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The ''Oranjezaal'' refers to a painted ballroom in the Royal palace
File:Oranjezaal na de restauratie- overzicht noordoosthoek, met de hele oostwand - 's-Gravenhage - 20416714 - RCE.jpg, View of the North-east corner
File:Jordaens Triumph of Frederik Hendrik.jpg, '' Triumph of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange'', by Jacob Jordaens
File:Inrichting tot Nationaal kunstmuseum - 's-Gravenhage - 20086718 - RCE.jpg, Map of the museum by Waldorp
File:Oranjezaal vóór de restauratie- overzicht naar het westen - 's-Gravenhage - 20429653 - RCE.jpg, View of the South-west corner
De Nationale Konste-Gallery en het Koninklijk Museum
a history of the Rijksmuseum, by E.W. Moes and Eduard van Biema {{Commons category, Oranjezaal Paintings in The Hague Rijksmonuments in The Hague
The ''Oranjezaal'' refers to a painted ballroom in the Royal palace Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch ( nl, Paleis Huis ten Bosch, ; English: "House in the Woods") is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and ...
in the Hague. It was once, together with its neighboring ''Chinese room'', part of the first national museum of the Netherlands
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founded in 1800 called the ''Nationale Konst-Gallery''. The supervisor Cornelis Sebille Roos
Cornelis Sebille Roos or Cornelis Roos (1754 – 1820) was a Dutch art dealer and inspector of the Nationale Konst-Gallery collection in Huis ten Bosch during the years 1799-1801
Roos was born 10 January 1754 in Amsterdam and baptized six days lat ...
appointed Jan Gerard Waldorp
Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740–1808) was a Dutch artist and museum curator. He received all paying visitors to the Nationale Kunst-Galerij in the Hague (1800–1805), one of the forerunners of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Jan Gerard Waldorp was a ...
as the first custodian and curator to receive visitors (for 6 stuivers) and explain the collection.
The Oranjezaal or ''Orange room'' was commissioned upon the death of Frederik Hendrik
Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the l ...
in 1647 and was built during the years 1648-1651 by Jacob van Campen
Jacob van Campen (2 February 1596 - 13 September 1657) was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age.
Life
He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem, and spent his youth in his home town. Being of noble birth and with time on his hand ...
under the direction of Constantijn Huygens
Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem ( , , ; 4 September 159628 March 1687), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was also secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Ch ...
and Amalia van Solms. The painters were chosen as the best of the Netherlands who painted in the style of Rubens, and were mostly of the Catholic faith. A total of 31 paintings were made to decorate the room from floor to ceiling and the result became part of the first national museum of the Netherlands. It is still considered one of the highlights of Dutch Golden Age painting
Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence.
The new Dutch Republ ...
, but is not open to the public.
Besides Jacob van Campen, the painters Theodoor van Thulden
Theodoor van Thulden (1606–12 July 1669) was a painter, draughtsman and engraver from 's-Hertogenbosch. He is mainly known for his altarpieces, mythological subjects, allegorical works and portraits. He was active in Antwerp, where he had tr ...
, Caesar van Everdingen, Salomon de Bray
Salomon de Bray (1597 – 11 May 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect.
Biography
De Bray was born in Amsterdam, but established himself in Haarlem before 1617, where he is registered as being a member of the schutterij that y ...
, Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert
Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (1613 – 23 January 1654) was a Dutch Republic-born Flemish Baroque painter.
Biography
Willeboirts Bosschaert was born in Bergen op Zoom, where his Catholic family had moved in the late sixteenth century. He moved ...
, Jan Lievens
Jan Lievens (24 October 1607 – 4 June 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter La ...
, Christiaen van Couwenbergh, Pieter Soutman
Pieter Claesz Soutman (1593-1601 – 16 August 1657)
, Gonzales Coques
Gonzales Coques (between 1614 and 1618 – 18 April 1684) was a Flemish painter of portraits and history paintings.Veronique van Passel, "Coques ocks; Cox Gonzales onsael; Gonsalo" ''Grove Art Online''. Oxford University Press, ccessed 4 Octob ...
, Jacob Jordaens, Pieter de Grebber
Pieter Fransz de Grebber (c.1600–1652/3Between September 24, 1652, and January 29, 1653) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life
De Grebber was born in Haarlem, the oldest son of Frans Pietersz de Grebber (1573–1643), a painter and embr ...
, Adriaen Hanneman Adriaen is a Dutch form of Adrian. Notable people with the name include:
*Adriaen Banckert (1615–1684), Dutch admiral
*Adriaen Block (1567–1627), Dutch private trader and navigator
* Adriaen Brouwer (1605–1638), Flemish genre painter
* Adriae ...
and Gerard van Honthorst all made contributions.
References
De Nationale Konste-Gallery en het Koninklijk Museum
a history of the Rijksmuseum, by E.W. Moes and Eduard van Biema {{Commons category, Oranjezaal Paintings in The Hague Rijksmonuments in The Hague