The Mauritshuis (; ) is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. The collection contains works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hans Holbein the Younger, and others. Originally, the 17th century building was the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau. It is now the property of the government of the Netherlands and is listed in the top 100 Dutch heritage sites. History In 1631, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, a cousin of stadtholder Frederick Henry, bought a plot bordering the Binnenhof and the adjacent Hofvijver pond in The Hague, at that time the political centre of the Dutch Republic. On the plot, the Mauritshuis was built as a home between 1636 and 1641, during John Maurice's governorship of Dutch Brazil. The Dutch Classicist building was designed by the D
El Mauritshuis (; ) es un museo de arte en La Haya, Países Bajos. El museo alberga el Gabinete Real de Pinturas que consta de 854 objetos, principalmente pinturas de la Edad Dorada holandesa. La colección contiene obras de Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hans Holbein el Joven, y otros. Originalmente, el edificio del siglo XVII fue la residencia del conde John Maurice de Nassau. Actualmente es propiedad del gobierno de los Países Bajos y está listado en los 100 mejores sitios de patrimonio holandés. Historia En 1631, John Maurice, príncipe de Nassau-Siegen, primo del gobernador de la ciudad Frederick Henry, compró una parcela fronteriza con el Binnenhof y el adyacente lago Hofvijvij en La Haya, que en ese momento era el centro político de la República Holandesa.