July 29 – Rijks Museum, Amsterdam and a Concert

Today was another museum, this one the Rijks Museum that is renowned for its Dutch masters.  We arrived on time with only one other person joining our tour. 

The Rijks Museum was founded in 1798 but moved to this beautiful building in the mid-1800’s.  This lovely building was designed by the same designer as the central station in Amsterdam. 

Our tour guide introduced to various collections and key pieces of art.  The tour was only an hour and a half so we had the rest of the day to explore the museum as much as we wanted.

Delft Collection (All but one of the delft manufacturers in The Netherlands have closed.  So almost all new Delft is manufactured in China.)

Rembrandts.

Standard Bearer (A Self Portrait)

The Jewish Bride

Titus (His Son)

Wardens of the Drapers

Unfortunately, The Night Watch, probably the most famous Rembrandt piece in the museum, was undergoing restoration and there was some scaffolding around it. 

Van Goghs.

The Singel near Lutheran Church

Self-Portrait

Wheatfield

Detail - Wheatfield

Vermeers.

Woman Reading a Letter

The Love Letter

The Milkmaid

Detail - The Milkmaid

The beautiful Library. Entry is limited to scholars who are given permission to do their research in this vast library.

 

Stained glass in the building.

A collection of model ships…

and a ship's figurehead.

One was particularly massive.

An exhibition of women’s under garments.  Some looked like torture devices.  No idea how one could sit wearing some of the garments.

A very large doll house.

Tourists for scale.

The case of the doll house had beautiful inlay work.

Other paintings.

Battle of Terheid

Allegory of the Sciences

July

Detail - July

Militia Company District VIII

Javanese Court Officials

Two Children with Cat

La Corniche near Monaco - Monet

The Merry Family

William I of the Netherlands

Napoleon I

Detail - Napoleon I

The museum carried a vast array of other art objects.

There was a display of Arms.

and Musical Instruments.

The massive painting commemorating the battle of Waterloo.

The guide showed us some drawings of tulips that were the rage in the 1600's.

We had lunch at the museum.  And then headed back into the museum.  We spent most of the afternoon there.

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More Amsterdam Museums
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More Amsterdam photos.

Chloe walked back to the hotel.  Paul  and Mary took a taxi.