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THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH PAINTINGDUTCH BAROQUE. Primary patrons-middle-class Protestant merchants Churches are white-washed and devoid of religious art Dutch have great pride in their land. JAN STEEN, The Feast of Saint Nicholas , ca. 1660-1665. Oil on canvas,
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Primary patrons-middle-class Protestant merchants • Churches are white-washed and devoid of religious art • Dutch have great pride in their land
JAN STEEN, The Feast of Saint Nicholas, ca. 1660-1665. Oil on canvas, In The Feast of Saint Nicholas, Jan Steen shows a festive scene that may be interpreted as an allegory of selfishness, pettiness, and jealousy
RACHEL RUYSCH, Flower Still Life, after 1700. Oil on canvas,
FRANS HALS, The Women Regents of the Old Men's Home at Haarlem, 1664. Oil on canvas,
JUDITH LEYSTER, Self-Portrait, ca. 1630. Oil on canvas, 2' 5 3/8" x 2' 1 5/8". National Gallery of Art, Washington (gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss).
Rembrandt • Dramatic use of light shows influence of Caravaggio • Famous for self-portraits that chronicle his life
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving the Children (Hundred Guilder Print), ca. 1649. Etching
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch), 1642. Oil on canvas
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp, 1632. Oil on canvas
Vermeer • Famous for quiet scenes of domestic interiors • Usually depicts solitary female inside a home • Renowned for his meticulous realism and detail • May have used a camera obscura to enhance realism