Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Bacchus and Ariadne c.1680 Oil on canvas, 175.2 x 92.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (on loan from Mauritshuis, The Hague) Ovid described the following scene in his Metamorphoses: on the island of Naxos, Bacchus, the god of wine, chances upon…
(1557–1644) Johannes Wtenbogaert in Art: Rembrandt (1606-1669) Johannes Wtenbogaert 1633 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Born February 11 1557 Utrecht (Netherlands) Died September 4 1644 The Hague (Netherlands)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) View of Delft (Gezicht op Delft) c.1660–1661 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 115.7 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague View of Delft today: This is the most famous cityscape of the Dutch seventeenth century. The interplay of light and shade,…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Diana and her nymphs (Diana en haar Nimfen) c.1653–1654 Oil on canvas, 97.8 x 104.6 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague Signed lower left, on the rock, between the dog and the thistle: JVMeer VM in ligature Vermeer is best…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Girl with a Pearl Earring (Het meisje met de parel) 1665 Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 39 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague A young woman looks over her shoulder at us. She holds her head slightly to one side,…
Established: 1822 Location: Korte Vijverberg 8, 2513 AB Den Haag Website: https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See…
Museums: • Mauritshuis: Korte Vijverberg 8, 2513 AB Den Haag Births: • Van Gogh, Anna Carbentus (1819-1907) Deaths: • Spinoza, Baruch (1632-1677) • Tulp, Nicolaes (1593-1674) • Wtenbogaert, Johannes (1557-1644) The Hague in Art: Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) The Huis ten Bosch from the…
(1819–1907) Anna Cornelia in Art: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Portrait of the Artist’s Mother 1888 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Works that she owned: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Irises 1890 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Roses 1890…
(1593–1674) Nicolaes Tulp in Art: Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp 1632 Mauritshuis, The Hague Born October 9 1593 Amsterdam (Netherlands) Died September 12 1674 The Hague (Netherlands) Occupation Anatomist Physician Occupation Politician Surgeon