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View of Amsterdam
(c. 1656) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Jacob van Ruisdael was
a master of Dutch realist Practical Information
landscape painting. He greatly Hősök tere. Map 5 C3.
influenced the development Tel (06 1) 469 71 00.
of European landscape Closed for renovation until
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Second floor

Renaissance
Hall
Two Girls
Embracing
(Two Friends)
(1915)
This piece in water­
colour pencil marks the
influential Austrian artist
Egon Schiele as an early
exponent of Viennese
Expressionism.

Baroque . St John the Baptist’s Sermon (1566)
Hall In this wonderful painting, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a renowned
observer of daily life, depicts a preacher addressing a group of
peasants from Flanders.
Ground floor

These Women in the Refectory
(1894)
This pastel sketch by the artist
Henri de Toulouse­Lautrec, an
observer and protagonist in the
Parisian demi­monde, depicts
prostitutes in a bar.

Museum Guide
The museum will remain closed for renovation until 2018. However, a
selection of 50–60 artworks from its collections are on display in Wing
C of the Hungarian National Gallery (see pp78–81).

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