🪽These BIRDS are about to fly the coop! This is your last chance to admire BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama.  Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind exhibition: https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/what-s-on/exhibitions/birds-curated-by-the-goldfinch-simon-schama

Me, Shrimp With a Pearl Earring, 2025, Whiteboard marker on whiteboard.

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1️⃣Every single work of art in our collection is given an inventory number. Meet number one: Salome with the head of John the Baptist. It has been on long-term loan to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam since 1948.  Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, 1524

🎈Can't get enough of art after your visit to the Mauritshuis? Until the 26th of June, The Hague city centre will once again be transformed into a dynamic open-air museum with BlowUp Jubilee – a high-profile anniversary edition of the much-loved art exhibition BlowUp Art.

Did you know our famous Goldfinch is now also a curator? Famous birds from around the world have flocked to the Mauritshuis for one very special exhibition.  BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama, on view until June 7th.  Carel Fabritius, The Goldfinch, 1654

Another fine art thing ^^ "Girl with a pearl earring" by Johannes Vermeer Had a lot of fun as Qifrey is just so pretty~ #WitchHatAtelier

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

Nog slechts een week te zien!

This painting is all about Moses, who, as a child, is seen by the pharaoh’s counsellors as a threat to Egypt. They test the toddler by making him choose between gold and a dish of glowing coals. In his innocence, Moses picks up a coal and burns himself. Jan Steen, Moses and Pharaoh's Crown, c. 1670

🐢Albert Eckhout recorded the Brazilian people, flora and fauna in drawings and paintings. Like these two red-footed tortoises. But Eckhout made the animals more exciting than they actually are – tortoises do not in fact have teeth. Albert Eckhout, Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises, c. 1640

This Portrait of an Old Man by Rembrandt shows a man at ease: his jacket open, his collar loosened and his hat tilted back... His pose is quite unusual, as people normally looked their very best when sitting for a portrait.  Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of an Elderly Man, 1667

Why do humans long to fly? 🪽 Leonardo da Vinci studied bird wings and designed flying machines, driven by an endless curiosity. Discover it in BIRDS, on view until June 7th. Leonardo da Vinci, Anatomy of a Bird Wing, c. 1512, pen and ink on paper, loan from His Majesty King Charles III

🎲✋This painting depicts 'La main chaude', a lively game where a blindfolded player, or in this case the player hiding their face in anothers lap, must guess which guest has just slapped their hand. On view in our Prince William V Gallery. Cornelis de Man, 'La main chaude', c. 1660

Visited the wonderful Birds exhibition at the Mauritshuis today, curated by Simon Schama. Appreciated that attention was paid to the fate of the many birds who end up on our plates. A video of day-old chicks on a conveyor belt appeared alongside works from the likes of Fabritius, Picasso & Emin. 🪶

🍎William V bought this painting in 1765. The painting would have made quite an impact in The Hague – it was the largest example of classical Italian painting in the prince’s collection of seventeenth-century pictures. Marcantonio Franceschini, Adam and Eve, c. 1680

Thyme, cow parsley, larkspur, monkshood, and saxifrage. No usual flower still life. Plumes add depth and an asymmetrical kick. Maria was a leading woman of 17th-century flower painting, even Louis XIV was a fan. Maria van Oosterwyck, Flowers in an Ornamental Vase, c. 1670-1675?

📸How do you create a self-portrait? Stephan Vanfleteren talks about the challenges he faced. 'Pentimenti - Stephan Vanfleteren Among the Masters' is on view until the 23rd of August.

🕊️Just look at her go!🕊️ Rubens depicted the Virgin’s ascent into heaven as a swirling movement. From the stone sarcophagus, the Virgin floats heavenwards in a cloud of angels, where she is to be crowned.  Peter Paul Rubens, 'Modello' for the Ascension of the Virgin, c. 1622-1625

🏛️On May 13, 1820, the Dutch government officially purchased the Mauritshuis to use it as a museum. This painting gives you an impression of what the museum must have looked like in 1884. Antoon François Heijligers, Interior of the Rembrandt Room in the Mauritshuis in 1884, 1884

If the Prince William V Gallery had eyes.... what could it have seen?👀 Lars of The Dutch Historian tells you all about it: https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/stories/prince-william-v-gallery

👵👩‍👧‍👦👩💐Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who nurtures, guides, supports, and loves. Your impact is real, and you are appreciated! Gerard ter Borch, Mother Combing Her Child's Hair Quinten Massys (and/or studio), Madonna and Child Peter Paul Rubens, Old Woman and Boy with Candles

Hier kwam ik voor: 'hebban alla vogala' in het echt zien :) @mauritshuis.bsky.social

🌄An absolute day dream of a painting. This is what you call a 'Capriccio', a fantastical landscape that often mixes real and fictional elements to create imaginative scenes.  On view at our Prince William V Gallery. Pietro Bellotti, Capriccio with Ruins, c. 1750

In de laatste aflevering van 'Het geheim van het Mauritshuis' neemt presentator Splinter Chabot je mee naar 1939. Hoofdconservator Quentin Buvelot neemt je alvast mee door deze roerige geschiedenis.  https://www.mauritshuis.nl/nu-te-doen/podcast-het-geheim-van-het-mauritshuis

🌷We are not quite ready for tulip season to end! Have you ever visited the stunning tulip fields of the Netherlands? Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, c. 1610-1615

📸🖌️Now on view: Pentimenti - Stephan Vanfleteren Among the Masters.  What does it feel like to be hanging next to such impressive works of art? https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/what-s-on/exhibitions/pentimenti-stephan-vanfleteren-among-the-masters

This sixteenth-century bouquet is all the more exceptional since flower pieces were rarely painted before 1600. It was only in the seventeenth century that flowers became a popular subject in Dutch and Flemish painting. Ludger tom Ring the Younger, Narcissi, Periwinkle and Violets in a Ewer, c 1562

This King's Day, let's have a look at the OG Willem: William I, Prince of Orange. The portrait spent a long time in the conservation studio after the panel was damaged: https://youtu.be/Zx8MQiR4NA0?si=W_Jfp4kcFgzIO2b2 Adriaen Thomasz Key, Portret van Willem I (1533-1584), prins van Oranje, c. 1579

🐦🪶 Birdwatcher Arjan Dwarshuis, together with his friend and art expert Gisbert van Baalen of the Vogelspotcast, has created a special audio tour for the exhibition BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama! But what is his favourite item in the exhibition?

📸🍊 Photographer Stephan Vanfleteren let himself be inspired by the Mauritshuis paintings. This has resulted in sixteen works, fifteen of which are new, one for each room. In Pentimenti – Stephan Vanfleteren Among the Masters, they hang, stand and lie among their sources of inspiration.

🐥👧🦆 Jan Steen made this child’s portrait into something truly special. He placed Jacoba van Wassenaer in a poultry yard, where she is giving a drink of milk to a lamb. She is surrounded by a motley collection of birds.  Jan Steen, Portrait of Jacoba Maria van Wassenaer (1654-1683), 1660

🍊📸 COMING SOON - Photographer Stephan Vanfleteren let himself be inspired by the paintings in the Mauritshuis. This has resulted in sixteen works. In Pentimenti – Stephan Vanfleteren Among the Masters, they hang, stand and lie among their centuries-old sources of inspiration.

Ken jij... het geheim van het Mauritshuis? 🤫🎙️ In een nieuwe podcastserie duik je samen met Splinter Chabot in de verborgen verhalen achter het stadspaleis: van suikergeld tot een verwoestende brand, en van koningen tot onderduikers. Zo kende je het Mauritshuis nog niet... Luister nu!

Meet "Big Vulture" by Tamara Kostianovsky 🦤 You can see it hanging upside down, crafted from discarded clothes, towels, and linens.  Spot this in our exhibition BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama, on view until 7 June. 👀 🔍 Tamara Kostianovsky, Big Vulture, 2016.

🧑‍🎓🎨Arent de Gelder was the last pupil of Rembrandt, and you can truly see the influence of his master! Take a look at those broad brushstrokes, dark colours and strong lighting accents.  Arent de Gelder, Simeon's Song of Praise, c. 1700

📸🧔‍♂️It's hard to believe that we are looking at a painting from 1564. Clothing aside, Steven van Herwijck is definitely someone you could run into on the streets of The Hague.  Anthonis Mor van Dashorst, Portrait of Steven van Herwijck (c.1530-1565/67), 1564

🔥👹After the crucifixion, Christ descended into the underworld, to free Adam and Eve and all the righteous, and take them up to heaven. It was painted by Brueghel I and Rottenhammer, who often worked together. Jan Brueghel the Elder & Hans Rottenhammer, Christ's Descent into Limbo, 1597

🐰🥚🕊️ The Easter Bunny loves BIRDS too! Can you find these Easter Eggs they hid throughout the exhibition? Carel Fabritius, The Goldfinch, 1654  Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Tronie' of a Man with a Feathered Beret, c. 1635-1640  Peter Paul Rubens, 'Modello' for the Ascension of the Virgin, c. 1622-1625

🐦🪶 Art expert Gisbert van Baalen, together with his friend and birdwatcher @arjandwarshuis of the @vogelspotcast, has created a special audio tour for the exhibition BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama! But what is his favorite bird in the exhibition?

🐮🪞It is a glorious summer’s day. People are enjoying themselves in the water; cows look on and seek coolness in the shade and the pond. Potter had a lot of fun with the reflections in the water. Paulus Potter, Cows Reflected in the Water, 1648

Hier wil je bij zijn! 🎉 Bestel nu je early bird-tickets voor Kunstsnacks in Museumkwartier Den Haag op 21 juni. Laat je verrassen door cabaretiers, bewonder kunst of ga zelf aan de slag. De hele middag zijn er activiteiten in snackformaat in 13 culturele hotspots. www.museumkwartier-denhaag.nl.

🌷Annually, tourists from all across the globe flock to the Keukenhof to admire the flowers. Did you know that our obsession with tulips is nothing new? It even caused one of the first speculative bubbles in history: Tulip mania.  Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase, c. 1610-1615

This painting shows a hidden world 🦋🐍 The painter Otto Marseus van Schrieck had the nickname “The Snuffelaer” (tr: “The Forager”), because he was always snooping around the forest to study nature up close. How many creatures can you spot? 👀 Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Plants and Insects, 1665

🪶🐦 One of the most valuable books in the world is all about birds… …and you can see it during the exhibition BIRDS! Doesn’t this flamingo practically burst off the page? Red Flamingo, illustration from The Birds of America (1827–1838) by John James Audubon. © Teylers Museum, Haarlem.

This could be a fashion photoshoot in Vogue, don’t you think? 📸 The boy in the foreground gives us an arrogant look, dressed in the latest Italian fashion. But why isn’t the boy in the background allowed to join their game of draughts? Michael Sweerts, Draughts Players, 1652

🌸 It's officially spring, that calls for some flowers! This flower still life is anything but ordinary. The vase is only half full, with a few flowers casually resting on the table, as if the artist lets us peek in while arranging them.  Dirck de Bray, Still Life with a Bouquet in the Making, 1674

🐦🪶 This small wooden ba-bird (700–332 BC) represents the 'ba', an aspect of the soul believed to leave the tomb during the day and return at night.  You can spot this and many more remarkable birds in our exhibition BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama, on view until 7 June.

On March 28 the Mauritshuis opens its doors especially for kids, during @museumnachtkidsdenhaag. And everything revolves around BIRDS! 😄🐦 Go birdwatching in the museum, test your bird knowledge with biologist @aukeflorian or make your own street art Goldfinch. Check out more via our link in bio! 🤩

🐦🪶 Want to go bird watching at in the exhibition BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama? Art expert Gisbert van Baalen and his friend and birdwatcher Arjan Dwarshuis of the Vogelspotcast have created a special audio tour that you can listen to for free. Join them on a little expedition! 🔥