Gerard Dou (1613-1675) initially followed his father in painting glass windows, but changed course in 1628 on becoming a pupil of Rembrandt, who taught him how to work in oils.

RIJKS® has dining down to an art RIJKS® was awarded a Michelin star in 2016, climbed from 16.5 to 17 points in the 2019 Gault & Millau guide and in the same year earned a spot in the brand-new ranking ...

1:13 min. - Take a closer look at the flaming parrot tulips ...

1:18 min. - Father of the Dutch nation. Fighter or diplomat?

The Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme gives successful candidates the exceptional opportunity to conduct part of their research at the museum. Our aims here are to support first-rate academic research, ...

1:11 min. - Take a closer look at these 200 figures having fun on the ice ...

The Rijksmuseum Bulletin is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal presenting scholarly articles that contribute to historical and art-historical research into the Rijksmuseum collections. In addition, ...

1:13 min. - This timeless embrace will stay with you ...

According to the apocryphal story (Daniel 13:1-27), the beautiful young Susanna, the wife of Joachim, was accosted while bathing by two lecherous old men who propositioned her and threatened to accuse ...