Wilderventures: Amsterdam Riks Museum

Stories from time to time

Ants

Archtecture

Portrait of a couple with Eryngium thistle, known in Dutch as ' mannentrouw' or male fidelity - Frans Hals (1582-1666). There was such a thing.

Vermeer ~ use of white

Light through the glass, one pane broken, notice hot coals keeping feet warm, stream of milk as focus, tiles (dado) to protect walls.

As one Art curator put it.... Vermeer is the painter of silent stories.

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Rachel Ruysch 1664-1760 ~ most famous female artist of her time. Patrons paid 1000 more guilders for her work. She was appointed court painter and continued to sign her paintings with her own name. Even after home and children.

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Rembrandt's self portrait. Portraying himself as apostle Paul. He loses his wife and son. Paints his son wearing a monk's hood showing humility and austerity

Rembrandt self portrait - notice scratches on paint to accentuate curls

Jan Lievens, his friend painted Rembrandt somewhat following Rembrandt style of contrast and small scratches

Unity of the Dutch in the Eight years War - Rembrandt

Night watch

Well..a part of...

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at the Naval gallery

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Library ~ 4 floors

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Ariadne and Bacchus ~ Bacchus chances upon the abandoned Ariadne and takes her as his wife and gives her a crown of 7 stars which he then throws to the heavens. Gerard de Lairesse 1641-1711

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I love this!

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anthony Van Dyck - Wedding of Prince of Orange (14) and Mary Stuart (9) in London.

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Dutch East India Company ~ a cradle made in India ( complete with ivory inlay and Yalis to protect the child) for personal use of officers and not for export. Colonial trade included colonies, slaves, spices...)

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