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Dordrechts Museum

Dordrecht | Netherlands
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One of the oldest art museums in the Netherlands with a fine collection of regional artists

The Dordrechts Museum is one of the oldest art museums in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1842 when a group of five prominent collectors from the area decided to create a museum of paintings that would bring greater recognition for "the talents of the living masters". The city's mayor commissioned a work that would become the first in the museum's collection: View on the Rhine by local artist Willem de Klerk. While the works in the museum span 600 years, it is still known for its strong collection of works by regional artists of the past 400 years, including Aelbert Cuyp.

(Photos courtesy of Dordrechts Museum)

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Collection Highlights

  • Adriaan Cooerte
    Stilleven Met Asperges, Kruissbessen en Aardbeien op Stenen Bank [Still Life with Asparagus, Gooseberries and Strawberries on a Stone Bench], 1698
  • Ary Scheffer
    De Hemelse en Aardse Liefde [Heavenly and Earthly Love], 1850
  • Bernhardus Johannes Bommers
    Scheepje Zeilen [Row Boat], c. 1911
  • Nicolaes Maes
    De Luistervink [The Listener], 1657
  • Abraham van Strij
    Hendrik Weymans and His Family, 1816

Collection Highlights

  • Adriaan Cooerte
    Stilleven Met Asperges, Kruissbessen en Aardbeien op Stenen Bank [Still Life with Asparagus, Gooseberries and Strawberries on a Stone Bench], 1698
    Oil on canvas
  • Ary Scheffer
    De Hemelse en Aardse Liefde [Heavenly and Earthly Love], 1850
    Oil on canvas
  • Bernhardus Johannes Bommers
    Scheepje Zeilen [Row Boat], c. 1911
    Oil on canvas
  • Nicolaes Maes
    De Luistervink [The Listener], 1657
    Oil on canvas
  • Abraham van Strij
    Hendrik Weymans and His Family, 1816
    Oil on canvas
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