The Mauritshuis: The most beautiful museum in The Hague
WEBThe Mauritshuis is home to the best of Dutch painting from the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Admire Masterpieces such as the Girl with a Pearl Earring, 11 Rembrandts and The Goldfinch at the Mauritshuis in The Hague!
Visit The Girl with a Pearl Earring! - Mauritshuis
WEBThe Mauritshuis is located in the centre of The Hague, the historical and political heart of the Netherlands. A small world-class museum with a formidable collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings from the 17th century; the golden age of this type of art.
Discover the collection of the Mauritshuis | Mauritshuis
WEBSearch by type of artwork. Search by materials. Learn more about all works of art from the Mauritshuis collection, such as the Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer and The Anatomy Lesson by Rembrandt.
Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring - Mauritshuis
WEBGirl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeer’s most famous painting. It is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a painting of an imaginary figure. Tronies depict a certain type or character; in this case a girl in exotic dress, wearing an oriental turban and an improbably large pearl in her ear. Johannes Vermeer was the master of light.
Mauritshuis: exhibitions and activities in The Hague | Mauritshuis
WEBThe Prince William V Gallery, the hidden gem of The Hague, is the very first museum of the Netherlands. Enjoy the masterpieces! Now on show. Mauritshuis Murals. Five phenomenal street artists let themselves be inspired by the paintings from our collection and turn them into life-size murals.
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) - Mauritshuis
WEBVermeer’s early history paintings are different from his later paintings. They are large, with strong light and shade contrasts, and the characters fill the image. But the calm, intimate atmosphere that Vermeer is famous for is also there in his earliest work.
Carel Fabritius The Goldfinch - Mauritshuis
WEBCarel Fabritius was a Dutch 17th-century painter with a completely unique style. He painted portraits, still lifes, views of towns and cities and history paintings, often in bright colours and with clever lighting. In 1654 Fabritius painted one of …
About us - Mauritshuis
WEBThe Mauritshuis is located in the centre of The Hague, the historical and political heart of the Netherlands. A small world-class museum with a formidable collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings from the 17th century; the golden age of this type of art.
Mauritshuis | Mauritshuis
WEBOur world-famous collection of 17th-century masterpieces is displayed in two unique buildings: in the former home of Count Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen, built in 1641, and at the Prince William V Gallery, The Hague’s best kept secret.
Day trip to The Hague - Mauritshuis
WEBThis special museum still offers the visitor a feast of some 160,000 modern and contemporary works of art, fashion and applied art. From Monet, Picasso, Mondrian and Kandinsky to Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois.