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Saint Vitus, anonymous, c. 1500
Vitus was a 4th-century Sicilian boy who endured barbaric forms of torture after his conversion to Christianity. The cruellest of these was to be boiled, aged twelve, in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch. Miraculously, he survived, thanks to his unwavering faith. Depicting Vitus in a cauldron was very popular during the Middle Ages, especially in southern Germany.

polychromy, h c.58cm
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Portrait of Cornelis Apostool, Paulus Joseph Gabriël, c. 1817
Apostool was the first director of the Koninklijke Museum in Amsterdam, forerunner of the Rijksmuseum. His portrait was sculpted by the royal sculptor Paulus Gabriël, who chose a Classical form whereby Apostool’s head appears to emerge naturally from a block of stone. This type of portrait, known as a herm, was used mainly for artists and art lovers.

C. Apostool Bequest, Amsterdam
marble (rock), h c.56.5cm × w c.24.7cm × d c.23cm
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Young Woman in Fantasy Costume, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633
The young woman’s clothing is not in keeping with the fashions of Rembrandt’s day, but rather reflects styles of earlier centuries. The woman’s distinctive features – a domed forehead, slightly bulging eyes, and pronounced chin – are easily recognized in depictions of ancient goddesses and heroines that Rembrandt painted in the 1630s. Thus the painting is not strictly a portrait, but a ‘tronie’, or fantasy head.

De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
oil on panel, h 65cm × w 48cm
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Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, Pieter Lastman, 1614
This painting depicts a story from Greek antiquity. Orestes and Pylades (left) were caught trying to steal a statue of Diana from the temple (left background). One of them will have to die. At the altar, the friends argue over who will give his life for the other. Lastman’s densely composed compositions, his bright colours and the expressive gestures of his figures – all had an impact on the young Rembrandt.

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
oil on panel, h 83.2cm × w 126.1cm
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Portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands, Joseph Paelinck, 1819
After the Battle of Waterloo, William Frederick, prince of Orange-Nassau and son of Stadholder William V, was inaugurated as King William I in 1815. Here he wears the full-dress uniform of a general, with the royal ermine cloak over it. He points to a map of Java in what was then the Dutch East Indies, where the portrait came to hang in the governor’s palace in 1821.

On loan from the Dienst voor 's Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen
oil on canvas, h 227cm × w 155.5cm
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Pair of marriage goblets with lids, anonymous, 1759
These goblets commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Jacob van Westrenen and Johanna Catharina Mamuchet van Houdringe. The arms were executed with a diamond-point stylus, a small diamond chip in a holder used to incise the glass. This technique was common in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
Translation of inscription A: Best wishes and good cheer oh Noble couple on your Fiftieth Wedding Year.
Translation of inscription B: Despite the burden of so many years,

diamond-point engraving, h c.32.5cm × d 11cm
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The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal, Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665
There is much activity in and around the fort at the trading post in Hougly, Bengal (northeast India): ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) sail along the Ganges River, the director visits an Indian ruler and enslaved people are at work. In the 17th century Bengal was one of the places where the VOC and its employees bought the most people. They transported them to other VOC trading posts around the Indian ocean.

oil on canvas, h 203cm × w 313cm
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