rijksmuseum, amsterdam: picture gallery, the masterpieces

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Nightwatch1642Oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Picture Gallery, The Masterpieces

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Jewish Bridec. 1665Oil on canvas, 122 x 167 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Jewish Bride (detail)c. 1665Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam (on loan)

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnThe Jewish Bride (detail)c. 1665Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam (on loan)

CORNELISZ VAN OOSTSANEN, JacobSelf-Portrait1533Oil on panel, 38 x 30 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

CORNELISZ VAN OOSTSANEN, Jacob Self-Portrait (detail)1533Oil on panel, 38 x 30 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

KRUSEMAN, Jan AdamPortrait of Alida Christina Assink1833Oil on wood, 206 × 149cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

KRUSEMAN, Jan AdamPortrait of Alida Christina Assink1833Oil on wood, 206 × 149cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

STEEN, JanAdolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter’1655Oil on canvas,  106cm × 96cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

STEEN, JanAdolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter’ (detail)1655Oil on canvas,  106cm × 96cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

STEEN, JanAdolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter’ (detail)1655Oil on canvas,  106cm × 96cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

SCOREL, Jan vanMary Magdalenc. 1530Oil on oak panel, 66 x 76 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

SCOREL, Jan vanMary Magdalen (detail)c. 1530Oil on oak panel, 66 x 76 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

SCOREL, Jan vanMary Magdalen (detail)c. 1530Oil on oak panel, 66 x 76 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.Four Governors of the Arquebusiers Civic Guard, Amsterdam1642Oil on canvas, 203 x 278 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.Four Governors of the Arquebusiers Civic Guard, Amsterdam (detail)1642Oil on canvas, 203 x 278 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

GEERTGEN tot Sint JansThe Holy Kinship1485-95Oil on wood, 137 x 105 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

GEERTGEN tot Sint JansThe Holy Kinship (detail)1485-95Oil on woodRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, FransMarried Couple in a Gardenc. 1622Oil on canvas, 140 x 166,5 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, FransMarried Couple in a Garden (detail)c. 1622Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, FransMarried Couple in a Garden (detail)c. 1622Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, Frans and CODDE, PieterThe Meagre Company1633-37Oil on canvas, 207,3 x 427,5 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Hals was commissioned to paint this civic guard portrait in 1633. By 1636 the work was still unfinished and the commission went to Codde, who finished it a year later. Hals is said to have done the left side of the painting, up to the man in light clothes in the centre, as well as many of the hands and faces. The rest is by Codde.

HALS, Frans and CODDE, Pieter

The Meagre Company (detail)1633-37Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, Frans and CODDE, Pieter

The Meagre Company (detail)1633-37Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, Frans and CODDE, Pieter

The Meagre Company (detail)1633-37Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HALS, Frans and CODDE, Pieter

The Meagre Company (detail)1633-37Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HELST, Bartholomeus van derCelebration of the Peace of Münster, 1648, at the Crossbowmen's Headquarters1648Oil on canvas, 232 x 547 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HELST, Bartholomeus van derCelebration of the Peace of Münster, 1648, at the Crossbowmen's Headquarters (detail)1648Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HELST, Bartholomeus van derCelebration of the Peace of Münster, 1648, at the Crossbowmen's Headquarters (detail)1648Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HELST, Bartholomeus van derCelebration of the Peace of Münster, 1648, at the Crossbowmen's Headquarters (detail)1648Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnPortrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip1639Oil on panel, 107 × 82cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnPortrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip (detail)1639Oil on panel, 107 × 82cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnSampling Officials of the Drapers' Guild1662Oil on canvas, 192 x 279 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van RijnSampling Officials of the Drapers' Guild (detail)1662Oil on canvas, 192 x 279 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

TERBORCH, GerardPaternal Admonition (Gallant Conversation)c. 1654Oil on canvas, 71 x 73 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

TERBORCH, GerardPaternal Admonition (detail)c. 1654Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERSPRONCK, Jan CorneliszGirl in a Blue Dress1641Oil on canvas, 82 x 66,5 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERSPRONCK, Jan CorneliszGirl in a Blue Dress (detail)1641Oil on canvas, 82 x 66,5 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERSPRONCK, Jan CorneliszGirl in a Blue Dress (detail)1641Oil on canvas, 82 x 66,5 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, JohannesWoman in Blue Reading a Letter1663-64Oil on canvas, 46,6 x 39,1 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, JohannesWoman in Blue Reading a Letter (detail)1663-64Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, Johannes The Milkmaidc. 1658Oil on canvas, 45,5 x 41 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, JohannesThe Milkmaid (detail)c. 1658Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, JohannesThe Milkmaid (detail)c. 1658Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

VERMEER, JohannesThe Milkmaid (detail)c. 1658Oil on canvasRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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The Dutch national art collection had its origin in the Royal Museum erected by Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother) as King of Holland in 1808.

The idea of the Royal Museum was to assemble Netherlandish paintings of national importance and also to stimulate contemporary art. In 1815 the collection

was transferred to the Trippenhuis, where it was opened in 1817 as the Rijksmuseum (State Museum).

The present building, a large Gothic Revival structure designed by P. J. H. Cuypers, the outstanding Dutch architect of the 19th century, was opened in 1885.

In 1922 F. Schmidt Degener, formerly of the Boymans Museum at Rotterdam, became Director of the Rijksmuseum, modernized the display, and began the

acquisition of foreign works of art.

The Rijksmuseum has the most comprehensive collection of 17th century Dutch art in the world, and although representation in other areas is uneven, it is strong

in certain fields, such as oriental art.