Amsterdam Trip Overview
Join your very own personal, professional art historian as they take you around the Rijksmuseum for an in-depth look at its incredible collection. Your exclusive tour will focus on the collection from the 17th century – the Golden Age of Amsterdam. This particular period saw the development of a visionary art market the likes of which had never seen before anywhere in Europe. Experience the incredible illusionism of Rembrandt’s portraits, the serenity of Vermeer’s interiors, and the beauty and timelessness of Dutch floral still life. All these works reveal the political, religious, and social ideals that helped create our modern ideas of tolerance and liberalism. |Come witness up close the doll’s houses that would be the envy of any child, but which were strictly for upper-class women. Prepare to be awestruck by the bespoke library, with the largest collection of books dedicated to art history anywhere in the Netherlands.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Join your very own personal, professional art historian as they take you around the Rijksmuseum for an in-depth look at its incredible collection. Your exclusive tour will focus on the collection from the 17th century – the Golden Age of Amsterdam. This particular period saw the development of a visionary art market the likes of which had never seen before anywhere in Europe. Experience the incredible illusionism of Rembrandt’s portraits, the serenity of Vermeer’s interiors, and the beauty and timelessness of Dutch floral still life. All these works reveal the political, religious, and social ideals that helped create our modern ideas of tolerance and liberalism. |Come witness up close the doll’s houses that would be the envy of any child, but which were strictly for upper-class women. Prepare to be awestruck by the bespoke library, with the largest collection of books dedicated to art history anywhere in the Netherlands.
Stop At: Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands
Join your guide, a professional art historian, for an in-depth look at the incredible collection of the Rijksmuseum. Your tour will focus on the collection from the 17th century, the Golden Age of Amsterdam. This century saw the development of an art market that Europe had never seen before. The climate of this innovative city provided the perfect environment for some of the biggest artists the world has ever seen.
Experience the incredible illusionism of Rembrandt’s portraits, the serenity of Vermeer’s interiors, and the beauty of Dutch floral still life. All these works reveal the political, religious, and social ideals that helped create our modern ideas of tolerance, and liberalism. See the doll’s-houses that would be the envy of any child, but were strictly for upper class woman, and be awed by the bespoke library, with the largest collection of books dedicated to art history in the Netherlands.
Other highlights can include Rembrandt’s ‘The Night watch’, Vermeer’s ‘Milkmaid’, Delftware owned by a Dutch Queen, The Great Hall, The Gallery of Honour, and ship models.
Duration: 2 hours
