Mauritshuis
The Hague, Netherlands
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Museum Address
Plein 29, 2511 CS Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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€19
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The Mauritshuis in The Hague presents Dutch Golden Age painting in the intimate setting of a 17th-century canal-side mansion. Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen built this classical residence in the 1640s, right beside the Binnenhof where the Dutch parliament still meets. The Royal Cabinet of Paintings, established in 1822, took residence here and has since assembled one of the finest concentrations of Dutch and Flemish Old Masters anywhere. The collection numbers over 800 works spanning 1400 to 1800.
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, often called the "Mona Lisa of the North," draws visitors from around the world. The painting entered the collection in 1902 through a bequest, having sold at auction in 1881 for just two guilders. Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp and View of Delft by Vermeer rank among other treasures. Jan Steen's comic scenes, Gerard ter Borch's elegant interiors, and Paulus Potter's life-sized bull complete the picture of Dutch 17th-century mastery.
Visiting Mauritshuis
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring hangs at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. It has its own room on the second floor. Expect crowds around this one.
Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp is a major draw. Pieter Claesz's vanitas still lifes and Ter Borch's intimate scenes are also here.
Quite small. Only about 16 rooms across two floors in a 17th-century townhouse. You don't need more than two hours. Every room is packed with Dutch Golden Age quality.
Timed tickets are recommended, especially on weekends and holidays. You can book online. The museum is steps from the Binnenhof in central The Hague. Vermeer's Diana and Her Companions hangs on the first floor.
The Dutch Golden Age is the core focus. Portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes from the 1600s fill nearly every wall. Baroque Flemish painting also appears, though the Dutch works dominate.
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