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Dutch Golden Age Collection (#2)

The Dutch Golden Age, a period of immense cultural and economic prosperity in the 17th century Netherlands, is beautifully captured through various masterpieces

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Wooded River Landscape, 1645. Creator: Aert van der Neer

Wooded River Landscape, 1645. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Wooded River Landscape, 1645.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Fisherman Playing the Violin, 1630. Creator: Frans Hals

Fisherman Playing the Violin, 1630. Creator: Frans Hals
Fisherman Playing the Violin, 1630.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Woodland Pond, 1660. Creator: Meindert Hobbema

Woodland Pond, 1660. Creator: Meindert Hobbema
Woodland Pond, 1660.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Family Group in a Landscape, 1645. Creator: Frans Hals

Family Group in a Landscape, 1645. Creator: Frans Hals
Family Group in a Landscape, 1645.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden

Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden
Corner of a Library, 1711. An interior set against a plain wall with a bookcase to one side on which are neatly arranged volumes in perfect order

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Goats: Plate 6: Nanny goat and kid, Mid 17th century. Creator: Marcus de Bye

Goats: Plate 6: Nanny goat and kid, Mid 17th century. Creator: Marcus de Bye
Goats: Plate 6: Nanny goat and kid, Mid 17th century.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: View of the Ruins of Olinda, Brazil, 1665. Creator: Frans Post

View of the Ruins of Olinda, Brazil, 1665. Creator: Frans Post
View of the Ruins of Olinda, Brazil, 1665.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder
Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Landscape with a Farm and a Bridge, unknown date. Creator: Govaert Flinck

Landscape with a Farm and a Bridge, unknown date. Creator: Govaert Flinck
Landscape with a Farm and a Bridge, unknown date.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Winter Landscape with Figures on Ice, 1643. Creator: Jan van Goyen

Winter Landscape with Figures on Ice, 1643. Creator: Jan van Goyen
Winter Landscape with Figures on Ice, 1643.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Young Woman with a Lighted Candle at a Window, 1658. Creator: Gerrit Dou

Young Woman with a Lighted Candle at a Window, 1658. Creator: Gerrit Dou
Young Woman with a Lighted Candle at a Window, 1658.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The Naughty Drummer, 1655. Creator: Nicolaes Maes

The Naughty Drummer, 1655. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
The Naughty Drummer, 1655. A mother is obliged to chastise her small son, even threatening him with a small rod, as his drumming is likely to wake the sleeping baby

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Landscape with a Sunset, 1655. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp

Landscape with a Sunset, 1655. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp
Landscape with a Sunset, 1655.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: View of Haarlem from the Dunes, 1660. Creator: Jan van der Meer

View of Haarlem from the Dunes, 1660. Creator: Jan van der Meer
View of Haarlem from the Dunes, 1660.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Winter Landscape, 1670. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael

Winter Landscape, 1670. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael
Winter Landscape, 1670.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Winter Landscape, unknown date. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle

Winter Landscape, unknown date. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle
Winter Landscape, unknown date.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Interior of the Council Chamber of Amsterdam Town Hall, 1663. Creator: Pieter de Hooch

Interior of the Council Chamber of Amsterdam Town Hall, 1663. Creator: Pieter de Hooch
Interior of the Council Chamber of Amsterdam Town Hall, 1663. Amsterdam Town Hall was designed by Jacob van Campen. Construction began in 1648 and the room depicted here was in use by 1655

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast
Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Interior with a Woman sewing and a Child, 1662. Creator: Pieter de Hooch

Interior with a Woman sewing and a Child, 1662. Creator: Pieter de Hooch
Interior with a Woman sewing and a Child, 1662. De Hooch depicts a typical Dutch interior. The mother is busy sewing but also attends to her small son

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The happy Violinist, 1624. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst

The happy Violinist, 1624. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst
The happy Violinist, 1624. The lighting is one of the elements that gives this composition its force, while another is the treatment of the figure

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Landscape with Poultry and Birds of Prey, unknown date. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter

Landscape with Poultry and Birds of Prey, unknown date. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter
Landscape with Poultry and Birds of Prey, unknown date.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Vase with Chrysanthemums, unknown date. Creator: Henri Fantin-Latour

Vase with Chrysanthemums, unknown date. Creator: Henri Fantin-Latour
Vase with Chrysanthemums, unknown date.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Christ driving the money changers from the Temple, 1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Christ driving the money changers from the Temple, 1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Christ driving the money changers from the Temple, 1635.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Christ at Emmaus: the smaller plate, 1634. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Christ at Emmaus: the smaller plate, 1634. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Christ at Emmaus: the smaller plate, 1634.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. The tragic consequences, when Joseph's brothers turned against him, are described in Genesis 37:12-35

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Self-portrait etching at a window, 1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Self-portrait etching at a window, 1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Self-portrait etching at a window, 1648.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Clement de Jonghe, printseller, 1651. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Clement de Jonghe, printseller, 1651. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Clement de Jonghe, printseller, 1651.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, 1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, 1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
A blind hurdy-gurdy player and family receiving alms, 1648.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Children With A Cat, 1631. Creator: Dirck Hals

Children With A Cat, 1631. Creator: Dirck Hals
Children With A Cat, 1631.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Children Playing Cards, 1631. Creator: Dirck Hals

Children Playing Cards, 1631. Creator: Dirck Hals
Children Playing Cards, 1631.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The Ferryboat, c1657. Creator: Adam Pynacker

The Ferryboat, c1657. Creator: Adam Pynacker
The Ferryboat, c1657. Onlookers laugh as a ferryboat worker splashes into the water after a donkey. This commotion is set against a serene landscape

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Coastal Scene with Sailing Vessels, 1655. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle

Coastal Scene with Sailing Vessels, 1655. Creator: Jan van de Cappelle
Coastal Scene with Sailing Vessels, 1655.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar with a wooden leg, c.1630.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick, c.1629.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Peasant family on the tramp, c.1652.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Self-portrait in a cap and scarf with the face dark: bust, 1633

Self-portrait in a cap and scarf with the face dark: bust, 1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Self-portrait in a cap and scarf with the face dark: bust, 1633. To some extent this work reflects Rembrandt's status, showing him wearing a cap and scarf

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Old beggar woman with a gourd, c.1629. Enveloped in partial darkness and clad in ragged clothes, the old beggar woman turns away from the viewer

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The crucifixion: small plate, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The crucifixion: small plate, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The crucifixion: small plate, c.1635. Presenting the viewer with a sensitive interpretation of Christ on the Cross, close attention has been paid to the intricate features on the figures

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Menasseh ben Israel, 1636. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Menasseh ben Israel, 1636. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Menasseh ben Israel, 1636. Manoel Dias Soeiro (1604-57), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh/ Manasseh ben Israel also, Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, was a Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Young Man in a Feathered Cap, 1647. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

Young Man in a Feathered Cap, 1647. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Young Man in a Feathered Cap, 1647.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bearded old man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed, c.1635. Sunken shadows follow the old man's weathered face, undulating over his aged skin and full beard

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636. The artist and his wife are shown wearing historical clothing. Rembrandt wears a fanciful 16th-century style plumed beret tilted at a jaunty angle

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Man drawing from a cast, c.1641. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Man drawing from a cast, c.1641. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Man drawing from a cast, c.1641.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The strolling musicians, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The strolling musicians, c.1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The strolling musicians, c.1635. A sympathetic inquiry into the lives of impoverished people, including beggars. Two musicians, one playing a hurdy gurdy, and the other the bagpipes

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The rest before the inn, c.1652-55. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

The rest before the inn, c.1652-55. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
The rest before the inn, c.1652-55.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bust of an old man with flowing beard and white sleeve, c.1630. A bust-length image of an elderly man with a beard and large forehead, his body facing to the right

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The Wedding Of Peleus And Thetis, 1612. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael

The Wedding Of Peleus And Thetis, 1612. Creator: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael
The Wedding Of Peleus And Thetis, 1612. The gods of ancient Greece celebrate the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the future parents of Achilles

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Beggar with two crutches, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet

Beggar with two crutches, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
Beggar with two crutches, 1632. A beggar, seen from behind, moves, in what looks like a painful fashion, with the aid of two wooden crutches




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The Dutch Golden Age, a period of immense cultural and economic prosperity in the 17th century Netherlands, is beautifully captured through various masterpieces. One such iconic painting is "The Laughing Cavalier" by Frans Hals. Painted in 1624, this portrait exudes confidence and charm as the cavalier's laughter echoes through time. Another work by Hals that showcases his mastery is "Woman with a Child in a Pantry. " Created between 1656-1660, this oil on canvas piece depicts a domestic scene filled with warmth and tenderness. Gerrit van Honthorst's "Childhood of Christ, " painted around 1620, captures the innocence and purity of Jesus' early years. The artist skillfully uses light to illuminate the holy family amidst darkness. Moving beyond portraiture, we encounter Jan van der Heyden and Adriaen van de Velde's collaborative masterpiece titled "Stone Bridge. " This landscape painting from 1660-1672 portrays an idyllic scene where nature meets human ingenuity. "The Jewish Bride" by an unknown artist from around 1667 offers an intimate glimpse into marital bliss within the Jewish community during this era. The tender embrace between husband and wife radiates love and devotion. A historical event comes alive in Rembrandt's monumental work called "The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis. " Painted circa 1666, it depicts rebellion against Roman rule with vivid details that transport viewers back to ancient times. Pieter Jansz Saenredam presents us with a serene view of Judea, Siam's capital city during c. 1662-3. Through his meticulous brushwork on canvas, he invites us to explore its architectural wonders bathed in golden light. In contrast to these peaceful scenes stands Willem van de Velde the Younger's dramatic depiction of naval warfare - "The Battle of Chatham" from 1667.