Holy Kinship, Master of the Lille Adoration, c. 1520 - c. 1530

oil on panel, h 40.8cm × w 42cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-849
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Cradle, anonymous, c. 1700
This cradle is an example of the luxurious furniture that was made in Asia for VOC officials. Its shape is European, but the Indian cabinetmaker used eastern materials, such as ebony and ivory. The decoration does not consist of floral motifs, as was customary for furniture, but rather Hindu figures, such as the makara, a fish-like mythical creature.

Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
inlay (process), h c.89cm × w c.135cm × d c.63cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1966-48
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Arm met kaarsenhouder van kaarsenkroon van twee hoogten met ieder acht armen, anonymous, c. 1525 - c. 1550

casting, w 26cm × h 24cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-NM-10798-Q
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Head of a Buddha, anonymous, 800 - 850
This head probably comes from one of the 504 Buddha statues placed on and around the great Buddhist monument of Borobudur. All these figures represent the Buddha seated, with his eyes cast down. The raised spot between the eyebrows, the urna, and the protuberance on the head, the ushnisha, signify the Buddha’s holiness.

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Willy van der Mandele, 1948)
andesite, h 28.5cm × w 24cm × d 26cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/AK-MAK-239
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The Bookshop and Lottery Agency of Jan de Groot in the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, Isaac Ouwater, 1779
A group of men fight to enter the lottery agency. It is the start of the sale of the Generaliteitsloterij (Generality Lottery), forerunner of the still existing Staatslotterij (State Lottery). Hotel guests at either side look on amused, including a Black man (left). His presence was not unusual. More Black people lived in Amsterdam in the late 18th century than in the previous century.

oil on canvas, h 38.5cm × w 33.5cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4026
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The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Quintus Petillius Cerealis on the Demolished Bridge., Ferdinand Bol, 1658 - 1662

Gift of L. Thurkow-van Huffel, The Hague
oil on canvas, h 122cm × w 112.5cm × d 8.5cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4853
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Armchair used by President Paul Kruger, anonymous, in or before 1900
Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal Republic, arrived in Europe in 1900 on the Dutch warship Gelderland. On board ship he used this chair, which he had borrowed in Mozambique. Kruger never returned the chair, but presented it to the captain of the warship with some ceremony when he disembarked at Marseilles. The captain later gave the chair to the Rijksmuseum

Gift of J.H.L.J., Baron Sweerts de Landas Wijborgh
ash (wood), h 120cm × w 69cm × d 59cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-311
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Exchange of Fire on the Vaartse Rijn near Jutphaas, Jonas Zeuner, 1787 - 1788
A civil war between Orangists and Patriots raged in the Dutch Republic during 1786 and 1787. In May 1787, the Stadtholder’s army tried to cut off the city of Utrecht, which was in the hands of the Patriots, from the neighbouring Patriot-held province of Holland. The Patriots succeeded in repelling the attack on 9 May. Seen at left are the Stadtholder’s troops and at the right the Utrecht Patriots.

verre églomisé, h 27cm × w 33cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4117
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Mercury, , , Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode (copy after), , c. 1565 - before c. 1650
The winged Mercury is one of the most beloved themes in late 16th- and 17th-century bronze sculpture. As the swift messenger of the classical gods he is invariably shown in full flight, balancing only on the toes of one foot. This gave rise to an elegant composition that, in keeping with the aesthetics of Mannerism, afforded an enchanting profile from all angles.

bronze, h 44.5cm × w 25cm × d 14cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1953-19
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View of Haarlem from the Northwest, with the Bleaching Fields in the Foreground, Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, c. 1650 - c. 1682
Foreigners experience the flat Dutch landscape as having a straight, low horizon extending under a vast sky with billowing cumulus clouds. This is how Ruisdael painted the Haarlem skyline in the distance, recognizable by the high roof of St Bavo’s. Lengths of cloth bleaching in the sun lie at the foot of the dunes in the foreground. The Haarlem linen industry relied on the pure dune water.

Dupper Wzn. Bequest, Dordrecht
oil on canvas, h 43cm × w 38cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-351
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1524
Salome danced seductively for King Herod, and, as a reward, she was granted a wish. Urged on by her mother Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist, who had criticized Herodias’ adultery with the king. Salome is showing us her prize, the saint’s head on a platter.

On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
oil on panel, h 71.8cm × w 53.6cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-1349
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Europa, Adriaen Collaert, 1586 - 1591

engraving, h 216mm × w 258mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-BI-6063
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Ship’s model of the Prins Willem, anonymous, 1651
The real Prins Willem left the harbour of Middelburg in 1651 for its maiden voyage to the East Indies. The ship sailed to Batavia (Jakarta) a total of five times before sinking – with no survivors – on its return home in 1662. The rudder is flanked by a city view of Middelburg, above which are the logo of the Dutch East India Company and a portrait of Prince William II.

Gift of A.W.M. Mensing
wood (plant material), h 115cm × l 142cm × w 60cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-NM-11911
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Saul and the Witch of Endor, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526
Fearing the outcome of a battle, Saul, king of the Israelites, consulted the fortune-telling witch of Endor. The prophecy came true: Saul lost the battle, but shortly before he was to be killed, he threw himself on his sword. His suicide – in the middle background – is a warning against witchcraft. In the foreground is a Witches’ Sabbath: the fortune-teller sits within a chalk circle, surrounded by other witches, satyrs, and imaginary figures.

oil on panel, h 85.5cm × w 122.8cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-668
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De Jumantsubo vlakte te Susaki bij Fukagawa, Hiroshige (I) , Utagawa, 1857

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Kunsten en Wetenschappen
nishiki-e, h 359mm × w 241mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-1956-754
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De Rechtspraak van Zaleucus, anonymous, c. 1525

leading, d 22.5cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-15119
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Saint Vitus, anonymous, c. 1500
Vitus was a 4th-century Sicilian boy who endured barbaric forms of torture after his conversion to Christianity. The cruellest of these was to be boiled, aged twelve, in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch. Miraculously, he survived, thanks to his unwavering faith. Depicting Vitus in a cauldron was very popular during the Middle Ages, especially in southern Germany.

polychromy, h c.58cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1956-8
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Portrait of Cornelis Apostool, Paulus Joseph Gabriël, c. 1817
Apostool was the first director of the Koninklijke Museum in Amsterdam, forerunner of the Rijksmuseum. His portrait was sculpted by the royal sculptor Paulus Gabriël, who chose a Classical form whereby Apostool’s head appears to emerge naturally from a block of stone. This type of portrait, known as a herm, was used mainly for artists and art lovers.

C. Apostool Bequest, Amsterdam
marble (rock), h c.56.5cm × w c.24.7cm × d c.23cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-B-12
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The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665
There is much activity in and around the fort at the trading post in Hougly, Bengal (northeast India): ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) sail along the Ganges River, the director visits an Indian ruler and enslaved people are at work. In the 17th century Bengal was one of the places where the VOC and its employees bought the most people. They transported them to other VOC trading posts around the Indian ocean.

oil on canvas, h 203cm × w 313cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4282
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Warships in a Heavy Storm, Ludolf Bakhuysen, c. 1695
In early 1694 some 30 Dutch warships set sail for the Mediterranean. They were sent to protect a merchant fleet from French attacks. In the Straits of Gibraltar they ran into a heavy storm. Various ships sank or were seriously damaged, including the Hollandia, portrayed centre right in the painting.

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
oil on canvas, h 150cm × w 227cm × d 9cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4856
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