Dutch Golden Age

In the 1600s the young Dutch Republic led the world in trade, science and the arts. Its painters often specialized, and scenes of everyday peasant and town life became a Dutch favorite. Frans Hals, Jan Steen and Rembrandt are among the masters of this Golden Age. Connected places: Haarlem · Amsterdam · Leiden.

• Old Man with a Gold ChainRembrandt van Rijn, 1631
• Seated Female NudeRembrandt van Rijn, 1660/62
• Portrait of a LadyFrans Hals, 1627
• The Family ConcertJan Steen, 1666
• Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of EgmondJacob van Ruisdael, 1650–55
• River Landscape with a View of NaardenSalomon van Ruysdael, 1642
• The Watermill with the Great Red RoofMeindert Hobbema, c. 1665
• Wooded Landscape with Cottage and HorsemanMeindert Hobbema, 1663
• A View of Vianen with a Herdsman and Cattle by a RiverAelbert Cuyp, c. 1643–c. 1645
• The Music LessonGerard ter Borch the Younger, c. 1670
• Breakfast Still LifeWillem Claesz. Heda, 1647
• The Hundred Guilder PrintRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1648
• The Three TreesRembrandt van Rijn, 1643
• Self-Portrait with SaskiaRembrandt van Rijn, 1636
• Man with a Tankard at a WindowAdriaen van Ostade, 1650–60
• Merrymakers in an InnAdriaen van Ostade, 1674
• Travelers in Hilly CountrysideAelbert Cuyp, c. 1650
• Portrait of Tieleman RoostermanFrans Hals, 1634
• Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. PaterFrans Hals, 1638
• Portrait of a WomanGerard ter Borch the Younger, c. 1665
• Landscape with a WindmillJacob van Ruisdael, 1646
• Wooded and Hilly LandscapeJacob van Ruisdael, 1660s
• Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech TreeJacob van Ruisdael, c. 1660–70
• Landscape with a Church by a TorrentJacob van Ruisdael, c. 1670
• Italian Landscape with TravelersJan Both, c. 1650
• Esther, Ahasuerus, and HamanJan Steen, c. 1668
• Fishing Boats off an EstuaryJan van Goyen, 1633
• A Cottage in the WoodsMeindert Hobbema, c. 1662
• Still LifePieter Claesz, c. 1625
• Shah JahanRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656–61
• Castle on a RiverSalomon van Ruysdael, 1644