The Rembrandt Room (Room 8)

The Knight with the Falcon is one of Rembrandt’s most important late works – a physiologically penetrating portrait of a knight, possibly based on Saint Bavo. Here Rembrandt has abandoned the traditional way of depicting saints as exalted with shining halos and instead accentuates the saint’s humanity. The painting is contextualised with works from the time: a painting from the school of Rembrandt as well as works by, among others, Anthony van Dyck, Jürgen Ovens and still life painting from the 17th century to today.