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Rijksmuseum

2,630 works

Early Netherlandish landscape with a chapel, rocky cliffs, a river, and small figures including a hermit on a path.

Landscape with the Temptation of Saint Anthony Abbot

Unknown artist, c. 1510 - c. 1520

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

Oil painting of anemones and pink flowers in a dark vase against a brown background, with yellow-green leaves.

Anemones

Floris Verster, 1888

Painting of fishing boats with brown sails in choppy surf, with fishermen and women carrying baskets on the wet sand.

Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, c. 1875 - c. 1885

Sepia-toned painting of six putti with a flower vase, fruit, drawing tools and books, with a pastoral scene behind.

Six putti with flowers and fruits and attributes of drawing

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1782

Panel painting of a wealthy family on a terrace with children and a hobby horse, beside an elderly poor couple at left, 1599.

Rich Children, Poor Parents

Unknown artist, 1599

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

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

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 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

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 crowded Venetian ceremony on the waterfront before the Doge's Palace, with boats, a gilded barge and figures in

The entry of the French ambassador into Venice in 1706

Luca Carlevarijs, 1706 - 1708

Brown wash study of a muscular nude man seen from behind, pushing against collapsing temple columns above rubble.

Triumph over Sin: Samson Destroys the Temple of the Philistines

Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

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

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

Brown monochrome painting of nude Neptune holding a trident beside a sea monster with open jaws.

Triumph of the Faith: Neptune

Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

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 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

Monochrome brown painting of Hercules in a lion skin struggling with the centaur Nessus beneath him, club raised overhead.

Triumph over Death: Samson Carries the Gates of the City of Gaza | Hercules Kills the Centaur Nessus

Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

Oil painting of a crowded Renaissance court scene with a seated king receiving a kneeling woman and attendants before a city.

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Jan van Scorel, 1540

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

Brown monochrome painting of a muscular man tearing open a lion's jaws, head tilted back, with faint figures behind.

Triumph over Evil: Samson Tears the Lion Apart | Pluto and Cerberus

Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

Painting of a nude woman bathing at a fountain beside a reclining man, with a classical palace and wooded hills behind.

Landscape with Bathsheba

Jan van Scorel, 1540

Memorial panel of nine kneeling women in veils, a woman with a jar, an angel holding a heraldic shield, and a distant landsca

Memorial Panel with Nine Female Portraits, probably Kathrijn Willemsdr van der Graft and Family, with Saint Mary Magd…

Master of Alkmaar, c. 1515 - c. 1520

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin seated with a haloed Christ child at her side, a book in hand, under a Gothic gable.

Madonna of Humility

Bartolommeo Bulgarini, c. 1353

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

Seven panels in a townscape show scenes of charity such as almsgiving and burial, with Christ in majesty above, dated 1504.

The Seven Works of Mercy

Master of Alkmaar, 1504

Oil painting of large sailing ships with flags surrounded by small boats on green water, with a city skyline on the right.

The return to Amsterdam of the second expedition to the East Indies

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1599

Group of richly dressed family on a tiled terrace with children and parents, while a poor elderly man with a cane stands at l

Rich children, poor parents

Aert Pietersz, 1599

Painted forest scene with tall trees, a stone building with arched doorways, a winding path and a small animal on the grass.

View in a Forest, Outer Left Wing of a Triptych

Gerard David, c. 1505 - c. 1515

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

Lid of a harpsichord

Philip Schey, 1626

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

Painting of a tall leafy tree in a dense forest with blue sky, a stream, and a small animal near the water.

View in a Forest, outer right wing of a triptych

Gerard David, c. 1505 - c. 1515

Painting of a procession of women bearing gold vessels before a seated ruler, with Renaissance buildings in the background.

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Unknown artist, c. 1540 - c. 1545

Group portrait of men in black berets and white ruffs seated and standing around a banquet table with bread and wine.

Meal of eighteen Amsterdam civic guardsmen of Rot L, 1566, known as 'The Banquet'

Dirck Barendsz, 1566

Oil painting of an ornate gilded carriage drawn by a team of horses with riders, passing palm trees and hills at dusk.

The carriage of Mangkoe Nagoro IV

Pieter Alardus Haaxman, c. 1870

Panoramic landscape painting on a harpsichord lid with trees, a watermill, distant towers and a reclining nude figure.

Painting on a harpsichord lid with Bacchus and Cybele

Unknown artist, 1590 - 1675

Reclining armored hero asleep as a woman crowns him with flowers while winged cupids hover nearby over a calm sea.

The sleeping Rinaldo crowned by Amida with a floral wreath

Francesco Zugno, 1750

Group painting of eighteen bearded men in black dress seated and standing around a banquet table with fish and bread.

Banquet of Eighteen Guardsmen of Squad L, Amsterdam 1566, known as 'The Perch Eaters'

Dirck Barendsz, 1566

Panel painting of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, with a gold halo and green tree against a gold background.

Saint Sebastian

Unknown artist, c. 1460

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

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

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

Painting of a robed leader with arms raised before a crowd of turbaned men beneath palm trees and a stormy sky.

Mozes verkiest de zeventig oudsten

Jacob de Wit, 1736

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

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

Painting of a crowded rowing boat with oarsmen and a standing woman, sailing before a hazy city of domes and minarets.

Moorse roeiers bij Constantinopel

Félix Ziem, 1840

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

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

Arched grisaille relief of a helmeted allegorical woman beside a column, with a bust, putti, a liberty cap and books.

Allegorie op de vrijheid

Johannes van Dreght, 1790

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

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 crowded 16th-century kitchen with figures drinking, a bagpiper, a hearth, copper pans, and scattered leeks on t

The egg-dance

Pieter Aertsen, 1552

Painted procession of costumed figures with torch bearers, a drummer and a table of glassware, with labels naming the partici

Vow of the Pheasant (Philip the Good and Isabella at the Feast of the Pheasant in Lille in 1454)

Philip III the Good, c. 1500 - c. 1599

Oil painting of a meadow with grazing cows, clusters of trees, and a distant church tower under a pale sky.

Landscape near Abcoude

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, 1860 - 1870

Painted altarpiece wing showing a gift-bearing attendant, an open coin chest, horses and figures beside a stone archway.

Wing of an Altarpiece with Adoration of the Magi, on the reverse is Presentation in the Temple

Pieter Aertsen, 1560

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 militia company of men in ruffs seated and standing around a banquet table, with muskets and a dog.

The Company of Captain Gillis Jansz Valckenier and Lieutenant Pieter Jacobsz Bas, Amsterdam, 1599

Pieter Isaacsz, 1599

Painting of a crowded kitchen with fish, bread, vegetables, baskets, jugs and several figures around a fire.

Keukenstuk

Pieter Aertsen, 1560

Oil painting of Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's dome in Rome seen across the Tiber, with a bridge and fishermen.

View of the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome

Pierre-Antoine Demachy, 1750 - 1800

Painting of a standing saint in pink robe and green mantle holding a sword and roses in a dark arched niche.

Saint Valerian, left wing of a triptych

Master of the Brunswick Diptych, c. 1490 - c. 1500

Painting of the centaur Nessus carrying off the nude Deianira on his white back, with a bearded man in a wooded landscape.

Nessus and Deianira

Lambert Sustris, 1540

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

Saint Cecilia in a red gown and fur-trimmed mantle holds a white dove beside an organ in an arched niche.

Saint Cecilia, right wing of a triptych

Master of the Brunswick Diptych, 1490 - 1500