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Dutch Golden Age Collection (#3)

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: Six landscapes. Plate 6: Three figures standing on a country road, 1683. Creator: Jan van Almeloveen

Six landscapes. Plate 6: Three figures standing on a country road, 1683. Creator: Jan van Almeloveen
Six landscapes. Plate 6: Three figures standing on a country road, 1683.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: River landscapes. Plate 3. Untitled, 1650-1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher

River landscapes. Plate 3. Untitled, 1650-1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
River landscapes. Plate 3. Untitled, 1650-1660.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Eight landscapes. Plate 6. Mountainous landscape with tall cliffs, 1640-51. Creator: Herman Naiwincx

Eight landscapes. Plate 6. Mountainous landscape with tall cliffs, 1640-51. Creator: Herman Naiwincx
Eight landscapes. Plate 6. Mountainous landscape with tall cliffs, 1640-51.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: A baker blowing his horn, c.1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

A baker blowing his horn, c.1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
A baker blowing his horn, c.1648.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Smoker leaning on the back of a chair, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Smoker leaning on the back of a chair, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Smoker leaning on the back of a chair, 1672.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The empty jug, 1653?. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The empty jug, 1653?. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The empty jug, 1653?. Two men react as their companion looks disgruntedly into an empty beer tankard. The standing man reaches into his jacket, perhaps in search of coins to pay for a refill

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Bust of a peasant, c.1650-52. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Bust of a peasant, c.1650-52. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Bust of a peasant, c.1650-52.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Bust of a laughing peasant, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Bust of a laughing peasant, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Bust of a laughing peasant, 1672.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The smoker and the drinker, 1650?. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The smoker and the drinker, 1650?. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The smoker and the drinker, 1650?.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The organ-grinder, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The organ-grinder, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The organ-grinder, 1647.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The cobbler, 1671. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The cobbler, 1671. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The cobbler, 1671. A peasant smoking a pipe as he talks in relaxed fashion with a cobbler who is at work, while the latter's dog is curled up on the roof of his hut

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The family, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The family, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The family, 1647.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Man and woman conversing, 1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Man and woman conversing, 1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Man and woman conversing, 1673.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The peasants' quarrel, 1653. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The peasants' quarrel, 1653. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The peasants' quarrel, 1653. In a plain interor, three men are involved in a violent quarrel. One the fiercest - armed with two knives - raising one of them high - has just got up from his chair

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
The old man with a leaf of trefoil on his coat, 1642-1669.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The philosopher, 1642. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

The philosopher, 1642. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
The philosopher, 1642. An elderly, bald-headed, bearded apostle look-alike pores over a vast tome, still more ancient than himself, in complete concentration. Two globes are to his right.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Man and woman talking, 1650? Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Man and woman talking, 1650? Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Man and woman talking, 1650? A man and woman holding a basket are talking, with a dog between them. Behind them, another man is carrying a sack

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Jan Lutma, goldsmith, 1656. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Jan Lutma, goldsmith, 1656. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Jan Lutma, goldsmith, 1656. Although Jan Lutma (c. 1584-1669) was already an elderly man when he was portrayed, he was probably still working as a silversmith

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The quack, 1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The quack, 1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The quack, 1648. A quack doctor is selling his medicines in a tent, probably part of a village fair. He assumes an air of learning as he praises the known effects of his medication

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Vue prise dans le port de Dieppe (View of the port of Dieppe), c.1771. Creator: Marie-Jeanne Ozanne

Vue prise dans le port de Dieppe (View of the port of Dieppe), c.1771. Creator: Marie-Jeanne Ozanne
Vue prise dans le port de Dieppe (View of the port of Dieppe), c.1771.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The stoning of St Stephen, 1635, Netherlands. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The stoning of St Stephen, 1635, Netherlands. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The stoning of St Stephen, 1635, Netherlands.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Christ healing the sick ('The hundred guilder print'), 1775. Creator: William Baillie

Christ healing the sick ('The hundred guilder print'), 1775. Creator: William Baillie
Christ healing the sick ('The hundred guilder print'), 1775.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. Creator: Dirck Stoop

Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. Creator: Dirck Stoop
Horse, peasant, man and two dogs, 1651. From a series of twelve showing horses, depicting a rural scene which is probably hunt related.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The stoning of St Stephen, 1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The stoning of St Stephen, 1635. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The stoning of St Stephen, 1635.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The young mother, c. 1660. Creator: Cornelis Bega

The young mother, c. 1660. Creator: Cornelis Bega
The young mother, c. 1660.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Holy Family in an interior, 1643-5. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

Holy Family in an interior, 1643-5. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Holy Family in an interior, 1643-5.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The old hostess, c. 1660. Creator: Cornelis Bega

The old hostess, c. 1660. Creator: Cornelis Bega
The old hostess, c. 1660. Depicting Dutch tavern life in the mid to late 17th century: a nondescript, austere and after-dark setting, with three foreground, ageing male drinkers

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe, 1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe, 1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe, 1631. Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe is traditionally said to be a portrait of the artist's father

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. An old man, seen in half-length portrait, is sitting in a chair with a heavy velvet cloak draped around his shoulders.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Six landscapes. A man wearing a cloak, and his dog. (H43), 1640-1690. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo

Six landscapes. A man wearing a cloak, and his dog. (H43), 1640-1690. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo
Six landscapes. A man wearing a cloak, and his dog. (H43), 1640-1690. From a series entitled 'Six landscapes' depicting a man wearing a cloak walking along a road with his dog

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Times of Day/ Vesper, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher

Times of Day/ Vesper, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
Times of Day/ Vesper, 1660.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Portrait of Petrus Scriverius, 1626. Creator: Jan van de Velde II

Portrait of Petrus Scriverius, 1626. Creator: Jan van de Velde II
Portrait of Petrus Scriverius, 1626.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Six landscapes. Plate 2. Woman on a small bridge. (H34), 1640-1690. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo

Six landscapes. Plate 2. Woman on a small bridge. (H34), 1640-1690. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo
Six landscapes. Plate 2. Woman on a small bridge. (H34), 1640-1690. From a series entitled 'Six landscapes' depicting the woman and bridge of the title on the left

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher

Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. From the 'Times of Day', after Nicolaes Berchem. The first in the series, it depicts dawn and features an entertaining cast of characters

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: The Cows At The Watering Place (The Cow Drinking), 1680. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

The Cows At The Watering Place (The Cow Drinking), 1680. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
The Cows At The Watering Place (The Cow Drinking), 1680.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Basin, 1618. Creator: Unknown

Basin, 1618. Creator: Unknown
Basin, 1618. Before forks became widely used, basins and ewers were used in aristocratic settings to wash hands in rosewater between courses of a meal

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Girl At A Window, c1655. Creator: Gerrit Dou

Girl At A Window, c1655. Creator: Gerrit Dou
Girl At A Window, c1655.

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Man Reading, c1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Man Reading, c1648. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Man Reading, c1648. For centuries, this painting was thought to portray an individual, but recent research suggests it may be a tronie--a type of image in which seventeenth-century Dutch artists

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Ballplayers in the inn garden, c.1660 (oil on panel)

Ballplayers in the inn garden, c.1660 (oil on panel)
8712002 Ballplayers in the inn garden, c.1660 (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Adriaen van Ostade)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis

A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis
8725168 A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel)

Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel)
8712005 Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Abraham Storck)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Moonlight at a Dutch River, c.1650 (oil on canvas)

Moonlight at a Dutch River, c.1650 (oil on canvas)
8712001 Moonlight at a Dutch River, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Neer, Aert van der (1603-77); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Aert van der Neer)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Beach Picture, 1638 (oil on canvas)

Beach Picture, 1638 (oil on canvas)
8711998 Beach Picture, 1638 (oil on canvas) by Goyen, Jan Josephsz van (1596-1656); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Jan van Goyen)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Portrait of a Lady (oil on panel)

Portrait of a Lady (oil on panel)
8711995 Portrait of a Lady (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Gerard Ter Borch the Younger)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Jacob van der Does, Dutch Golden Age painter

Jacob van der Does, Dutch Golden Age painter
5893355 Jacob van der Does, Dutch Golden Age painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Jacob van der Does, Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Jacob Vander-Does. Copperplate engraving by M)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: Gerard ter Borch, Dutch painter

Gerard ter Borch, Dutch painter
5893344 Gerard ter Borch, Dutch painter.; (add.info.: Portrait of Gerard ter Borch, Dutch painter 1617-1681. Gerard Terburg)

Background imageDutch Golden Age Collection: A Young Woman, 1640 (oil on wood)

A Young Woman, 1640 (oil on wood)
XOS5872483 A Young Woman, 1640 (oil on wood) by Dou, Gerrit or Gerard (1613-75); 35x31 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)




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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.