Dutch Portraits at the Mauritshuis
Jan. 4th, 2008 07:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzToday I visited the Mauritshuis with my mother. The exhibition "Dutch Portraits" (Hollanders in beeld) will end January 13th.
Though I couldn't take any pictures of this lovely exhibit itself as I wasn't allowed to take any pictures inside the house, I did shoot some of the Mauritshuis itself, the Binnenhof right next to it, and the Ridderzaal.
The entry to the Binnenhof is right next to it. The Binnenhof is the Dutch Parliament and pedestrians can enter the hof itself unchallenged.
Once you enter the Binnenhof, this building is to the left.
From the front, it looks like this. This building is called the Ridderzaal (hall of Knights).
The exhibition itself was charming, and I saw many details, telling my mother about why clothes would lie the way they did, point out details like eyelets in tabs and creases and pleates on doublets. It was very busy, and we had to take care not to get in anyone's way. Lovely, lovely exhibit though, and I know where to look for some details on construction I'd not thought about earlier in my book.
After the exhibit we had lunch at an old inn close by, which really looked charming as well. Then we shopped a lot, and I spent a good one hundred euro on clothes. Yay clothes!
Den Haag has its perks.
Though I couldn't take any pictures of this lovely exhibit itself as I wasn't allowed to take any pictures inside the house, I did shoot some of the Mauritshuis itself, the Binnenhof right next to it, and the Ridderzaal.
The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis is a museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. Previously the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau, it now has a large art collection, including paintings by famous Dutch painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Frans Hals and works of the German painter Hans Holbein the Younger.
From: Wikipedia
The entry to the Binnenhof is right next to it. The Binnenhof is the Dutch Parliament and pedestrians can enter the hof itself unchallenged.
The Binnenhof (Dutch, lit. "inner court"), is a collection of buildings in The Hague. It has been the location of meetings of the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) since 1446, and has been the centre of Dutch politics for centuries.
From: Wikipedia
Once you enter the Binnenhof, this building is to the left.
From the front, it looks like this. This building is called the Ridderzaal (hall of Knights).
The Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall) is the main building at the Binnenhof in The Hague, The Netherlands, which is used for the state opening of Parliament on the third Tuesday in September, Prinsjesdag, when the Dutch monarch drives to Parliament in the Golden Carriage and delivers the speech from the throne. It also used for official royal receptions, and interparliamentary conferences.
From: Wikipedia
The exhibition itself was charming, and I saw many details, telling my mother about why clothes would lie the way they did, point out details like eyelets in tabs and creases and pleates on doublets. It was very busy, and we had to take care not to get in anyone's way. Lovely, lovely exhibit though, and I know where to look for some details on construction I'd not thought about earlier in my book.
After the exhibit we had lunch at an old inn close by, which really looked charming as well. Then we shopped a lot, and I spent a good one hundred euro on clothes. Yay clothes!
Den Haag has its perks.
