All the paintings of the rijksmuseum in amsterdam a completely illustrated catalogue all the paintings of the rijksmuseum in amsterdam. Rijks masters of the golden age paintings from the gallery. The book brings us eye to eye with over 60 iconic paintings such as rembrandts night watch and. At the end of the room is the most famous work of the museum, the night watch of rembrandt. Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century in the rijksmuseum. Get ready for an amazing tour in the rijksmuseum with a skip the line ticket included. Now that we cannot enjoy the art together in the museum, wed like to bring the rijksmuseum to living rooms across the world. Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century in the rijksmuseum amsterdam volume 1.
This twovolume set is the first of three sets on the rijksmuseums holdings scheduled for publication. Rembrandt never left holland, but he knew italian art. The museum is located at the museum square in the borough amsterdam south, close to the van gogh museum, the stedelijk. Jan willem pieneman, the battle of waterloo, 1824 pienemans epic, if somewhat sanitised canvas depicts the turning point of. Aug 17, 2017 the rijksmuseum first opened its doors in 1800 as nationale kunstgalerij. The collection provides an overview of dutch art and history with work from dutch masters such as rembrandt van rijn, johannes vermeer and frans hals. An homage to the 17thcentury dutch masterpieces from the rijksmuseums prestigious gallery of honour, with over 60 iconic paintings such as rembrandts night watch and vermeers the milkmaid more than 15,000 copies sold in the netherlands. Some of the rijksmuseums most revered works are 15th to 19thcentury paintings by flemish and dutch masters, including rembrandt, vermeer, and frans hals. Rijksmuseum is 800 years of dutch art and history in one place.
The rijksmuseum and its art collection is one of the most spectacular in the world. The rijksmuseum is, arguably, amsterdams finest museum and one of the best in europe. The rijksmuseum was established in the hague in november 1798 before moving to amsterdam in 1808. A completely illustrated catalogue basically the aim of both the initial very heavy book and its slim cousin is to let scholars know what paintings are in the rijksmuseum amsterdam.
It also has a large and important selection of asian pieces and other foreign artworks including furniture, drawings and paintings. The rijksmuseum is one of amsterdams grandest and most popular museums. The exhibits include paintings, portraits, sculptures, weapons, clothes, dolls etc. Media in category dutch golden age paintings in the rijksmuseum amsterdam the following 200 files are in this category, out of 405 total. One of the most famous dutch paintings of all time, the night watch has been declared an ode to the city by the mayor of amsterdam femke. Dutch golden age at the rijksmuseum, private tour amsterdam. Algemeene landsdrukkerij, 1880 page images at hathitrust. As seen in the book s many illustrations, dutch artists also found inspiration in these objects and incorporated them into portraits, genre scenes, and particularly stilllife paintings. Rembrandt in amsterdam tour rembrandt house context. The rijksmuseum is the subject matter of many books, yet none of these pay direct homage to the 17th century dutch paintings in the gallery of honour.
In addition to still life paintings, the dutch led the world in botanical and other scientific drawings, prints, and book illustrations at this time. The museum administers close to 6000 paintings on panel and on canvas. Celebrated masters such as rembrandt van rijn, johannes vermeer, and frans hals are exceptionally well represented, but many fine paintings by their contemporaries can be found as well. Visitors can expect much more than just paintings by dutch masters from the golden age. The rijksmuseum presents the first exhibition devoted to hendrick avercamp, the foremost painter of dutch winter landscapes in the 17th century. These world famous crowd pleasers are definitely worth a visit. The museum is located at the museum square in the borough amsterdam south, close to the van gogh museum, the stedelijk museum amsterdam, and the concertgebouw. The rijkmuseums allencompassing exhibition to mark the 350th anniversary of the death of rembrandt, the rijksmuseum is displaying its entire collection of the dutch.
Plenty of time for the rijksmuseum, europes bestdisplayed national gallery. Information about artists is available from the netherlands institute for art. Rijksmuseum the museum of the netherlands in amsterdam. Home to many of the dutch masters rembrandts night watch, which seems to glow from its center, and vermeers milkmaid, to name just a few, the museum is located on the citys museumplein, surrounded by the smaller vincent van gogh museum and modern stedelijk. Its worldfamous masterworks from the dutch golden age include the milkmaid by vermeer and rembrandts ni. Book a hotel close to rijksmuseum and take a relaxing break surrounded by art and beauty. This spectacular slipcased twovolume set is the first in a series of four catalogues that will showcase the holdings of the rijksmuseum in amsterdam, which owns the worlds largest and most representative collection of paintings from the dutch golden age. Artists born between 1580 and 1600 1997, rembrandt caravaggio 2006, and dutch paintings of the 17th century in the rijksmuseum, amsterdam. The portrait collection features works from the 14th century to the present day, and. Art market in the netherlands was exceptionally large and thriving, compared to the rest of europe.
The rijksmuseum is presenting the six works among 18 paintings, and 110 impressions of 44 prints in a largescale retrospective. Pierre audi artistic director of the dutch national opera. At the time, it was housed in huis ten bosch in the hague. The current building of the rijksmuseum, designed by dutch architect pierre cuypers, first opened its doors in 1885 and has been a national heritage site since 1970. A cookie is a small text file which will be saved on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. In episode 5, vile thieves target the national museum of the netherlands, the rijksmuseum. Take your kids on a virtual tour of this museum and learn more about dutch art and history.
The rijksmuseum puts 125,000 dutch masterpieces online, and. The collection mainly comprised paintings and historical objects. The painters of the dutch golden age worked in many different genres. The rijksmuseum is the principal national museum in holland. Mar 05, 2018 the museum also has a small collection of southdutch and italian masters.
The rijksstudios extensive collection includes 17th century dutch paintings from some of the old dutch masters, such as rembrandt, frans hals, and johannes vermeer. Its vast collection showcases iconic art and a wide variety of artefacts that reflect more than 800 years of dutch and global history, including jaw dropping paintings by the likes of rembrandt, van gogh and countless more dutch greats. The dutch national museum is actually rewarding artists and designers who copy its masterpieces. The galleries originated with a royal museum erected in 1808 by napoleon is brother louis bonaparte, then king of holland, and the first collection consisted of paintings that had not been sent to france from the nationale kunstgalerij, an art museum established in 1800. Rijksmuseum in amsterdam national museum showcasing. Rembrandt x rijksmuseum bilingual dutchenglish edition. The music produced by the lute is momentary, a symbol of the brevity of. Flowers in a porcelain vase by ambrosius bosschaert the elder. Meet up with your friends online, pour yourself a drink, and get started on the grand rijksmuseum pub quiz. The rijksmuseum collection is specialized in dutch paintings, prints, drawings, history, sculpture and applied arts spanning the middle ages to the 20th century. The rijksmuseum s series of pen paintings, some still in their original frames, was commissioned by the family of the dutch naval commander admiral maerten tromp to commemorate his victories. The rijksmuseum puts 125,000 dutch masterpieces online. In the years 1950 to 1990 the book 120 paintings from the museum was published, containing black and white photographs of a selection of 120 paintings from the museum. State museum national art collection of the netherlands in amsterdam.
All paintings of the gallery of honour or rijksmuseum this book is about how the greatest masterpieces influence how we see the world today marcel wanders order now rijks, masters of the golden age 7. The rijksmuseum in amsterdam is one of the grand european museums. Rijksmuseumwaterl the rijksmuseums ten best paintings. As the title says it seeks to list and illustrate all the paintings in the rijksmuseum in amsterdam the vast majority of these are dutch but they include flemish paintings, italian, french and swedish paintings and paintings fron a number of other national schools i dont know how. Worldfamous highlights from the dutch golden age, including rembrandt van rijns night watch and johannes vermeer s the. Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century in the rijksmuseum amsterdam. Nov 15, 2018 i didnt realize the rijksmusuem is the netherlands national museum because it is so famous for its dutch golden age paintings by vermeer, rembrandt, hals, and steen.
Portrait gallery of the golden age amsterdam museum rijksmuseum dutch masters 17th century by. Activity instructions as a class, look at some of the beautiful art in the rijksmuseum. Avercamp was the first dutch artist to specialise in paintings of winter landscapes featuring people enjoying the ice. In 1808, the museum moved to the new capital city of amsterdam, where it was based in the royal palace on dam square. The rijksmuseum digital archives include the work of dutch. Enjoy 17thcentury dutch masters including johannes vermeer, frans hals and rembrandt at the netherlands largest arts, craft and history museum. Flemish painters specialized in this genre already in the 16th century. It has much more to see other than art, including a sailing vessel and dollhouses. Rijksmuseum, museum of the netherlands, in amsterdam. Artists born between 1570 and 1600 jonathan bikker, yvette bruijnen, gerdien wuestman, everhard korthals altes, jan piet filedt kok,and taco dibbits. Book your tickets today and discover the wonders of this dutch national treasure. The rijksmuseum has announced the unusual step of having a worldfamous painting restored in the gallery where it hangs.
Bosschaert was an early still life painter who established a dynasty of flower painters. The emphasis here is mainly on the 17thcentury dutch masters. The milkmaid by johannes vermeer and a mayor of delft and his daughter by jan steen are fine examples of painting from the dutch golden age. For the first time, all 22 paintings and 60 drawings, as well as a selection of 300 etchings from the coll. Media in category dutch 18thcentury paintings in the rijksmuseum amsterdam the following 200 files are in this category, out of 274 total. This art museum has around 8000 exhibits of dutch art and history displayed in its 80 galleries. Dutch artists and craftspeople also adapted distinctly asian technologies, such as porcelain and lacquer, to create new works of art inspired by asia. Americans have long had a taste for the art and culture of hollands golden age. The rijksmuseum is the largest museum in the netherlands and is home to an extensive and beautiful art collection, showcasing dutch history during the period between 1200 ad and 2000 ad.
The rijksmuseum in amsterdam has a ravishing exhibit on the multifarious baoque style in 17thcentury painting. The famed rijksmuseum houses the largest concentration of dutch masterworks in the world, as well as paintings, sculpture, and objects from the east and west that provide global context for the. The superb mauritshuis in the hague and the frans hals museum in haarlem are also seen. In addition to the astounding eight centuries of dutch art and history, the museum has extensive outdoor gardens and a michelinstarred restaurant. Dating since only three vermeers paintings were dated by his own hand, the dates of each picture proposed in the essential vermeer catalogue covers the range of those estimated by four authoritative scholars of dutch art and vermeer. Henk enlightens you about the golden age when the dutch ruled the waves but more importantly created a vast collection of paintings that we can still admire today. Awardsgrants dutch paintings of the seventeenth century in the rijksmuseum amsterdam. By visiting the museums rijksstudio, art lovers can create their own sets of rijksmuseum works. Lgbt art tour in the rijksmuseum two bad tourists travel. Rijksmuseum in amsterdam national museum showcasing dutch. The 17thcentury dutch works, in particular the masterpieces by rembrandt, frans hals and johannes vermeer, enjoy national and international renown. The collection of paintings from the rijksmuseum provides an overview of dutch painting from the 15th century to around 1900.
The rijksmuseum houses a collection that reflects over 800 years of art and objects that bring dutch and international history to life. Dedicated to the history and arts of the netherlands and her colonies, the museum contains a fascinating, diverse and extensive range of exhibits, including many pieces by the dutch masters such as rembrandt, frans hals, and johannes vermeer. As a result, the united states can boast extraordinary holdings of dutch paintings. A completely illustrated catalogue, first supplement 197691 by rijksmuseum netherlands and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The rijksmuseum in amsterdam is home to the worlds largest collection of. Dutch art and history from the middle ages to the present day. Rijksmuseum attributes six works to a dutch old master the. Painted by the master of light, who lived and worked in. Visit one of the netherlands most cherished attractions. It illustrates the art and history of holland from the middle ages to the present. Of the paintings in the rijksmuseum, around 230 are still lifes.
Rijksmuseum tickets, prices, discounts, hours, guided tours. Media in category dutch 19thcentury paintings in the rijksmuseum amsterdam the following 200 files are in this category, out of 352 total. Sets can include images of just flowers think of the luscious roses and tulips in dutch still life paintings of the 1600s, faces appearing in portraits, or paintings of amsterdam itself through the ages. We were standing in a row, three americans abroad, gazing at a 17thcentury painting of a dutch canal in amsterdams recently reopened powerhouse rijksmuseum, and i.
Rijksmuseum museum, amsterdam, netherlands britannica. Sep 17, 2016 rijksmuseum attributes six works to a dutch old master. Highlights of the collection amsterdam museum guides volume 1 kassenaar, marko, heenk, liesbeth on. One of the first things to be amazed by is the rijksmuseum building itself. Its wonderfully focused on dutch art and full of masterpieces, well displayed. National museum is a dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in amsterdam. Dutch paintings of the seventeenth centurythe golden age of rembrandt van rijn, frans hals, and johannes vermeerhave been eagerly collected in america over the past two centuries.
No work in print does justice to either the aesthetic magnificence of the works, nor connects these works to contemporary culture. The dutch caravaggisti, the colony of dutch artists working in rome from, say, 1600 to 1620, brought italian style, mostly lighting, pathos, and carnality, but dutch brown is the color of choice. The rijksmuseums gallery of honour brings together many iconic dutch paintings. The rijksmuseum is filled with beautiful paintings from the dutch golden age. While at the rijksmuseum, i visited rembrandts night watch, from 1642. Library where you can request and view books, auction catalogs, magazines, etc. View of delft is perhaps the most famous cityscape in the history of dutch painting. In order to visit the exhibition it is necessary to book a start time. These colonial sites connect rembrandt to the 17thcentury economic boom when the dutch dominated world trade, particularly in asiamany of his bestknown paintings, such as the night watch, portray significant figures of the time. Rijksmuseum amsterdam public transport holland shop. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
The little ice age hendrick avercamp at the rijksmuseum. Showcases the holdings of the rijksmuseum in amsterdam, which owns the worlds largest and most representative collection of paintings from the dutch golden age. Deepen your knowledge with our beautiful art publications. Its a big, rambunctious painting and the star of the dutch baroque. The rijksmuseum s internationally revered collection features some of the nations most famous works, including historic art by vermeer, frans hals, and perhaps most notably rembrandts the night watch, which takes pride of place in a beautifully lit hall allowing visitors to enjoy every tiny detail. Complete catalogue of the painting of johannes vermeer. You will find these paintings in the gallery of honour. A dutch national museum located at the museum square in amsterdam south, rijksmuseum is a fine showcase of the citys arts and history.
To see that painting in person, by the way, we highly recommend a rijksmuseum tour. Media in category dutch paintings in the rijksmuseum amsterdam the following 149 files are in this category, out of 149 total. As the title says it seeks to list and illustrate all the paintings in the rijksmuseum in amsterdam the vast majority of these are dutch but they include flemish paintings, italian, french and swedish paintings and paintings fron a number of other national schools i dont know how many works are covered but it is in the thousands. However, the history of the museum itself, one of amsterdams top attractions today, has rarely been straightforward. From cheerful childrens books to the latest exhibition catalogs, they offer a books rijksmuseum shop to be able to use rijksmuseum shop in full range, we recommend activating javascript in your browser. Taco dibbits is also a contributing author to the books dutch drawings of the seventeenth century in the rijksmuseum, amsterdam.