Art from 1600-1700: Baroque Art in Holland/Dutch Golden Age
In the Protestant Dutch Republic of the 17th century there was an enormous demand for art from a wide cross-section of the public. This was a very good thing, since the institution that had been the main patron for art—the Church—was no longer in the business of commissioning art due to the Protestant Reformation. Dutch artists sought out new subjects of interest to their new clientele, scenes of everyday life (genre paintings), landscapes and still-lifes. There was also an enormous market for portraits. One of the greatest artist of this period, Rembrandt, made his name as a portrait painter, but was also a printmaker, and his work also includes moving interpretations of biblical subjects (though from a Protestant perspective).
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Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, c. 1662
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Johannas Vermeer, The Glass of Wine, c. 1661
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Rembrandt van Rijn, Bathsheba at Her Bath, 1654
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Rembrandt, A Girl at a Window, 1645
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Rembrandt, The Three Crosses, 1653
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Frans Hals, Singing Boy with Flute, c. 1623
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Jan van Huysum, Vase with Flowers, c. 1718-20
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Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting, 1666-69
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Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, 1664
