Music in Art Route

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Music in Art in the museum

  • Interior of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem

    Interior of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem, Pieter Jansz Saenredam, 1636

    the Gallery of Honour

  • The Love Letter

    The Love Letter, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1669 - c. 1670

    the Gallery of Honour

  • The Sick Woman

    The Sick Woman, Jan Havicksz. Steen, c. 1663 - c. 1666

    the Gallery of Honour

  • The Merry Family

    The Merry Family, Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1668

    the Gallery of Honour

  • The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq

    The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642

    the Nightwatch Gallery

  • Triton Blowing a Conch Shell

    Triton Blowing a Conch Shell, Adriaen de Vries, c. 1615 - c. 1617

    Room 2.1

  • Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War

    Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War, Adam van Vianen (I), 1614

    Room 2.1

  • Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles v in Brussels

    Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles v in Brussels, Frans Francken (II), c. 1635 - c. 1640

    Room 2.1

  • The Merry Fiddler

    The Merry Fiddler, Gerard van Honthorst, 1623

    Room 2.1

  • The Adoration of the Shepherds

    The Adoration of the Shepherds, Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1607

    Room 2.3

  • Cephalus and Procris

    Cephalus and Procris, François Spiering (workshop of), c. 1593 - c. 1610

    Room 2.2

  • Banquet Still Life

    Banquet Still Life, Adriaen van Utrecht, 1644

    Room 2.4

  • Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair

    Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1618

    Room 2.5

  • Fishing for Souls

    Fishing for Souls, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1614

    Room 2.5

  • The Fête champêtre

    The Fête champêtre, Dirck Hals, 1627

    Room 2.6

  • Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar

    Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, Pieter Lastman, 1614

    Room 2.8

  • Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster

    Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster, Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648

    Room 2.8

  • The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal

    The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665

    Room 2.9

  • Clock and gunpowder horn

    Clock and gunpowder horn, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Gallant Company

    Gallant Company, Pieter Codde, 1633

    Room 2.14

  • Stern carving from the Royal Charles

    Stern carving from the Royal Charles, anonymous, c. 1663 - c. 1664

    Room 2.15

  • Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus

    Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1663

    Room 2.15

  • Model for the tomb of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp

    Model for the tomb of Maerten Harpertsz Tromp, Rombout Verhulst, 1654

    Room 2.15

  • Beker van Michiel de Ruyter

    Beker van Michiel de Ruyter, Nicolaes Loockemans, 1667

    Room 2.15

  • Prince William III Appointed Commander-in-Chief

    Prince William III Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Wouter Muller, 1672

    Room 2.16

  • The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn

    The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn, Moses Cohen de Vries junior, 1873

    Room 2.16

  • Allegory on the French Invasion of 1672

    Allegory on the French Invasion of 1672, Johannes van Wijckersloot, 1672

    Room 2.18

  • Allegory of the Sciences

    Allegory of the Sciences, Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1675 - c. 1683

    Room 2.19

  • Two figurines

    Two figurines, De Metaale Pot, c. 1700 - c. 1715

    Room 2.22

  • Plaque with a Chinoiserie landscape and gilt details

    Plaque with a Chinoiserie landscape and gilt details, anonymous, c. 1680

    Room 2.22

  • Dish with a Portrait of Prince William III as a Child

    Dish with a Portrait of Prince William III as a Child, anonymous, 1658

    Room 2.22

  • Violin

    Violin, anonymous, c. 1705 - c. 1710

    Room 2.22

  • Flower pyramid

    Flower pyramid, De Metaale Pot (attributed to), c. 1692 - c. 1700

    Room 2.22

  • Three plaques from a column

    Three plaques from a column, De Grieksche A, c. 1690

    Room 2.22

  • Three plaques from a column

    Three plaques from a column, De Grieksche A, c. 1690

    Room 2.22

  • Two plaques from a column

    Two plaques from a column, De Grieksche A, c. 1690

    Room 2.22

  • Cabinet

    Cabinet, Pierre Gole (possibly), c. 1645 - c. 1650

    Room 2.23

  • Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch

    Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, Gerard ter Borch (II), Gesina ter Borch, 1667 - 1669

    Room 2.25

  • Lady with a Lute

    Lady with a Lute, Francis van Bossuit (circle of), c. 1680 - c. 1730

    Room 2.26

  • Bacchanal of Satyrs and Cupids

    Bacchanal of Satyrs and Cupids, Gerard van Opstal, c. 1640 - c. 1642

    Room 2.26

  • Orpheus and the Animals

    Orpheus and the Animals, Paulus Potter, 1650

    Room 2.28

  • Diorama of a Du, a Dance Celebration on the Plantation

    Diorama of a Du, a Dance Celebration on the Plantation, Gerrit Schouten, 1830

    Room 1.17

  • Piano Practice Interrupted

    Piano Practice Interrupted, Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1813

    Room 1.12

  • The Battle of Waterloo

    The Battle of Waterloo, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824

    Room 1.12

  • The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam

    The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, Hendrik Keun, 1772

    Room 1.11

  • Secretary

    Secretary, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1790

    Room 1.11

  • Plaque depicting an interior with figures

    Plaque depicting an interior with figures, anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775

    Room 1.5

  • Whirling Dervishes

    Whirling Dervishes, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1720 - c. 1737

    Room 1.3

  • Een herder en een herderin bij een ruïne

    Een herder en een herderin bij een ruïne, Weesper porseleinfabriek, c. 1764 - c. 1765

    Room 1.2

  • Longcase clock

    Longcase clock, anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765

    Room 1.2

  • Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family

    Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family, Cornelis Troost, 1736

    Room 1.1

  • Flower pot holder (cache-pot)

    Flower pot holder (cache-pot), De Grieksche A (attributed to), c. 1680 - c. 1685

    Room 0.7

  • Kelkglas met een vrouw achter een spinet

    Kelkglas met een vrouw achter een spinet, anonymous, 1757

    Room 0.7

  • Three tile panels with Autumn, Summer and Spring

    Three tile panels with Autumn, Summer and Spring, Johannes Aelmis (I), c. 1760 - c. 1780

    Room 0.7

  • Lidded jar

    Lidded jar, De Grieksche A, c. 1710 - c. 1722

    Room 0.7

  • Tankard

    Tankard, De Grieksche A, 1709

    Room 0.7

  • Vase

    Vase, De Grieksche A (attributed to), c. 1690 - c. 1700

    Room 0.7

  • Lid of a harpsichord

    Lid of a harpsichord, Philip Schey, 1626

    Room 0.8

  • Tafelbel

    Tafelbel, Arnoldus van Geffen, 1737

    Room 0.10

  • Handbell

    Handbell, Johannes van Somerwil (I) (attributed to), 1758

    Room 0.10

  • Handbell

    Handbell, anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1770

    Room 0.10

  • Trompet

    Trompet, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800

    Room 0.10

  • Tafelbel

    Tafelbel, Johannes Adrianus van Geffen (attributed to), c. 1766 - c. 1795

    Room 0.10

  • Trommelslager

    Trommelslager, Arnoldus van Geffen, 1751

    Room 0.10

  • Trommelslager

    Trommelslager, Jan Borduur, 1746

    Room 0.10

  • Dish with the coat of arms of Pope Leo X

    Dish with the coat of arms of Pope Leo X, anonymous, c. 1513 - c. 1521

    Room 0.5

  • Plate with Apollo and Daphne

    Plate with Apollo and Daphne, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1560

    Room 0.5

  • Saul and the Witch of Endor

    Saul and the Witch of Endor, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1526

    Room 0.6

  • The Triumph of Eternity

    The Triumph of Eternity, anonymous, c. 1530 - c. 1540

    Room 0.6

  • The Triumph of Eternity

    The Triumph of Eternity, Dirck Vellert, 1517

    Room 0.6

  • The Marriage at Cana

    The Marriage at Cana, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, c. 1530 - c. 1532

    Room 0.6

  • The Egg Dance

    The Egg Dance, Pieter Aertsen, 1552

    Room 0.6

  • Worship of the Golden Calf

    Worship of the Golden Calf, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1530

    Room 0.6

  • Ritual bell

    Ritual bell, anonymous, after -482

    Room 1.8

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