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In the autumn of 1944, Allied armies liberated southern parts of the Netherlands. The rest of the country still faced an exhausting winter and famine. On 5 May ...

The Dutch Revolt, or Eighty Years War, is the term given to the armed struggle of the Northern Netherlands to shake off Spanish rule. In addition to fighting against ...

In May 1940, there were around 140,000 Jews living in the Netherlands. As the year wore on, increasingly severe anti-Jewish regulations were imposed by the ...

The Germans attacked the Netherlands in the early hours of 10 May 1940. The Dutch had hoped to be able to remain neutral, but that was not the Nazi plan.

The tulip's popularity reached unprecedented, even excessive, heights, in the 1630s. This gave rise to a veritable tulipmania, which held many Dutchmen in its grip ...

Eight major battles were fought in the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654). At first, the Republic's fleet was able to claim the upper hand. But by 1653, the English ...

In the 1960s, the Dutch government and companies recruited workers in countries such as Italy, Spain, Turkey and Morocco. Later, the resultant multicultural ...

This developed into the close cooperation of the European Union (EU) with its 27 members and a common currency: the euro. Next. 1944-1957 Benelux.

The Dutch West Indies Company (West-Indische Compagnie or WIC) was founded in 1621. According to its charter, issued by the States General, the ...

The largest of these was Surinam. Thousands of enslaved people worked on sugar and coffee plantations there. When France occupied Holland from 1795 to ...

The French king Louis XIV aimed, along with the English, to reduce the mighty ... In August 1672, the 22-year-old prince of Orange, William III, was appointed.

On 1 July 1863, slavery itself was officially abolished in the main Dutch slave colony of Surinam. The effect was not immediate however. Although released from ...

Founded in 1602, the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or ... This spectacular trade with Asia made the Dutch Republic the world's key commercial hub. ... covered a far larger area than the company controlled in the East Indies archipelago. ... Silk, porcelain and tea were also traded in China.

When he was not campaigning with his army, William of Orange would be employing ... Joining the prince also meant that the new Protestant religion could be ...

In 1806, the French emperor Napoleon made his younger brother Louis Bonaparte king of Holland. Although this brought an end to the Batavian Republic, the ...

The proclamation of the Batavian Republic in 1795 brought an end after over two centuries to the once glorious Dutch Republic. The new state was a virtual ...

Amid the rise of industry and the growth of towns in the second half of the 19th century, life was often wretched for the working classes. Many worked twelve or ...

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by Froukje Hoorenbeek, 3D designer at www.dutchie.design ... I don't know if this design ever made it to reality, but in 3D I used it as base for a ceiling painting ...

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Tovicorrie. This Leather Clutch bag features , buttery soft calf skin leather, soft scarlet red suede lining and a single compartment to fit everything you need.

Revolution was sweeping across Europe. Absolute monarchs were no longer tolerated. William II had to give in. Next. Thorbecke.

Spanish troops massacring the defenders of Haarlem after the city surrendered on 13 July ... A legendary figure is Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer of Haarlem, ...

12 Feb 2020 ... Guide and review of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - the most ... of the Gallery of Honour (Eregalerij) – a long gallery with side alcoves filled with ...

In 1781, a new political movement of discontented burghers became increasingly vociferous in the Republic. They called themselves Patriots, to show their love ...

However, imminent revolt was still out of the question. This changed after the July Revolution in France of 1830, which saw the overthrow of the French king. Soon ...

Two attempts to find a passage to Asia by a northern route had already failed. ... the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC).

In de 19th century, the Dutch East Indies - modern Indonesia - developed into a profitable colonial empire. Local insurgents were suppressed and henceforth a ...

In the 17th century, Amsterdam experienced unprecedented growth and affluence. The city developed into a metropolis in just a few years, becoming the world's ...

Sunday morning, 21 November 1813, marks a crucial moment in Dutch history. On behalf of the prince of Orange – then living in England – a provisional ...

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In the mid-18th century, Liverpool slave ships made around 49 voyages a year against Bristol's average of 20. Bristol had itself overtaken London as the main ...

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Schilderijen, Beelden, Meubels en interieurs, Mode, Kunstnijverheid, Wapens en scheepsmodellen, Op papier, Aziatische kunst. Schilderijen. Beelden. Meubels ...

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Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters. Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1608. On display in room 2.6. Add to my sets · The Threatened Swan. Jan Asselijn, c. 1650.

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De eenhoorn is een fabeldier dat al eeuwen voor Christus in Mesopotamië, China en India voorkwam in kunstwerken en mythen. Ook in de Grieks-Romeinse ...

Romantiek is de benaming van een 19de-eeuwse levenshouding die zich ... De stroming ontstond als reactie op de koele afstandelijkheid van het classicisme.

In het Indiase denken is de god Brahma de schepper, Vishnu de onderhouder en Shiva de vernietiger van de schepping. In sommige gedaanten is Shiva een ' ...

Later werkte Bol een tijd in Rembrandts atelier in Amsterdam, totdat hij zich daar in 1642 als zelfstandig kunstenaar vestigde. Bol schilderde vooral portretten en ...

Jan van Scorel (1495-1562) was born in Schoorl, near Alkmaar. After attending Alkmaar's Latin school, he was apprenticed to painter Cornelis Willemsz of ...

De term werd voor het eerst in de 19de eeuw gebruikt voor architectuur uit die periode. De romaanse bouwkunst herinnert aan de bouwstijl van het antieke Rome, ...

De stijl die tussen 1600 en 1750 beeldende kunst en architectuur overheerste, wordt aangeduid met 'barok'. Kenmerkend voor de barokstijl zijn ...

The Rijksmuseum's collection of Asian art encompasses close to 8000 objects. This amount is actually modest given that Asia is the largest continent on earth, ...

Ongeveer 230 schilderijen in de Rijksmuseumcollectie zijn stillevens. Het leven staat letterlijk even stil in deze gearrangeerde uitstallingen van voorwerpen, ...

Het Rijksmuseum streeft ernaar van alle relevante periodes, stijlen en technieken kwalitatief goede voorbeelden te verwerven, zowel uit binnen- als buitenland.

Veel van die fantasiewezens of fabeldieren stammen uit mythologische verhalen, sprookjes en legenden. Ze zijn vaak kwaadaardig en gevaarlijk en zijn ...

Deel van een kanon veroverd bij de… anoniem, 1865. Te zien in zaal 1.17. Scheepskanon uit V.O.C.-schip de Witte Leeuw Voeg toe aan mijn verzamelingen ...

There he adopted the name 'Giambologna' and met Michelangelo. For the wealthy Medici family of Florentine bankers he made life-size marble and bronze ...

The collection encompasses military as well as civilian firearms, such as sporting guns and weapons that were exchanged as diplomatic gifts. Among the most ...

Petrus geldt dan ook als Christus' plaatsvervanger, de eerste paus, en als bewaker van de hemelpoort. Na de dood van Christus predikte Petrus als apostel ...

Jezus werd gekruisigd in het jaar 33 op Golgota, de 'schedelplaats' bij Jeruzalem. Volgens de evangelist Johannes moest Jezus zijn eigen kruis erheen dragen.

Schilderijen zijn het visitekaartje van het Rijksmuseum. Vooral de verzameling 17de-eeuwse Hollandse meesters, met topstukken van Rembrandt, Frans Hals ...

De collectie westerse beelden in het Rijksmuseum omvat in totaal ongeveer 1300 sculpturen en biedt een dwarsdoorsnede op topniveau van kunsthistorische ...

De vaagheid van veel profetische teksten gaf ruimte aan theologen, die in profetieën uit het Oude Testament als vooraankondiging zagen van gebeurtenissen in ...

De collectie is beroemd dankzij de prenten van Rembrandt en andere Nederlandse meesters, maar evenzeer vanwege de werken van grote Europese en ...