Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, home of the Dutch masters
The museum of the Netherlands, in Amsterdam. 800 years of Dutch history, with the great Dutch masters as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh.
Vermeer - Rijksmuseum
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived and worked in Delft. His work is best known for his tranquil, introverted indoor scenes, his unprecedented use of bright, colorful light and his convincing illusionism. In contrast to Rembrandt, Vermeer left a remarkably small oeuvre with about 35 paintings. As his paintings are generally considered the most ...
Visit the Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum
The iconic Rijksmuseum in the heart of Amsterdam is one of the things you need to see when you visit the Netherlands. Immerse yourself in more than 8,000 works of Dutch art and history, including masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh. Learn more about your visit. Huge museum taking you on a journey of art through hundreds of years.
Ticket info - Rijksmuseum
No, a ticket with a start time for visiting the permanent collection does not entitle you to visit the temporary exhibition. You will need to book a separate start time for the temporary exhibition (free of charge). To do this, in step 1 of the booking process please select ‘I …
Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum
Now in Rijksstudio. Browse 808,237 works of art and 760,553 Rijksstudios.
10 things about the life of Rembrandt - Rijksmuseum
Birth of a genius. On 15 July 1606, Rembrandt was born in the city of Leiden as the second youngest of ten children. Rembrandt’s family lived across from his father’s mill called De Rijn after the river the Rhine, hence the family name ‘Van Rijn’. Landscape with a Stone Bridge, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1638.
Opening hours and prices - Rijksmuseum
The Shop and The Café are open from 9 am to 6 pm. These are only accessible with an entrance ticket to the museum until 5 pm. Between 5 and 6 pm you can enter without an entrance ticket. RIJKS restaurant is open on Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and on Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. The green gardens around the museum are only open during summer.
The Night Watch, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642 - Rijksmuseum
Inscriptions / marks. signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1642’ inscription: ‘Frans Banning Cocq, heer van purmerlant en Ilpendam, Capiteijn Willem van Ruijtenburch van Vlaerdingen, heer van Vlaerdingen, Lu[ij]tenant, Jan Visscher Cornelisen Vaendrich, Rombout Kemp Sergeant, Reijnier Engelen Sergeant, Barent Harmansen, Jan Adriaensen Keyser, Elbert Willemsen, Jan Clasen Leydeckers, Jan ...
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660 - Rijksmuseum
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660. A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday activity and made it the subject of an impressive painting – the woman stands like a statue in the brightly lit room. Vermeer also had an eye for how light ...
Johannes Vermeer - Artists - Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum
Johannes Vermeer is justifiably known as the master painter of Delft, where he lived and worked his whole life. Born in 1632, his father was a silk worker. The artist married Catharina Bolnes (1631–1687), a Catholic, and they had 11 children together. The serenity of the scenes he painted surely contrasts starkly with the reality of his ...