832 risultati all'interno di Organizzazione Mauritshuis
This cheerfully laughing boy with sparkly eyes and dishevelled hair is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a study of a laughing child. Laughing figures are unusual, as laughter is one of the most difficult expressions to capture. The virtuoso Hals painted t…
A landscape with a tumbling river and rugged boulders. Seghers painted this imaginary landscape with fanciful brushstrokes, creating a grand and mysterious landscape on this small panel. The effect is reinforced by the passers-by, who appear very small an…
In 1647, Ter Borch was in the German city of Münster, where peace talks were being held. He painted portraits of the negotiators. Caspar van Kinschot was the youngest of the Dutch delegation. His youth is emphasised by his fashionable long hair and collar…
Hobbema’s forest landscape is dominated by impressive tree passages in the foreground and a rickety cottage to the right. The bright background, against which the dark trees stand out, is characteristic of Hobbema’s work. This sunny vista lends great dept…
This colourful still-life from 1620 is the earliest known painting by Van der Ast, one of the first still-life specialists. An expensive Chinese porcelain dish holds quinces, pomegranates, apricots and grapes. Some exotic shells and a tulip are laid out o…
Van Mieris was one of the Leiden ‘fijnschilders’, or fine painters – artists who worked so finely that individual brushstrokes are barely visible. This skill is demonstrated well in the woman’s shiny skirt and the fur trim of her jacket. Here, we see a ma…
In the 1980s, Lataster was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Main Landing. He chose a composition with lots of colour, in which he incorporated the story of Icarus, who made his own wings to fly to the sun, but fell into the sea when the heat melte…
In the seventeenth century, it was customary for marriage portraits to consist of two separate paintings. This double portrait of Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle is an exception to this rule. It is remarkable that he is shown in profile, while …
A half-naked nymph of the hunt is lying asleep in the open countryside after hunting. Her mouth hangs open, rather unattractively. The scene has a slightly erotic feel to it. Since the nymph is sleeping, we can admire her voluptuous curves undisturbed. Th…
Van Goyen was one of the first artists to paint the Dutch landscape. He was also very productive. He could work very fast, as he used little colour and kept his compositions simple: a dark foreground, a bank running diagonally into the distance and a hazy…
The Utrecht painter Van Honthorst lived for a while in Rome, where he was influenced by the work of Caravaggio. He caused a sensation with his night paintings, which gave him the nickname ‘Gherardo delle Notti’, Gerrit of the Nights. But he also made chee…
Van der Ast introduced a number of important innovations into flower still-lifes. This bouquet is painted much more freely than those of his predecessors, and is restricted to just a few types of flower. This makes it easier to imagine that this elegant b…
The apostles Peter and John are on their way to the temple, when they come across a lame beggar. Instead of giving the man money, they heal him. They are performing their miracle in a southern forest landscape, with a waterfall, rocks and classical temple…
Two boys are sitting in a dark room playing draughts, while a few others look on. The boys are dressed in the latest Italian fashion and evidently belong to the upper class. Michael Sweerts came from Brussels, but made this painting in Rome, where he live…