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Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery: Highlights of the collection
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226 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
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September 22, 2025
I bought this nice book after my (too short) visit to Mauritshuis in the Hague at the beginning of this month. Although the quality of the photos is not very good, it allowed me to look at the highlights of the collection once more, more attentively, not almost run past them because of the lack of time.
I find Old Masters' works fascinating, first of all, because of the technical mastery, extraordinary skills in handling light, texture, and perspective. Secondly, these works survived centuries of history, war, and changing tastes. Seeing them in person — the same objects that hung in 17th-century homes or courts — creates a sense of continuity with the past. That aura of history, and the fact that no digital reproduction quite captures the depth of paint and texture, adds to their impact.
The portrais are startlingly alive! In Mauritshuis, as well as in other museums which exhibit Old Masters' portraits, I was stopped more than once by the steady gaze of a real person who lived 300-400 years ago. The lines around the mouth, a raised eyebrow, the set of the jaw, the translucence of skin and the sparkle of eyes... Such precision gives us the sense that we are meeting an individual, not just looking at paint. It is both shocking and miraculous!
I find Old Masters' works fascinating, first of all, because of the technical mastery, extraordinary skills in handling light, texture, and perspective. Secondly, these works survived centuries of history, war, and changing tastes. Seeing them in person — the same objects that hung in 17th-century homes or courts — creates a sense of continuity with the past. That aura of history, and the fact that no digital reproduction quite captures the depth of paint and texture, adds to their impact.
The portrais are startlingly alive! In Mauritshuis, as well as in other museums which exhibit Old Masters' portraits, I was stopped more than once by the steady gaze of a real person who lived 300-400 years ago. The lines around the mouth, a raised eyebrow, the set of the jaw, the translucence of skin and the sparkle of eyes... Such precision gives us the sense that we are meeting an individual, not just looking at paint. It is both shocking and miraculous!
December 8, 2016
Hollanda'nın önemli müzelerinden biri olan Mauritshuis'da öne çıkan eserler tanımlanıyor. Gezip çok beğendiğim bu müzede olağanüstü etkileyici eserler var. Gezerken atladığım bir eseri, Bruegel ve Rubens'in ortak yapımı muhteşem bir tabloyu "The garden of Eden with the fall of Man" adlı eseri görmek için telrar gideceğim.
November 9, 2025
Was für tolles Museum und was für ein schönes Museumsbuch. Auf 143 Seiten werden ca. 120 der schönsten und berühmtesten Bilder im Museum erklärt. Die Bilder im Buch haben eine gute Qualität und alle Infos zum Bild kann man auf einer Seite nachlesen. Eine passende Lektüre für einen bevorstehenden Besuch oder als Erinnerung und Nachschlagewerk für später. Ich habe das Buch im Museum gekauft, ist aber auch über die Webseite des Museums zu kaufen. Ob nun das Museum das "Schönste Museum Europas" ist (was viele Besucher behaupten), möchte ich nicht diskutieren. Es ist jedenfalls sehr sehenswert und befindet sich in Den Haag direkt neben dem Regierungsgebäude in einem sehr schönen alten Haus. Und drei Jan Vermeer-Bilder findet man ausser im Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) nirgendwo in Europa. Das "Mädchen mit dem Perlohrenring" ist ja schon allein ein Besuch wert :-)
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