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7 November
— 31 July 2021

Tsars & Knights

The Romanovs' love affair with the Middle ages

Czars and knights, ladies, courtly love and tournaments. And a special medieval art collection. These are the ingredients of this unique exhibition, from the Hermitage collection. We bring more than 250 objects to the Netherlands. Experience the Middle Ages through the eyes of the Russian Tsars! On this page you can find stories from this exhibition and images from the extraordinary collection.

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Horace Vernet (1789–1863), The Tsarskoe Selo Carrousel, 1843. Oil on canvas, 340 x 248 cm © State Museum Complex Tsarskoe Selo

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Reliquary casket with scenes from the Nativity and the Flight to Egypt France, Limoges, 1200–10

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Hugo van der Goes (1435/40–1482), Triptych The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1460–82. Oil on canvas, 96 x 77, side © State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

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Crown, Western Europe, 15th century. Brass, brass-silver alloy, enamel, gilded, 48.5 x 14.3 cm© State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

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Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1533), Portrait of a Woman, 1526. Oil on panel , 88.5 x 58.45 cm © State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

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Courtly love and Roman de la Rose: a medieval bestseller

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