Old Woman Reading, Gerard Dou, c. 1631 - c. 1632
The book is rendered in such detail that it is easy to see what the woman is reading: the beginning of chapter 19 of the Gospel of Luke. The passage states that those who wish to do good must give away half of all they own to the poor. The old woman’s expensive clothing contrasts sharply with this message: she is still attached to worldly possessions.

A.H. Hoekwater Bequest, The Hague
oil on panel, h 71.2cm × w 55.2cm × d 1.1cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2627
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Poort van een aartsbisschoppelijk paleis in Sevilla, Jean Andrieu, 1862 - 1876

albumen print, h c.85mm × w c.170mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-F07564
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Buste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903), letterkundige met sokkel van Rosso Asiago kalksteen, Cornelis Beets, 1894

Gift of M. Crommelin, Utrecht
marble (rock), h 88cm × w 56cm × d 36cm × w 175kg
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-B-77
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Portret van Charles Garnier, Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon, c. 1867 - c. 1873

Woodburytype, h 306mm × w 227mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-F25219-A
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Portret van Giuseppe Verdi, François Mulnier, c. 1872 - in or before 1877

Woodburytype, h 306mm × w 227mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-F-F25219-C
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Makara, anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900
The makara is a mythical creature associated with water. In Central Java, they often stood guard at temple entrances. This example has the muzzle of a dragon, the trunk of an elephant and the horns of a ram. Seated on the tongue of its wide-open mouth is a lion.

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (transfer Oudheidkundige Dienst Nederlands-Indië, 1931)
volcanic stone (andesite), h 97cm × w 99cm × d 37cm × w 322kg
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/AK-MAK-247
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The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Giambologna (after), Giambologna (rejected attribution), c. 1600 - c. 1625
This complex group of three intertwined figures is a reduced copy of the monumental marble sculpture Giambologna made in 1583 for the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, where it stands to this day. The composition is so ingenious that the statuette looks beautiful from all angles. This was quite an artistic challenge for sculptors in the late 16th century.

bronze with lacquer patina, h c.57cm × w c.21cm × d c.25.5cm × w 11.4kg
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-16938
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Half Model of a 60-Gun Frigate, anonymous, c. 1828

wood, brass and paint, h 35cm × w 135.7cm × d 17cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-MC-321
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Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer en haar metgezellen (fragment?), anonymous, c. 1580 - c. 1590

tapestry, d 37cm × t 0.9cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-NM-11146
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Buste van dr. Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903), letterkundige, Cornelis Beets, 1894

Gift of M. Crommelin, Utrecht
marble (rock), h 88cm × w 56cm × d 36cm × w 175kg
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-B-77-1
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