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Discover the stories of the Rijksmuseum

Why is The Night Watch so famous? Which secrets do the x-ray scans reveal on Vermeer’s paintings? Watch, read and listen to the revealing stories of the Rijksmuseum.

New!

Ask Katy Hessel: Judith Leyster

01:38 - Was her humour exceptional, or exactly of its time?

Self-portrait Self-portrait

Van Gogh's Self Portraits in Paris

Why did he make so many?

A new Rembrandt discovered

'Vision of Zacharias in the temple' is a work by the young master

10 things about Ovid's Metamorphoses

Everything changes, nothing is lost

Online specials
Online special

The Doll's House of Petronella Oortman

40 min.

Frans Hals: Strokes of Genius

30 min

With Stephen Fry

Closer to Johannes Vermeer

New! - Come along to explore online his life and all his paintings

Rembrandt

10 things about the life of Rembrandt

Who was this rebel and painter?

Ultra high resolution photo

Zoom in to miniscule pigment particles

10 things to know about The Standard Bearer and Rembrandt van Rijn

Where does this painting fit in Rembrandt’s life and work?

10 things about Rembrandt’s Night Watch

The Rijksmuseum’s beating heart
Self-portrait Self-portrait

Self-Portrait, Rembrandt

1:00 min. - The 22-year-old Rembrandt seen here did not shy away from experimenting

Vermeer
With Stephen Fry

Closer to Johannes Vermeer

New! - Come along to explore online his life and all his paintings

The Love Letter The Love Letter

Love Letter

Mysterious message
View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’ View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’

1:25 min. - So much affection and precision for an ordinary street

Johannes Vermeer

Master of the everyday

We love Vermeer

4:11 min. - But why?

Amsterdam

View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht

Animals

Cows in a Meadow near a Farm Cows in a Meadow near a Farm

December

The Feast of St Nicholas The Feast of St Nicholas

Love

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’

Summer

Children of the Sea Children of the Sea

Women of the Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh

Flowers

Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase

Queer History

Jupiter, Disguised as Diana, Seducing the Nymph Callisto Jupiter, Disguised as Diana, Seducing the Nymph Callisto

Photography

House of Orange

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange

Dutch Masters

Everything you always wanted to know

Self-portrait Self-portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul

Johannes Vermeer

The Milkmaid The Milkmaid

Judith Leyster

Two Children with a Cat Two Children with a Cat

Frans Hals

The Merry Drinker The Merry Drinker

George Hendrik Breitner

Girl in a White Kimono Girl in a White Kimono

Thérèse Schwartze

Young Italian Woman, with ‘Puck’ the Dog Young Italian Woman, with ‘Puck’ the Dog

Masterpieces

Lean back and dive into the masterpieces

In detail

Zoom in on the most beautiful and surprising details

Fishing for Souls Fishing for Souls

New in our collection

Surprising acquisitions

Cuypers' Rijksmuseum

Join us on a journey through our greatest artwork

The front hall The front hall

Metamorphoses

With works by Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian, Rodin, Bourgeois and more

At Home in the 17th Century

A day in the life during the time of Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Vermeer

Crossings

Photography from the Indian subcontinent

Fiona Tan: Monomania

A view on the collection

Isamu Noguchi in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Playful sculptures and design classics

Frans Hals: Strokes of Genius

Discover the stories behind the revolutionary painter

Closer to Vermeer

Come along to explore his life and all his paintings

Vermeer 360

For those who would love to enjoy Vermeer one more time

Richard Long

In the Rijksmuseum gardens

Clara and Crawly creatures

From Horror to Wonder

A fragile past

Meissen porcelain from the Oppenheimer family

Revolusi!

Indonesia independent

Vincent Mentzel

One of the most image-defining photographers in the Netherlands

Frogs and cheese-heads

Five centuries of satirical prints

Dutch steamers on the frozen Zuyder Zee Dutch steamers on the frozen Zuyder Zee

Remember me

Stories about portraiture in the Renaissance

Slavery

10 people, 10 stories