Adriaen van de Velde was the son and brother of the great marine artists Willem van de Velde the Elder and the latter’s son and […]
A recent acquisition, this work is signed and dated ‘A. Bloemaert/1617’’. To us this is a great masterpiece: not only is it signed and dated […]
The subject of this work, The Procuress, was popular in Utrecht in the 1620s. Van Baburen painted another version which was likely owned by Maria […]
The Unequal Lovers theme traditionally depicted the folly of old men with young women. However, the present work offers a twist on the traditional theme: […]
A very recent acquisition, Old Man with a Jug depicts a male figure of advanced age with a grey beard, portrayed three-quarter length, smiling tipsily […]
Only 7 flower still lifes by Dirck de Bray are known to us, all dated. Dirck came from a family of artists; his father Salomon […]
Sometimes you fall in love with paintings – this happens to us regularly. That was certainly true for both Ilone and myself in the case […]
Abraham van den Tempel was the son of Lambert Jacobsz. a painter in Leeuwarden who initially instructed him together with other pupils, the somewhat older […]
Ilone and I love this painting by Caesar Boetius van Everdingen. It is a puzzle. The lack of attributes, background landscape and narrative context does […]
This painting is a rarity in Ferdinand Bol’s œuvre – it his only known double portrait of children, in addition to just six recorded single portraits of […]
Gerrit’s most celebrated paintings are urban views set in Haarlem, Amsterdam and The Hague, which constitute the lion share of his painted oeuvre. Our painting […]
The reason we like Peasants playing cards by a white horse in a rocky gully by Philips Wouwerman is that it is a ‘Dutch’ scene […]
The technique of pen paintings consisted of drawing in ink with a pen on a panel or canvas (for large works) covered with a painted […]
The present impeccably preserved pair of panel paintings is one of only two pairs preserved by Witmont. Their uniqueness is further enforced by the fact […]
This second Smit in our collection is a little jewel and undoubtedly one of his masterpieces. The subject of ships docked in winter is unusual […]
This naughty little boy represents the Sense of Taste. Molenaer, a Haarlem painter who married Judith Leyster in 1636, painted a number of series of […]
This charming little panel, not signed or dated, depicts a very popular subject in Dutch 17th century painting. Possibly the painting is not signed because […]
Samuel van Hoogstraten began his career painting tronies in the Amsterdam studio of his illustrious teacher Rembrandt. Pure allegories such as the present are a […]
Jan Both often worked on a large scale but this work is the smallest known in his oeuvre and painted on copper. It is a […]
Laughing Democritus surfaced on the Swiss art market in the spring of 2020 after having not been seen in public in decades. After trying to […]
Adriaen van Ostade’s A laughing man is a relatively early work, dating to the 1640’s. According to Van Houbraken, Van Ostade and Adriaen Brouwer knew […]
Her eyes are wonderful! One of our first acquisitions, this charming Shepherdess by Paulus Moreelse, dated 1617, is the earliest depiction of a pastoral half-length […]
When Jacob Backer arrived in Amsterdam in 1632, he frequently attended the Uylenburgh workshop, which was then led by Rembrandt, two years his senior. In […]
I would call this work a ‘Portrait of space’. De Witte was not primarily interested in a scrupulous rendering of the architecture but rather in […]
Although education and literacy were very developed in 17th century Holland – the first university was established in Leiden in 1575 by William of Orange […]
This painting in an upright format is a so-called ship’s portrait. The ‘sitter’ is a ship, occupying the right foreground, port quarter view. This painting, […]
Woman counting coins by candlelight follows in a long tradition of depictions of men or women counting money. Such scenes often hover between genre and […]
The Low Countries were pre-eminently a naval nation that owed its unprecedented prosperity to maritime trade and which brought about an enormous production of seascapes. […]
This painting belongs to a distinctive category of works that combine hunting still lifes with landscape. The scenery here, with its steep cliffs bathed in […]
First love! Why? We saw this work at the beginning of our collecting career and loved its power, the colours and the life size figures. […]
Bust of an old man with turban was executed around 1627-28 and is really a study of light, a subject that would fascinate Rembrandt all […]
Egbert van der Poel today is mainly known for his depictions of the devastating explosion of the Delft gunpowder store on 12 October 1654 in […]
Fewer than three dozen winterlandscapes by Isack van Ostade are known today. His characteristic winter landscapes inspired a number of artists, among them Claes Molenaer […]
Today a little-known artist, Van Loo worked in Amsterdam, where he produced portraits and genre pieces as well as history paintings and was regarded as […]
The interlaced monogram ‘DVL’ placed at the lower centre of this Arcadian landscape identifies the artist as the Hague painter and burgomaster Dirck van der […]
This is the only extant still life by the Haarlem painter Judith Leyster and as such it stands out within her small oeuvre. A superb […]
The parable is about the Gospel of Luke : a traveller was attacked, robbed and left behind, heavily injured. A priest and a Levite passed […]
Koninck´s late work consists of a group of about seven paintings, one of which is dated 1676. As he appears to have stopped painting in […]
Ilone’s choice; this large canvas is the work of Abraham Janssens, an important Antwerp history painter who left behind a fairly small but nonetheless varied […]
A wooded landscape with a roadside cottage was probably painted at the beginning of Hobbema´s fruitful period 1663-68. This is supported by the painting’s still-close […]
This signed Still life with books and a globe of 1628 dates from the Leiden period of Jan Davidsz de Heem, generally regarded as one […]
This recently rediscovered self-portrait by Adriaen Hanneman – painted not on the usual canvas but rather on panel – is the last dated work by […]
Boy eating porridge was acquired as an anonymous work of the Haarlem school. In subject and execution it recalls the work of the famous Haarlem […]
Frans Hals earned his reputation with lifelike depictions and a revolutionary technique, characterised by unusually free and powerful brushwork. Together with Rembrandt, he is rightly […]
The attire worn by this gentleman identifies him as a fashionable patrician and allows us to date the portrait to the years 1627-30. The painting […]
Saint John the Evangelist is shown in an ill-defined setting with his customary symbol, the eagle. A red cloak – another customary symbol – is […]
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout trained with Rembrandt in the years 1635-40. He painted many biblical scenes, but also portraits, figure studies and the occasional landscape. […]
One of our earliest acquisitions in 1995 this self-portrait (which then was unknown in the literature) proved very popular and was asked for many exhibitions. […]
At the upper left we find the signature of the artist, Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp. He was a pupil of his stepbrother Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp and […]
Mountainous landscape with ducks, fully signed and dated 1683, is the earliest known work by Adriaen Coorte, a painter who is primarily known for his […]
From the 1650s, night-time village fires were a popular theme with painters in Rotterdam. The naturalistic rendering of the light effects produced by fire and […]
This painting was only rediscovered a few years ago; there had previously been no mention of it in the literature on Bol. An atmospheric history […]
We know of around 20 night scenes by the Delft artist Leonaert Bramer painted on slate, a highly unusual support. Bramer spent some 13 years […]
Berchem very likely never visited Italy; yet this landscape is clearly ‘southern’ in nature. The landscape basks in the warm evening sunlight; the approaching sunset […]
This panel painting was unknown until it entered the Kremer Collection, and is among Van Anthonissen’s smallest works. Many of Van Anthonissen’s marines depict existing […]
Jan van der Heyden is arguably the greatest cityscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age. The large church in the hearth of the town in […]
Pieter de Molijn, though less known with the public at large, was an influential and innovative landscape artist. His 1626 Dune landscape with Trees and […]
D’Hondecoeter did not often paint predatory birds. Here we see the terrifying raptor chasing a barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), ready to clutch the small bird […]
This naval battle is a masterpiece by Willem van Diest, the founder of a dynasty of marine artists spanning three generations. Van Diest’s vast scene […]
Proud owners! Linear-, colour,- and light perspective as well as the meticulous execution and excellent condition make this one of the most attractive paintings in […]
A museum visitor’s favorite, just look at her eyes. This extraordinary depiction of a young girl – datable to around 1660 – is undoubtedly one […]
Throughout his career Govaert Flinck painted pastoral themes; his earliest dated one is 1636. Pastoral scenes were very popular and were first developed in Utrecht (see […]
Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son and pupil Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633 – 1707) are the most famous marine […]
Stom’s Christ chasing the moneychangers from the temple shows a clear connection to the works of Gerard van Honthorst and Hendrick ter Brugghen in Utrecht in […]
Frans Pourbus the Younger mainly painted portraits and initially worked as court painter for the Brussels-based Spanish Regents of the Netherlands; in 1600 he moved to Mantua […]
George: “Works by Willem van Mieris never really appealed to me and I did not consider him for the KC until I saw this work: […]
Initially Houckgeest painted mainly fantasy architecture. This changed however around 1650 when he began to paint existing buildings. Like his colleague, Emanuel de Witte he […]
Ludolf Backhuysen became Holland’s leading marine specialist when Willem van de Velde the Elder and the Younger (father and son) moved to London in 1672-1673. […]
It is thanks to the signature, written out in full and placed prominently on a pewter jug, that we are able to identify this company […]
For almost 100 years Landscape with peasants dancing the Tarantella was part of the famous Northbrook collection in the UK. Although considered an ‘Italianate’ painting […]
Though this portrait is not signed nor dated, the artist without doubt is the Alkmaar painter Caesar van Everdingen who was recognized in his time […]
For almost 200 years this work by Aelbert Cuyp was part of the famous Czernin collection in Austria. In the early 1990s doubts emerged about […]
With a piercing gaze and an emphatic pointing finger, St Mark – identifiable by his fixed attribute, the lion – draws our attention to an […]
This painting most likely has been inspired by Rembrandt´s famous painting The painter in his studio now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. For […]
Made available to art lovers and connoisseurs for the first time in more than 100 years, this landscape caused something of a sensation at the […]
Old woman examining a coin by a lantern is a superb example of the work of Gerrit van Honthorst. Recent analysis suggests that the date […]
This image of a boy is undoubtedly one of Abraham Bloemaert’s most charming genre pieces. The bizarre headgear and sausage slung over his shoulder identify […]
This painting has always been described in the art-historical literature as an anonymous copy after a lost Rembrandt painting of circa 1631. New scientific study […]
In the 17th century playing a flute would be understood by contemporaries to have an erotic meaning – no doubt the reason why this flute […]
The present work has recently been rediscovered after a disappearance of more than half a century. The picture – painted in 1656 after Weenix’s return […]
The painted oeuvre of Lieve Verschuier, which was only reconstructed a few years ago, consists of about 75 images. Ships in a gathering storm clearly […]
Netscher painted A lady washing her hands in 1657, when he was still working in Ter Borch’s studio. Hand washing was a popular motif in […]
Bartholomeus Cromhout was a member of a wealthy family that owned 3 adjoining houses on the Herengracht, nrs. 366, 368 and 370. Bartholomeus lived in […]
This life-size depiction of Christ at the column is one of the earliest works by Jan Lievens, described in 1641 by the Leiden chronicler Jan […]
Proud owners! One of George’s favorites! The scene here describes the moment Peter realizes he has forsaken his G’d and he is desperate! The artist […]
The date 1639 makes this one of Cuyp’s earliest works; the artist was 19 years old! From maps of the period we know that there […]
This exceptional history painting by Pieter Codde depicts the sacrifice of Polyxena, a dramatic episode from the last phase of the Trojan War. It is […]
Hendrick ter Brugghen is today considered one of the most important exponents of the Utrecht followers of Caravaggio – together with Dirck van Baburen and […]
In the 1620s Flemish painter Adriaen Brouwer lived for a while in Haarlem and Amsterdam and most likely studied with Frans Hals. There he met […]
Ships on a stormy sea is superbly executed and was painted some 40 years later than our other Backhuysen; the convincing way in which the […]
Another of Ilone’s favorites : this spectacular piece Fowl attacked by a fox was painted by the Antwerp animal and still life painter Carstian Luyckx. […]
