Step from your shower straight into the Great Hall or look at the most famous works in the Gallery of Honour from the comfort of your armchair. Masterpieces up close allowes you to walk through the heart of the museum at your leisure. We added video stories for 18 paintings. You can also zoom in to the smallest details of, for example, the fancy shoes of Marten and Oopjen. On top of that Experience the Night Watch has been added to the virtual Night Watch Gallery so that you can learn all about Rembrandt's masterpiece.
Can you believe Johannes Vermeer was virtually unknown until the mid-19th century? Today he is one of the most renowned artists in the world. Pieter Roelofs, Head of Paintings and Sculpture, tells us why.
Today Vermeer is one of the world’s most beloved artists. His later work consists of intimate genre scenes, in which the main figure is engaged in everyday activities. The Rijksmuseum owns three of his domestic scenes and one cityscape, namely the world-famous Little Street.
A collection with all the works by Vermeer in the Rijksmuseum: The Little Street, Woman Reading a Letter, The Love Letter and of course the world famous The Milkmaid. Zoom in to the smalles details.
Have you come across a special object in Rijksstudio? Like this Cartoon on Lodewijk Napoleon from 1806. Have you seen a beautiful collection or a special creation by someone? Or do you have another tip for this newsletter? Share it with us! You can send it to rijksstudio@rijksmuseum.nl
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