Did you see this ribbit-y detail in The bull by Paulus Potter? 🐸👀

We are still busy with the restoration of this world-famous painting. You can witness the entire process live at the Mauritshuis until the end of 2025.

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🧳🇮🇹  This is the last call to enter our giveaway! Register at the end of your visit to the exhibition 'Grand Tour - Destination Italy' at @mauritshuis_museum, on view til Januari 4 2026. This will give you a chance to win a week-long trip to Rome for two.  Brought to you by our partner @nn_nederland

A still life with snacks - and a sneaky self-portrait. 😲 Lieve shows you where to look.

Clara Peeters, Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels, c. 1615

What if... Paulus Potter's The Bull was part of a weather forecast? 🐂⛈️

Rob Sluijter from @knmi.nl (the Dutch Meteorological Institute) takes us back to the early summer of 1647. What can we learn from the clouds behind the bull, and what are the weather predictions in Potter’s painting?

🤩👧 "You just keep looking" - Karlijn 

What happens in your brain when you look at the Girl with a Pearl Earring? We investigated this with the help of brain scientists. The results are pretty amazing. Check out www.mauritshuis.nl/meisje.

Meet... the Frans Hals siblings! Did you know we have become co-parents? 😄 

Girl Singing and Boy Playing the Violin (c. 1628) by Frans Hals or now on view at the Mauritshuis.

🧳🇮🇹 What do you do when a volcano erupts? 

A. You get the hell out of there.
B. You come closer to watch 😅

Discover this moment up close in 'The Grand Tour – Destination Italy', on view until January 4.

What the ***...?! 😲🌿

What would you do with this branch? On the one hand, it's part of the historical story of The Bull. On the other hand, it's not how Paulus Potter intended the painting to look. So... keep or toss? 🤔

Follow along for more about the live restoration of the Bull by Paulus Potter.

Up close with The Bull by Paulus Potter 🐂👀

Isn't it fascinating to see the hand of the master at work? We are still restoring this amazing piece of work. You can witness the entire process live at the Mauritshuis until the end of 2025.

2/2 What’s going on in this strange little doctor’s visit? Lieve reveals the hidden story behind this painting. 👀

Godefridus Schalcken, The Doctor's Examination, c. 1690

Once you start looking at Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, you simply can't take your eyes off her. 🎶👧

We investigated this with the help of brain scientists. Curious about how we conducted this research and what the results are? Go to https://bit.ly/ResearchGirl

🇬🇧 There → Here 🇳🇱

Normally hanging at Burghley House, this portrait shows Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter. It was painted by Angelica Kauffman when she was just 22, but already really famous. Check it out at our exhibition ‘The Grand Tour - Destination Italy’.

🧳🇮🇹 What insaaaane patience looks like... 🤯

This small panel by Cesare Aguatti captures the Temple of Vesta in Rome. If you look close, you’ll see it’s made of microscopic mosaic tiles, carefully arranged to form a Roman ruin.

Check it out at our exhibition ‘The Grand Tour - Destination Italy’.

1/2 What’s with the bird and that warning finger? Lieve spills the tea. ☕️

Godefridus Schalcken, A Useless Moral Lesson, c. 1690