A Day on the Beach in 1881
The largest painting in the Netherlands can be viewed in The Hague: Panorama Mesdag. This famous cylindric work of art spans 120 metres and has a height of 14 metres. As soon as you enter the panorama, it feels like you’re actually on the dunes of The Hague with its endless vistas.
The magical panorama with a view of the North Sea, the dunes and The Hague in the distance was made by Hendrik Willem Mesdag, a famous painter from the Hague School. He loved the sea, the beach and the fisherman’s life and therefore often painted sea sights. The panorama was made in a cylinder-shaped building. Thanks to the light that enters through the glass dome, the skies above the panorama are always changing.
Nice to know
Mesdag’s wife, Sientje Mesdag-Van Houten, also worked on the huge panorama. She’s even depicted on the canvas underneath a white parasol on the beach. Mesdag probably put her in as a thank-you for her contribution. Sientje was one of the most important female painters of the Hague School.
| Panorama Mesdag | |
| Address: | Zeestraat 65, Den Haag |
| Open: | Monday through Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00, Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00 |
| Entree: | € 10 (adults), € 8.50 (12 to 18 years old), € 4 (4 to 11 years old), free (up to 3 years old) |
| Online: | panorama-mesdag.nl |