of a landscape with a river, a hilltop castle, a town, and a ruined arched structure with figures.

Landscape with antique ruin near river with settlement

Giambattista Pittoni

Etching of an imaginary landscape with an obelisk, ruined temple, arched bridge and a small figure on rocky ground.

Landscape with antique ruin of a temple and an obelisk

Giambattista Pittoni

Etching of the ruined interior of the Colosseum in Rome, with curving arcades, stone piers and overgrown ruins.

View in the Colosseum in Rome

Giambattista Pittoni

Etched view of Roman ruins with brick arches, a domed rotunda, a church bell tower, and small figures on the rubble ground.

View of the Forum Romanum in Rome

Giambattista Pittoni

Etching of overgrown Roman ruins with arches and walls, small figures in the foreground, and clouds above.

View of the remains of the Baths of Diocletian in Rome

Giambattista Pittoni

Etching of a medieval castle courtyard with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, stone pillars and crenellated walls.

Courtyard of a castle

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of a grand classical interior with arched colonnades, a monumental staircase, statues and an ornamental urn.

Interior with long hallway

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of an imagined courtyard with a stone staircase, arcades, columns, and a decorated fountain basin in the foreground.

Courtyard with water basin

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of an ornate church interior with arches, a grand staircase, and a central tomb monument with a reclining figure.

Church interior

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of a vaulted stone gallery with arches, staircases and columns receding in perspective.

Corridor around a courtyard

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of two stone bridges over a river with a domed building, a spired tower and small boats with figures.

Two bridges over a river

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of a grand interior with round arches, stone columns, a staircase with railings and arched windows.

High space with round arches

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Grey wash drawing of two poor people sitting and eating on stone steps by a doorway, with a railing and cobblestones.

Two poor people eating on the stairs of the Diaconie Oude Mannen en Vrouwenhuis

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Ink and wash drawing of three men on a panorama viewing platform overlooking a hazy city skyline with a church tower.

Christiaan Andriessen and Anthony Andriessen visit the new panorama of Amsterdam

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Ink and wash drawing of three men in cloaks and tricorn hats, two of them helping a third dress, with Dutch inscription below

Three men helping each other dress for the funeral of Caspar Vredenburg

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Ink and grey wash sketch of two standing men in period dress, one holding an umbrella and the other a cane.

Lutheran clergyman J. Tissel and his son

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a cloak talking to a man in a top hat by a railing, with other figures behind them.

Conversation on the Hogesluis, possibly about the length of the skirt of the woman in the foreground

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806