Reynst Collection
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The Reynst Collection, probably the most extensive Dutch 17th-century collection of art and artefacts, was owned by the Dutch merchants Gerrit Reynst and Jan Reynst. The collection was put on display
Lorenzo Lotto's portrait of Andrea Odoni, 1527. Part of the Dutch Gift, now in the Royal Collection.
Paolo Veronese and workshop, The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1562–1569. Also part of the Dutch Gift, now in the Royal Collection.
Keizersgracht 213 in the middle, a house known as Belief. The neighboring houses were called Hope and Love. Engraving around 1770 by Caspar Philips
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Facu
Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden
Egyptian collections of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus at RMO
Ipuwer Papyrus describing the socio-political turmoil of ancient Egypt during one of its intermediary periods