Virtually explore the Mauritshuis with Smarthistory as your guide
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videos + essays
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Judith Leyster, The Proposition
Virtue, or vice? This seated woman is an icon of domesticity, but the man’s money may tempt her away from work.

Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring
This enigmatic character study was dubbed the “Dutch Mona Lisa.” The turban and pearl add a touch of the exotic.

Jacob van Ruisdael, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds
70 percent of this landscape is sky. The church orients us, but weather adds specificity and dynamism.

Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
With its animation and naturalism, this canvas launched Rembrandt’s career as a portrait painter.