With The Syndics, Rembrandt produced a lively scene by having the wardens look up from their work as if interrupted by our arrival. 🤨

🖼️ The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1662

These two Japanese temple guardians were placed at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. ignorance. Worshippers who enter through the guardian's gate symbolically acquire this knowledge.

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This is an artwork fit for Mother’s Day. ♥️The statue shows a young woman holding her child. If you look closely, you can see puppies gathered in her apron, with the mother dog by her feet.

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Geesje Kwak was only 16 years old when Breitner painted her here.

The kimono was such a beloved subject for Breitner to paint that he made thirteen paintings of girls in kimonos, with Geesje as his primary model.

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We wish @nationalgallery a grand 200th birthday today! To celebrate this milestone, we look back on a few of the wonderful works that The National Gallery has loaned to us over the years.

Don't forget to send congrats their way. 😉 🥳

Love is silently present in this beloved painting by Rembrandt. This feeling he wanted to express can still be understood after three hundred years. The tender moment feels so vivid because of his free way of painting.

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It is not the profusion of food that forms the main theme of this painting. It is Jesus visiting Mary and Martha, shown almost as an aside in the distance.

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It's Met Gala Monday! Before the most beautiful creations grace the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, we're already having some fun with these historical pieces from our collection. Can you believe these skirts are a few hundred years old?! 🤯 

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The Rijksmuseum re-opened its doors on 15 July 1945, after the end of World War II. The museum was mostly closed during the war, and the collection was evacuated. As many as 165,000 people visited the first exhibition 'Reunion with the Masters'.

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In honour of Dutch National Remembrance day, we share the story of Marjorie Bottenheim, who was dedicated to protecting the Rijksmuseum collection during World War II.

🎙️ Aurora Wilson Dyer Gough.

This pastel dream is the original of one of Jean-Etienne Liotard’s most famous compositions. It was this work that he took to the French court of Versailles to advertise his abilities as a pastellist.

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Adriaen Coorte meticulously painted the asparagus in various thin layers of oil paint. You can see this clearly in the tips of the asparagus, where the paint has become somewhat more transparent over the years.

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Frans Hals sure loved his drink, just like his sitters. 🍻 Beer and other beverages flowed richly at parties and dinners at that time. Perhaps that’s a cause of all the rosy cheeks? 🤭

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The idea for this unusual shape of vases originated at the court of William, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary. She had a great interest in flower arranging as well as porcelain and pottery.

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Happy King's Day from the Rijksmuseum! 🧡

What are your plans for today?👑🇳🇱

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When the city was under siege by General Holofernes, Judith entered the enemy camp together with her handmaiden.
Holofernes attempted to seduce her but drank too much and fell asleep. Then Judith cut off his head.

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With a rigid gaze, old Elisabeth Bass looks ahead. As a sailor's wife, Elisabeth provided supplies for her husband's fleet. She also ran a distinguished inn with him, which she continued alone after his death.

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The painter Van der Kooi was a master at painting children. The girl is disturbed in her piano playing by her younger brother, who wants to climb onto the chair with a mischievous look.

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