Fast Facts
The 17th Century Baroque era in Holland was the Dutch Golden Age, a time of extraordinary prosperity and social solidarity of the merchant class. A flourishing local and international commerce provided the economic key to an envied Dutch standard of living. There was a strong middle-class market for contemporary Dutch art which reflected pleasure in life, good times and the general abundance of products from around the world. e.g. spices, silk, cotton, porcelain. Being predominately Protestant, there were no church commissions given; rather, patronage came from the thriving middle class who bought art in commercial art galleries.
Portrait of Willem Coymens, 1645
Philosopher in Meditation, 1632
The Return of the Prodical Son, 1632
The Cyndics of the Clothmakers Guild, 1662
Portrait of Lady with Ostrich Feather Fan, 1660
The Jewish Bride (The Loving Couple), 1666
Allegory of the Art of Painting, 1670
Young Woman with an Ewer (Water Pitcher), 1671
Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid, 1670
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1666
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, 1664
Judith Leyster Self Portrait, 1635
Still Life, 1650
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