Rijksmuseum Staff Share Personal Favorites, From Coorte to Chevalier d'Éon
A selection of favorites from the Rijksmuseum collection was made by six staff members. Merle van Lier highlighted Adriaen Coorte's Still Life with Asparagus (1697) for its intricate details. Juliët van Doornik chose a four-poster bed (1715–1720) crafted from Chinese and European silk damask. Nora Brunt admired Jean-Laurent Mosnier's 1791 Portrait of Chevalier(ère) d'Éon, appreciating the subject's rule-defying nature. Kat Mulder expressed a preference for Wijnand Nuijen's Shipwreck Off a Rocky Coast (c. 1837) due to its interplay of dark and light tones. Tessel Hopmans selected Daniel Dupré's Arcadian Landscape with Setting Sun (1792–1809) for its Italian stylistic influence. Lastly, Tara Nelissen chose Rachel Ruysch's Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop (1716), recognizing her groundbreaking contributions.
Key facts
- Six Rijksmuseum staff members each selected a favorite object from the Amsterdam museum's collection
- Adriaen Coorte's Still Life with Asparagus dates to 1697
- The four-poster bed, c. 1715–1720, combines Chinese silk damask inside with European silk damask outside
- Jean-Laurent Mosnier painted the Portrait of Chevalier(ère) d'Éon in 1791
- Wijnand Nuijen's Shipwreck Off a Rocky Coast dates to c. 1837
- Daniel Dupré's Arcadian Landscape with Setting Sun was made between 1792 and 1809, after his study trip to Italy
- Rachel Ruysch's Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop dates to 1716
- Ruysch became the first female member of Pictura in The Hague in 1701 and earned more than Rembrandt during her career
Entities
Artists
- Merle van Lier
- Adriaen Coorte
- Juliët van Doornik
- Nora Brunt
- Jean-Laurent Mosnier
- Chevalier d'Éon
- Kat Mulder
- Wijnand Nuijen
- Tessel Hopmans
- Daniel Dupré
- Tara Nelissen
- Rachel Ruysch
- Rembrandt
Institutions
- Rijksmuseum
- Hortus Botanicus
- Pictura
- DailyArt Magazine
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Italy
- The Hague