The Mauritshuis houses the Royal Picture Gallery |
The house was constructed 1636-1641 for Graaf Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen |
The Mauritshuis is just north of the Binnenhof in Den Haag |
The Mauritshuis reopened in June 2014 after a period of closure for restoration |
Open daily, late on Thursdays |
Mauritshuis - Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen |
Diagram of the Maruitshuis Museum complex |
Lobby of the Mauritshuis Museum located beneath the forecourt |
Foyer of the Mauritshuis |
Portrait of Loef Vredericx as an Ensign, Thomas de Keyser, 1626 |
Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan, Daniël Seghers, 1601 |
Portrait of a Woman from Southern Germany, Hans Holbein II, ca 1520-1525 |
Portrait of a Man from the Lespinette Family, Hans Memling, ca 1485-1490 |
Portrait of Jane Seymour, Hans Holbein II, ca 1540 |
The Lamentation of Christ, Rogier van der Weyden, ca 1460-1464? |
Portrait of Robert Chesman, Hans Holbein II, 1533 |
Triptych with the Virgin and Child, John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene, Jan Provoost, ca 1520-1525 |
Virgin and Child, Lucas Cranach I, ca 1515-1520 |
Grand salon on the main floor of the Mauritshuis |
Grand salon on the main floor of the Mauritshuis |
Ceiling of the Grand Salon |
Kitchen Interior, David Teniers II, 1644 |
Vase of Flowers, Jan Davidsz de Heem, ca 1670 |
The Adoration of the Shepherds, Jacob Jordaens, ca 1617 |
The Triumph of Rome: the Youthful Emperor Constantine Honoring Rome, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 162201623 |
Depiction of Cybele, Jan Brueghel I & Hendrik van Balen, ca 1620-1622 |
Modeling for the Assumption of the Virgin, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1612-1615 |
Ships off a Rocky Coast, Adam Willaerts, 1621 |
Old Woman and Boy with Candle, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1616-1617 |
Old Woman and Boy with Candle, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1616-1617 |
Old Woman and Boy with Candle, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1616-1617 |
Old Woman and Boy with Candle, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1616-1617 |
Old Woman and Boy with Candle, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1616-1617 |
Draughts Players, Michael Sweerts, 1652 |
The Confiscation of the Contents of a Painter's Studio, Françios Bunel II, ca 1590 |
Portrait of Peteer Stevens, Anthony van Dyck, 1627 |
Portrait of Anna Wake, Anthony van Dyck, 1628 |
The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, Jan Brueghel & Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1615 |
The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man, Jan Brueghel & Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1615 |
Apelles Painting Campaspe, Willem van Haecht, ca 1630 |
Detail of Willem van Haecht's Apelles Painting Campaspe |
Detail of Willem van Haecht's Apelles Painting Campaspe |
Detail of Willem van Haecht's Apelles Painting Campaspe |
Detail of Willem van Haecht's Apelles Painting Campaspe |
Detail of Willem van Haecht's Apelles Painting Campaspe |
Portrait of a Woman, possibly Clara Fourment, Peter Paul Rubens, ca 1630 |
Portrait of an Officer, J.A. van Ravensteijn, 1612 |
Ice Scene, Hendrick Avercamp, ca 1610 |
Ice Scene, Hendrick Avercamp, ca 1610 |
Winter Landscape with Farmhouse, Esaias van de Velde, 1624 |
Still Life with Books and a Violin, Jan Davidsz de Heem, 1628 |
Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels, Clara Peeters, ca 1615 |
Theagenes Receiving the Palm of Honor from Chariclea, Abraham Bloemaert, 1626 |
A Hunting Nymph, Asleep, Dirck van der Lisse, ca 1640-1650 |
Council of the Gods, Cornelius van Poelenburch, ca 1630 |
Triptych with the Virgin and Child, John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene, Jan Provoost, ca 1520-1525 |
Madonna and Child, Quinten Massys, ca 1525-1530 |
The Birth of Mary, Anonymous (Germany), ca 1520 |
Upper Level, Mauritshuis |
Upper Level, Mauritshuis |
Upper Level, Mauritshuis |
Ceiling above the Grand Staircase |
The most famous painting in the Mauritshuis, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring |
Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1665 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1665 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1665 |
Bust of King Willem III, Jan Blommendael, 1699 |
The Sick Girl, Jan Steen, ca 1660-1662 |
Portrait of a Deceased Girl, probably Catharina Margaretha van Valkenburg, Johannes Thopas, 1682 |
Shepherd with Flute, Jacob Adrianensz Backer, ca 1637 |
The Bloodletting, Quiringh van Brekelenkam, ca 1660 |
Man Offering Money to a Young Woman, Judith Leyster, 1631 |
Ambulatory of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, with the Tomb of William the Silent, Gerard Houckgeest, 1651 |
Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, Gerard Houckgeest, 1651 |
Diana and her Nymphs, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1653-54 |
View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1660-61 |
View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer, ca 1660-61 |
The Mariaplaats with the Mariakerk in Utrecht, Pieter Saenredam, 1659 |
Man and Woman with Two Dogs, Frans van Mieris I, 1660 |
A Young Woman Composing a Piece of Music, Gabriël Metsu, ca 1662-63 |
Brothel Scene, Frans van Mieris I, 1658 |
Man and Woman Eating Oysters, Frans van Mieris I, 1661 |
Portrait of Cornelius Ploos van Amstel, George van der Mijn, 1758 |
Portrait of Elisabeth Troost, George van der Mijn, 1758 |
The Infancy of Zeus, Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1648 |
Portrait of Jacob Trip, Nicolaes Maes, 1665 |
Self-Portrait, Cornelius Troost, 1745 |
NERLI Series, Cornelius Troost, 1740 |
NERLI Series, Cornelius Troost, 1740 |
NERLI Series, Cornelius Troost, 1740 |
NERLI Series, Cornelius Troost, 1740 |
NERLI Series, Cornelius Troost, 1740 |
Equestrian Portrait of Pieter de Roovere, Aelbert Cuyp, ca 1650 |
Travellers outside an Inn, Isack van Ostade, 1645 |
Ceiling, upper level, Mauritshuis |
View of Bentheim Castle, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca 1652-54 |
The Bull, Paulus Potter, 1647 |
Peasants and Cattle by the River Merwede, Aelbert Cuyp, ca 1658-60 |
Italian Landscape with a Young Shepherd Playing with his Dog, Karel Dujardin, ca 1660-65 |
Portrait of a Young Man, presumably Louis Trip Jr, Ferdinand Bol, 1652 |
Ornate chimney, Mauritshuis |
Female bust upstairs at the Mauritshuis |
Peasants at an Inn, Adriaen van Ostade, 1662 |
The Life of Man, Jan Steen, ca 1665 |
Portrait of Jacob Olycan, Frans Hals, 1625 |
Laughing Boy, Frans Hals, ca 1625 |
Portrait of a Man, Frans Hals, ca 1660 |
Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer, known as the Poultry Yard, Jan Steen, 1660 |
Moses and Pharoah's Crown, Jan Steen, ca 1670 |
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, Jan Steen, ca 1665 |
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, Jan Steen, ca 1665 |
Armida Binding the Sleeping Rinaldo with Flowers, Willem van Mieris, 1709 |
A Useless Moral Lesson, Godfried Schalcken, ca 1680-85 |
Self-Portrait as a Hunter, Arie de Vois, ca 1660 |
Homer, Rembrandt, ca 1663 |
Simeon's Song of Praise, Aren't de Gelder, ca 1700 |
Two Moors, Rembrandt, 1661 |
The Old Lacemaker, Nicolaes Maes, ca 1655 |
Landscape with Waterfall, Roelant Roghman |
Portrait of an Elderly Man, Rembrandt, 1667 |
Self-Portrait, Rembrandt, 1669 |
Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget, Rembrandt, after ca 1629 |
View of Oudezijds Voorburgwal with the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, Jan van der Heyden, ca 1670 |
The Liberation of Peter, Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1624 |
The Liberation of Peter, Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1624 |
Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, Johannes Moreelse, ca 1630 |
Simeon's Song of Praise, Rembrandt, 1631 |
Woman Playing the Violin, Gerrit van Honthorst, 1626 |
Man with a Feathered Beret, Rembrandt, ca 1635-40 |
Man with a Feathered Beret, Rembrandt, ca 1635-40 |
The Young Mother, Gerrit Dou, 1658 |
The Adoration of the Shepherds, Jan de Bray, 1665 |
Suzanna, Rembrandt, 1636 |
Andromeda, Rembrandt, ca 1630 |
The Laughing Man, Rembrandt, ca 1629-30 |
The Anatomy Lessons of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, Rembrandt, 1632 |
Still-Life with a Dead Stag, Frans Snijders, ca 1650 |
Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes, Gerard de Lairesse, ca 1680 |
The Princes of Orange and their Families on Horseback, Riding Out from the Buitenhof, The Hague, Pauwels van Hillegaert, ca 1621 |
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Western façade of the Mauritshuis |
Gable of the western façade of the Mauritshuis |
Mauritshuis, Den Haag |
Mauritshuis, Den Haag |