Country

Netherlands

Also Known As Holland Informal alternative name in common use, strictly referring to the North Holland and South Holland provinces but widely used for the whole country.

Western Europe

The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean, and is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its independence from Spanish rule emerged gradually rather than on a single date, from the Act of Abjuration on 26 July 1581 through the Peace of Munster on 30 January 1648, which formally recognized Dutch sovereignty. Amsterdam is the constitutional capital and largest city, while The Hague is the seat of government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Amsterdam 2

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital and largest city; The Hague is the seat of government.

Population

18,130,208 2

2026 census figure for the Netherlands proper (European Netherlands).

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

41,865 2

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Netherlands

Regions

Frisia

Netherlands

Territories

Cities

71 entries

Subregion

Country (Contained By)

Continent

Population Band

Capital Status

Founding Era

's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

Albaniana (Roman fort)

Netherlands

Almere

Netherlands

Alphen aan den Rijn

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Appingedam

Netherlands

Arnhem

Netherlands

Assen

Netherlands

Baarle-Nassau

Netherlands

Bad Nieuweschans

Netherlands

Bergen op Zoom

Netherlands

Bolsward

Netherlands

Bourtange

Netherlands

Breda

Netherlands

Bredevoort

Netherlands

Brielle

Netherlands

Culemborg

Netherlands

Delfzijl

Netherlands

Doesburg

Netherlands

Dordrecht

Netherlands

Edam, Netherlands

Netherlands

Elburg

Netherlands

Enkhuizen

Netherlands

Forum Hadriani

Netherlands

Groningen

Netherlands

Haarlem

Netherlands

Hattem

Netherlands

Heemskerk

Netherlands

Helmond

Netherlands

Hengelo

Netherlands

Hindeloopen

Netherlands

IJsselstein

Netherlands

Kampen, Overijssel

Netherlands

Klundert

Netherlands

Kralendijk

Netherlands

Leeuwarden

Netherlands

Leiden

Netherlands

Maastricht

Netherlands

Middelburg, Zeeland

Netherlands

Muiden

Netherlands

Naarden

Netherlands

Nieuwpoort, South Holland

Netherlands

Oldenzaal

Netherlands

Oranjestad

Netherlands

Oudeschans

Netherlands

Philipsburg

Netherlands

Purmerend

Netherlands

Ravenstein

Netherlands

Retranchement

Netherlands

Rijswijk

Netherlands

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FAQs

Is Holland the same place as the Netherlands?

Holland is an informal name for the Netherlands.

Holland is an informal name for the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

Is Amsterdam or The Hague the capital of the Netherlands?

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital; the government sits in The Hague.

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands, while the government and the royal family are seated in The Hague.

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Associated With

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands.

Source Amsterdam (Wikipedia)

Benelux

Benelux is a union of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Source Benelux (Wikipedia)

Leiden

Source Leiden (Wikipedia)

North Holland

North Holland is associated with Netherlands.

Source North Holland (Wikipedia)

Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Delta

Rotterdam

Source Rotterdam (Wikipedia)

South Holland

South Holland is a province of Netherlands.

Source South Holland (Wikipedia)

Western Europe

Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

North Sea

Source North Sea (Wikipedia)

Wadden Sea

Source Wadden Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands.

Source Amsterdam (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Rhine River

The Rhine enters the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)

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Same As

Netherlands

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Nationals Include

Jan Dietz

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Kees Neggers

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mark Overmars

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Martin L. Kersten

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Nico Habermann

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Paul Vitanyi

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Peter Boncz

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Peter Boncz, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Peter Boncz is a Dutch computer scientist specializing in database systems.

Reinder van de Riet

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sjaak Brinkkemper

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Sjaak BrinkkemperLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Jacobus Nicolaas (Sjaak) Brinkkemper (born Monnickendam, 18 January 1958) is a Dutch computer scientist, and Full Professor of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University.

Wil van der Aalst

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Willem van der Poel

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Wim Ebbinkhuijsen

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Johann Leonard Hoffmann

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Source Johann Leonard Hoffmann (Wikipedia)

Reinout Willem van Bemmelen

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Source Reinout Willem van Bemmelen (Wikipedia)

Jan Tinbergen

Also in Economics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jan Tinbergen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Jan Tinbergen ( TIN-bur-gən, Dutch: [jɑn ˈtɪmbɛrɣə(n)]; 12 April 1903 – 9 June 1994) was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.

Marleen Gorris

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Source Marleen Gorris (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]

is a Dutch former writer and director

Alphons Orie

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alphons Orie (Wikipedia)

Anthony Thysius the Younger

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Anthony Thysius the Younger (Wikipedia)tier 2

Balthazar Ayala

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Balthazar Ayala (Wikipedia)tier 2

Bernard Loder

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Bernard Loder (Wikipedia)

Corinna Wissels

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Corinna Wissels

Cornelius van Bynkershoek

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Cornelius van Bynkershoek (Wikipedia)tier 2

Dineke de Groot

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Source Wikipedia: Dineke de GrootLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Dineke de Groot is the president of the Supreme Court of Netherlands since November 2020 and the first woman to serve in the capacity.

Egbert Myjer

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Source Egbert Myjer (Wikipedia)tier 2

Hugo Grotius

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Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Johannes Voet

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Johannes Voet (Wikipedia)tier 2

Liesbeth Lijnzaad

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Pieter Kooijmans

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Source Pieter Kooijmans (Wikipedia)tier 2

Tobias Asser

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Source Tobias Asser (Wikipedia)tier 2

Willem van Eysinga

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Willem van Eysinga (Wikipedia)

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source MacTutor History of Mathematics: Bartel van der WaerdenBiography text

Quote, Biography text

Other Mathematicians born in Netherlands

Cornelis Simon Meijer

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Evert Willem Beth

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hans Freudenthal

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hendrik Lorentz

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hendrik Lorentz, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Quick Info

Quote, Quick Info

Born 18 July 1853 Arnhem, Netherlands

L. E. J. Brouwer

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

was a Dutch mathematician

Nicolaas Kuiper

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Robert Tijdeman

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Antonius Mathijsen

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Antonius Mathijsen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]

Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]

was a Dutch army surgeon

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

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Source Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (Wikipedia)Lead sentence, nationality

Quote, Lead sentence, nationality

was a German-born Dutch anatomist

Bert B. A. de Vries

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source National Organization for Rare Disorders: Koolen-de Vries Syndrome (NORD Rare Disease Database)Disease Overview, Introduction

Quote, Disease Overview, Introduction

Dutch geneticists David A. Koolen and Bert B. A. de Vries

Christiaan Eijkman

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David A. Koolen

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Source National Organization for Rare Disorders: Koolen-de Vries Syndrome (NORD Rare Disease Database)Disease Overview, Introduction

Quote, Disease Overview, Introduction

Dutch geneticists David A. Koolen and Bert B. A. de Vries

Herman Snellen

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Herman Snellen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence, nationality

Quote, Lead sentence, nationality

was a Dutch ophthalmologist

Martinus Beijerinck

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Mellie Uyldert

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Mieke Mosmuller

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mieke Mosmuller (Wikipedia)Lead sentence

Quote, Lead sentence

is a Dutch medical doctor

Nicolaes Tulp

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Source Nicolaes Tulp (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, nationality

Quote, Lead paragraph, nationality

was a Dutch physician and mayor of Amsterdam

Petrus Camper

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Petrus Camper (Wikipedia)Opening summary [nationality]

Quote, Opening summary [nationality]

was a Dutch physician

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Origin Of

Amsterdam School

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Source Amsterdam School - Wikipedia

Cube house

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De Stijl

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Dutch Brick

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Dutch Colonial Architecture

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Ottonian Architecture

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Jean Malouel

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Source Wikipedia: Jean MalouelBiography

Quote, Biography

born in the old Ottonian city of Nijmegen, then in the Duchy of Guelders, which was incorporated in the modern Netherlands in 1543

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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M. C. Escher

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Source M. C. Escher - Wikipedia

Piet Mondrian

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Vincent van Gogh

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Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)

Wouter Crabeth II

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Wouter Crabeth IIBirth and Death Places

Quote, Birth and Death Places

Born: Gouda (South Holland, Netherlands) (inhabited place)

Kees Hulsbergen

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Rob Steijn

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Big Buck Bunny

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Source Big Buck Bunny - WikipediaInfobox: country

Quote, Infobox: country

Netherlands

Cosmos Laundromat

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Elephants Dream

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Source Elephants Dream - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Elephants Dream (code-named Project Orange during production and originally titled Machina) is a 2006 Dutch animated experimental science fantasy short film produced by Blender Foundation using, almost exclusively, free and open-source software.

Sintel

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Spring (2019 film)

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Source Spring (2019 film) (Wikipedia)Infobox: country

Quote, Infobox: country

Netherlands

Tears of Steel

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The Act of Killing

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The Legend of the Holy Drinker

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The Look of Silence

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Balkenbrij

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Dutch Cuisine

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Source Dutch Cuisine (Wikipedia)

Frikandel

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Hagelslag

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Source Hagelslag - Wikipedia

Kapsalon

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Source Kapsalon (Wikipedia)

Kruidnoten

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Source Kruidnoten (Wikipedia)

Lekkerbekje

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Moorkop

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Source Moorkop (Wikipedia)

Oliebol

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Pepernoot

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Pfeffernüsse

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Source Pfeffernusse (Wikipedia)Infobox: place_of_origin

Quote, Infobox: place_of_origin

Denmark, Germany, Netherlands

Stroopwafel

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Source Stroopwafel (Wikipedia)

The Diary of a Young Girl

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Source Wikipedia: The Diary of a Young Girltier 2

Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak

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Source Wikipedia: Adriaan Theodoor PeperzakLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Adriaan Theodoor Basilius (Ad) Peperzak (born 3 July 1929) is a Dutch educator, editor and philosophical author.

Anton Wilhelm Amo

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Source Anton Wilhelm Amo (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Anton Wilhelm Amo (c. 1703 – c. 1759) was a Nzema philosopher from Axim, Dutch Gold Coast then within what was broadly considered the region of Guinea (the area is now in Ghana).

Bas van Fraassen

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Source Bas van Fraassen (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

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Bastiaan Cornelis "Bas" van Fraassen (; Dutch: [bɑs vɑn ˈfraːsə(n)]; born 5 April 1941) is a Dutch-American philosopher noted for his contributions to philosophy of science, epistemology and formal logic.

Desiderius Erasmus

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Elselijn Kingma

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Source Wikipedia: Elselijn KingmaLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Elisabeth Marjolijn (Elselijn) Kingma (born 1981) is a Dutch philosopher.

Fons Elders

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Source Wikipedia: Fons EldersLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Fons Elders (born 1936) is a Dutch philosopher and an emeritus professor at the University of Humanistic Studies.

Gerard Bolland

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Source Wikipedia: Gerard BollandLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (9 June 1854, Groningen – 11 February 1922, Leiden) was a Dutch autodidact, linguist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and lecturer.

Hugo Grotius

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Karin de Boer

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Source Wikipedia: Karin de BoerLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Karin Gwenda de Boer (born 1965) is a Dutch Professor of Philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven).

Reiner Schürmann

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Frisians

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Site Of

Centraal Beheer

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Source Centraal Beheer, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Centraal Beheer is an insurance company located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Docomomo International

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Euromast

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Fort Bourtange

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Source Wikipedia: Fort BourtangeLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Fort Bourtange (Dutch: Vesting Bourtange) is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands.

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

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Poortgebouw

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Source Poortgebouw (Wikipedia)

Rietveld Schroder House

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Rijksmuseum

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Rotterdam Centraal railway station

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Royal Palace of Amsterdam

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Van Nelle Factory

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Villa Bouchina

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Source Villa Bouchina (Wikipedia)

Villa Welgelegen

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Source Villa Welgelegen (Wikipedia)

Almond Blossoms

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Source Almond Blossoms (Wikipedia)tier 2

Drawing Hands

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Source Art Institute of Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago open collection record: Drawing Handsplace_of_origin

Quote, place_of_origin

"place_of_origin": "Netherlands"

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem

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Portrait of Vincent van Gogh (1887)

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Rietveld Schroder House

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Rijksmuseum

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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman

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Source The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (Wikipedia)

The Floating Feather

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Source The Floating Feather (Wikipedia)

The Jewish Bride

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Source The Jewish Bride (Wikipedia)

The Milkmaid (Vermeer)

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Source The Milkmaid (Vermeer) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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It is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which regards it as "unquestionably one of the museum's finest attractions".

The Night Watch

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The Potato Eaters

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Source The Potato Eaters (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2

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The Potato Eaters (Dutch: De Aardappeleters) is an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted in April to May of 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands.

Utrecht Psalter

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Source Utrecht Psalter (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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The Utrecht Psalter (Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek, MS Bibl. Rhenotraiectinae I Nr 32.) is a ninth-century illuminated psalter which is a key masterpiece of Carolingian art; it is probably the most valuable manuscript in the Netherlands.

Van Gogh Museum

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Wheatfield with Crows

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