RIJKSMUSEUM , Tour

The visit to the Rijksmuseum follows a chronological order, starting from the strikingly displayed works in the basement, covering the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

At the start of the exhibition route, you’ll find, above all, sculptures from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, as well as gold jewelry, fine fabrics and elegant handicrafts in ivory.

When you reach the 15th century area, you’ll find works by fine Dutch painters, side-by-side with those by Italian painters.

The collection also includes some superb bronze statuettes from the 1467 monument to Isabella of Bourbon, a marvelous example of fine workmanship, as well as a stirring historical illustration of the sophisticated fashions of the time.

This area is followed by a large section on the Renaissance. Among the paintings from the 16th century, don’t miss the portrait by Paolo Veronese of the Venetian bishop and intellectual Daniele Barbaro....