| Arguably the best
museum in the Netherlands for paintings of Dutch light, with
one of the finest collections of 17th-century art. The Mauritshuis
was built in 1640 for Johan Maurits, Count of Nassau-Siegen,
after a design by the two most famous Dutch architects of the
day, Jacob van Campen and Pieter Post. The Mauritshuis has
housed the Royal Cabinet of Paintings since 1822. This superb
collection comprises masterpieces of the Golden Age and includes
paintings by Vermeer (View of Delft and The Girl with a Pearl
Earring), Jacob van Ruisdael, Salomon van Ruysdael, Jan van
Goyen, Willem van de Velde, Saenredam, Rembrandt and Frans
Hals. |
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