Women

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Women in the museum

  1. Tympanum of Egmond, 1122-1133

    1. Tympanum of Egmond, 1122-1133

    gallery 0.1

    156

  2. Brussels, Pleurants, c. 1475-1476

    2. Brussels, Pleurants, c. 1475-1476

    gallery 0.4

    180

  3. Maarten van Heemskerck, Portraits, 1529

    3. Maarten van Heemskerck, Portraits, 1529

    gallery 0.4

    122

  4. Catharina van Hemessen, Young Woman, 1548

    4. Catharina van Hemessen, Young Woman, 1548

    gallery 0.6

    155

  5. Judith Leyster, The Serenade, 1629

    5. Judith Leyster, The Serenade, 1629

    the Gallery of Honour

    551

  6. Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Flowers , c. 1690-1720

    6. Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Flowers , c. 1690-1720

    the Gallery of Honour

    552

  7. Ferdinand Bol, Regentesses of the Leprozenhuis, c. 1668-1671

    7. Ferdinand Bol, Regentesses of the Leprozenhuis, c. 1668-1671

    gallery 2.18

    530

  8. Dolls’ house Oortman, c. 1686-1710

    8. Dolls’ house Oortman, c. 1686-1710

    gallery 2.20

    567

  9. Gabriel Metsu, Woman Eating, c. 1661–1664

    9. Gabriel Metsu, Woman Eating, c. 1661–1664

    gallery 2.25

    506

  10. Thérèse Schwartze, Lizzy Ansingh, 1902

    10. Thérèse Schwartze, Lizzy Ansingh, 1902

    gallery 1.18

    351

  11. Hendrik Mesdag, Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875–1885

    11. Hendrik Mesdag, Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875–1885

    gallery 1.18

    360

  12. Surinamese Girls, c. 1805

    12. Surinamese Girls, c. 1805

    gallery 1.17

    346

  13. Marie Bashkirtseff, Alexandrine Patchenko, 1881

    13. Marie Bashkirtseff, Alexandrine Patchenko, 1881

    gallery 1.15

    348

  14. Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Cat at Play, c. 1878

    14. Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Cat at Play, c. 1878

    gallery 1.14

    388

  15. Johannes van Kempen, Set of matching jewellery, c. 1854-1858

    15. Johannes van Kempen, Set of matching jewellery, c. 1854-1858

    gallery 1.14

    387

  16. Joseph Germain Dutalis, Toilet mirror, 1828 - 1829

    16. Joseph Germain Dutalis, Toilet mirror, 1828 - 1829

    gallery 1.13

    339

  17. Jan Toorop, Marie Jeanette de Lange, 1900

    17. Jan Toorop, Marie Jeanette de Lange, 1900

    gallery 3.1

    605