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Don’t just look. Look deeper. 👁️   Chances are you’ve ‘seen’ this early view of the nowadays world famous Herengracht in Amsterdam more than once. But did you really ‘look’? Watch The Golden Bend come to life in a breathtaking way and, for a minute, feel like a casual passer-by along the canal back in 1671, enjoying this fascinating view in an extraordinary time. ✨🔍    🖼️ View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht, Gerrit Berckheyde, 1671    #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #LookDeeper #GoldenBend #Museum #Art

February 16, 2022

When you think about the Netherlands you think about…cows in a meadow of course! 🐮 We recreate this beautiful cow from our collection to something else that’s typical Dutch: a Delft Blue tile. 🇳🇱    ➡️ Swipe for the original drawing! Which Dutch icon should we do next?    🖼️ Head of a Cow, Jean Bernard, 1775 - 1833    #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #TypicalDutch #DelftBlue #Cows #Museum

February 16, 2022

‘Can I please be your Valentine dear Oopjen?’ 🌹   Marten & Oopjen wish all of you a very happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️      🖼️ Marten Soolmans & Oopjen Coppit, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634 (edited)      #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #ValentinesDay #Valentine #Rembrandt

February 15, 2022

The Netherlands in the dead of winter. Still not freezing cold here at the moment, but luckily for us: we have these typical Dutch scenes from days gone by. Do you recognise these paintings? ☃️⛸️    🔎 Let us know in the comments and check our Stories for the complete works of art!     #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #RijksmuseumInDetail #Winter #Museum

February 14, 2022

Amsterdam in pink! 💕    📸 Nice shot by: @stuartdayusphotography    Use #Rijksviews to get your photo featured!    #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam

February 13, 2022

On view now: Revolusi! Indonesia Independent. This new exhibition offers an international perspective on the struggle for independence of Indonesia from the Dutch Colonial Empire during the 1945-1949 period. More than 200 objects on display provide insight into this important moment of world history.    🖼️ Visit the online exhibition: #LinkInBio   #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #Revolusi #Exhibition #Indonesia

February 12, 2022

Time for a challenge! 🧐  How quickly can you spot all five differences in this tasty work of art? Just a friendly warning: it might take you a while. After all, nobody said it was going to be ch-easy... 🧀    Share your findings below and discover the correct answers in our Stories.    🖼️ Still Life With Cheese, Floris van Dijck, 1615 (Original on the second slide)    #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #SpotTheDifference #Museum #Cheese #ArtChallenge

February 11, 2022

Operation Night Watch is in full swing! Paintings conservator Anna Krekeler tells us more about the treatment of the deformations, the removal of the stretcher and… the vacuuming of the back of The Night Watch. 🧹      🖼️ The Night Watch, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642      Proud Partner: #AkzoNobel      #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #NightWatch #Rembrandt #OperationNightWatch

February 10, 2022

Dam Square is one place in Amsterdam that’s always been busy and going through changes. Much of what you can see in this 1901 drawing by George Hendrik Breitner is still the same today, but much has also changed. The horse-drawn tram for example was a popular means of transport around the turn of the 19th century, but has now disappeared from the streets. 🎠    🖼️ Dam Square Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1901    #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #DamSquare #ThenAndNow #Museum

February 09, 2022

⁣Another one! Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst (@ireenw) won gold at the 1.500 meters at the Olympics in Beijing. 🥇 She is the first athlete in Olympic history to win gold medals in individual events at five (!) different Olympic Games. One of her predecessors was Houkje Gerrits Bouma, who won a skating race in Leeuwarden for women in 1809. Sixty-four unmarried women vied for a gold cap-brooch. Nicolaas Baur painted the finalists with bare arms, a jettisoned cloak on the ice. It left little to men’s imagination and caused an outcry; therefore it was the last women’s race for many years. ⛸️⠀ ⠀ 🖼️ Women’s Skating Competition on the Stadsgracht in Leeuwarden, 21 January 1809, Nicolaas Baur, 1809⠀ ⠀ #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #Olympics #DailyArt #SpeedSkating

February 08, 2022

Zoom in on your favourite Night Watch detail on our website! 😍 #LinkInBio #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam #NightWatch #Rembrandt

February 07, 2022

⁣Night at the museum. 🌃 If you could enter the Rijksmuseum alone at night, what would you do❓⠀ ⠀ 📸 Great shot by: @jandrzeusz⠀ ⠀ Use #Rijksviews to get your photo featured!⠀ ⠀ #Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam

February 06, 2022