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Home>Research>Online Editions>Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century

          NGA Online Editions                        Dutch Paintings 17th Century                

# Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century

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                      Alexandra Libby, Henriette Rahusen, Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Marjorie E. Wieseman, Lara Yeager-Crasselt,  *Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century*, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/catalogue/17th-century-dutch-paintings (accessed April 19, 2024).                   

                    -  	                   Aelst, Willem van	                
                    -  	                   Asselijn, Jan	                
                    -  	                   Ast, Balthasar van der	                
                    -  	                   Avercamp, Hendrick	                
                    -  	                   Backhuysen, Ludolf	                
                    -  	                   Bega, Cornelis	                
                    -  	                   Bellevois, Jacob Adriaensz	                
                    -  	                   Berchem, Nicolaes Pietersz	                
                    -  	                   Borch the Younger, Gerard ter	                
                    -  	                   Bosschaert, Ambrosius	                
                    -  	                   Both, Jan	                
                    -  	                   Bray, Jan de	                
                    -  	                   Breen, Adam van	                
                    -  	                   Brugghen, Hendrick ter	                
                    -  	                   Claesz, Pieter	                
                    -  	                   Coorte, Adriaen	                
                    -  	                   Cuyp, Aelbert	                
                    -  	                   Daellen, François van	                
                    -  	                   Dou, Gerrit	                
                    -  	                   Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den	                
                    -  	                   Goltzius, Hendrick	                
                    -  	                   Goyen, Jan van	                
                    -  	                   Hals, Frans	                
                    -  	                   Hanneman, Adriaen	                
                    -  	                   Heda, Gerret Willemsz	                
                    -  	                   Heda, Willem Claesz	                
                    -  	                   Heem, Jan Davidsz de	                
                    -  	                   Heyden, Jan van der	                
                    -  	                   Hobbema, Meindert	                
                    -  	                   Honthorst, Gerrit van	                
                    -  	                   Hooch, Pieter de	                
                    -  	                   Huysum, Jan van	                
                    -  	                   Jonson van Ceulen, Cornelis	                
                    -  	                   Kalf, Willem	                
                    -  	                   Keyser, Thomas de	                
                    -  	                   Kouwenbergh, Philip van	                
                    -  	                   Leyster, Judith	                
                    -  	                   Lievens, Jan	                
                    -  	                   Maes, Nicolaes	                
                    -  	                   Metsu, Gabriel	                
                    -  	                   Miereveld, Michiel van	                
                    -  	                   Mignon, Abraham	                
                    -  	                   Molenaer, Jan Miense	                
                    -  	                   Molijn, Pieter	                
                    -  	                   Neer, Aert van der	                
                    -  	                   Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier	                
                    -  	                   Ochtervelt, Jacob	                
                    -  	                   Ostade, Adriaen van	                
                    -  	                   Ostade, Isack van	                
                    -  	                   Pierson, Christoffel	                
                    -  	                   Poelenburch, Cornelis van	                
                    -  	                   Potter, Paulus	                
                    -  	                   Pynacker, Adam	                
                    -  	                   Rembrandt van Rijn	                
                    -  	                   Renesse, Constantijn van	                
                    -  	                   Ruisdael, Jacob van	                
                    -  	                   Ruysdael, Salomon van	                
                    -  	                   Saenredam, Pieter Jansz	                
                    -  	                   Savery, Roelandt	                
                    -  	                   Schalcken, Godefridus	                
                    -  	                   Steen, Jan	                
                    -  	                   Vallée, Louis	                
                    -  	                   Velde the Elder, Willem van de	                
                    -  	                   Verbeeck, Cornelis	                
                    -  	                   Vermeer, Johannes	                
                    -  	                   Verspronck, Johannes Cornelisz	                
                    -  	                   Verwer, Abraham de	                
                    -  	                   Vlieger, Simon de	                
                    -  	                   Walscapelle, Jacob van	                
                    -  	                   Weenix, Jan	                
                    -  	                   Witte, Emanuel de	                
                    -  	                   Wouwerman, Philips	                
                    -  	                   Wtewael, Joachim Anthonisz	                

                    -  Show all works 
                    -                              Adriaen van Ostade                     
                    -                              The Alchemist                     
                    -                              Amsterdam Harbor Scene                     
                    -                              Andries Stilte as a Standard Bearer                     
                    -                              Anna Maria van Schurman                     
                    -                              The Apostle Paul                     
                    -                              An Architectural Fantasy                     
                    -                              Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)                     
                    -                              Bagpipe Player                     
                    -                              Banquet Piece with Mince Pie                     
                    -                              Basket of Flowers                     
                    -                              Basket of Fruits                     
                    -                              Battle Scene                     
                    -                              Bearded Man with a Beret                     
                    -                              The Bedroom                     
                    -                              Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase                     
                    -                              Bust of a Bearded Man                     
                    -                              Cathedral of Saint John at 's-Hertogenbosch                     
                    -                              Christ Carrying the Cross                     
                    -                              Church of Santa Maria della Febbre, Rome                     
                    -                              The Circumcision                     
                    -                              The Concert                     
                    -                              The Cottage Dooryard                     
                    -                              Country House in a Park                     
                    -                              The Dancing Couple                     
                    -                              The Descent from the Cross                     
                    -                              A Dutch Courtyard                     
                    -                              Dutch Ships in a Lively Breeze                     
                    -                              Dutch Ships near the Coast                     
                    -                              Estuary at Day's End                     
                    -                              The Fall of Man                     
                    -                              A Farm in the Sunlight                     
                    -                              A Farrier's Shop                     
                    -                              Flowers in an Urn                     
                    -                              Flowers in a Vase                     
                    -                              Forest Scene                     
                    -                              A Girl with a Broom                     
                    -                              Girl with a Flute                     
                    -                              Girl with the Red Hat                     
                    -                              The Halt at the Inn                     
                    -                              A Hanging Bouquet of Flowers                     
                    -                              Head of an Aged Woman                     
                    -                              Head of a Young Boy                     
                    -                              Head of Saint Matthew                     
                    -                              Henry, Duke of Gloucester                     
                    -                              Herdsmen Tending Cattle                     
                    -                              The Hermit                     
                    -                              Horsemen and Herdsmen with Cattle                     
                    -                              Hut among Trees                     
                    -                              Ice Scene near a Wooden Observation Tower                     
                    -                              The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam                     
                    -                              The Intruder                     
                    -                              An Italianate Evening Landscape                     
                    -                              Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife                     
                    -                              Lady and Gentleman on Horseback                     
                    -                              A Lady Writing                     
                    -                              Landscape                     
                    -                              Landscape with Herdsmen                     
                    -                              Landscape with Open Gate                     
                    -                              Landscape with the Flight into Egypt                     
                    -                              The Levite at Gibeah                     
                    -                              Lucretia                     
                    -                              The Maas at Dordrecht                     
                    -                              Man in Oriental Costume                     
                    -                              The Mill                     
                    -                              Moonlit Landscape with Bridge                     
                    -                              Moses Striking the Rock                     
                    -                              The Music Lesson                     
                    -                              A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships                     
                    -                              Niche with Falconry Gear                     
                    -                              A Nurse and a Child in an Elegant Foyer                     
                    -                              An Old Lady with a Book                     
                    -                              An Old Woman Dozing over a Book                     
                    -                              Old Woman Plucking a Fowl                     
                    -                              Philemon and Baucis                     
                    -                              The Philosopher                     
                    -                              A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht                     
                    -                              A Polish Nobleman                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Gentleman                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Fancy Ruff                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Lady                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Lady with a Ruff                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Man                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty                     
                    -                              Portrait of a Young Man                     
                    -                              Portrait of Rembrandt                     
                    -                              Portrait of the Artist's Parents, Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen                     
                    -                              The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath                     
                    -                              River Landscape with Cows                     
                    -                              River Landscape with Ferry                     
                    -                              Saskia van Uylenburgh, the Wife of the Artist                     
                    -                              A Scene on the Ice                     
                    -                              Self-Portrait (Judith Leyster)                     
                    -                              Self-Portrait (Rembrandt van Rijn)                     
                    -                              Self-Portrait as a Lute Player                     
                    -                              Ships in a Gale                     
                    -                              Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast                     
                    -                              Silvio with the Wounded Dorinda                     
                    -                              Skating on the Frozen Amstel River                     
                    -                              Still Life                     
                    -                              Still Life with Asparagus and Red Currants                     
                    -                              Still Life with Dead Game                     
                    -                              Still Life with Flowers and Fruit                     
                    -                              Still Life with Fruit                     
                    -                              Still Life with Fruit, Fish, and a Nest                     
                    -                              Still Life with Goose and Game before a Country Estate                     
                    -                              Still Life with Ham                     
                    -                              Still Life with Nautilus Cup                     
                    -                              Still Life with Peacock Pie                     
                    -                              Study of an Old Man                     
                    -                              The Suitor's Visit                     
                    -                              Tavern Scene                     
                    -                              The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset                     
                    -                              The Travelers                     
                    -                              Trompe l'Oeil of an Etching by Ferdinand Bol                     
                    -                              Vanitas Still Life                     
                    -                              Vase of Flowers                     
                    -                              View Down a Dutch Canal                     
                    -                              View of an Italian Port                     
                    -                              View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse Kil                     
                    -                              View of Dordrecht from the North                     
                    -                              View of Hoorn                     
                    -                              View of Rhenen                     
                    -                              A View on a High Road                     
                    -                              Village near a Pool                     
                    -                              Willem Coymans                     
                    -                              Winter in Holland: Skating Scene                     
                    -                              Woman and Child in a Courtyard                     
                    -                              Woman Holding a Balance                     
                    -                              A Woman Holding a Pink                     
                    -                              Woman Weaving a Crown of Flowers                     
                    -                              A Wooded Landscape                     
                    -                              Wooded Landscape with Figures                     
                    -                              Wooded Landscape with Travelers                     
                    -                              Workmen before an Inn                     
                    -                              Young Boy in Profile                     
                    -                              A Young Man in a Large Hat                     
                    -                              A Young Man Seated at a Table (possibly Govaert Flinck)                     

                    -                         Alexandra Libby                    
                    -                         Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.                    
                    -                         Dina Anchin                    
                    -                         Henriette Rahusen                    
                    -                         Joanna Dunn                    
                    -                         Lara Yeager-Crasselt                    
                    -                         Marjorie E. Wieseman                    

                    - A History of the Dutch Collection at the National Gallery of Art
                    - Issues of Attribution in the Rembrandt Workshop

                    - Notes to the User
                    - Credits and Acknowledgments
                    - Glossary of Technical Terms
                    - Selected Bibliography [PDF for download]
                    - Concordances of Titles and Attributions

The emergence of the Dutch school of painting in the early seventeenth century is one of the most extraordinary phenomena in the history of the visual arts. The Netherlands had only recently become a political entity and was still suffering from the effects of a long and arduous war against Spain. Yet the small republic’s success in gaining independence from a powerful adversary resulted in an enormous sense of self-esteem. The Dutch were proud of their achievements, proud of their land, and intent upon creating a form of government that would provide a lasting foundation for the future. They expressed pride in their unique social and cultural heritage in many ways, but most famously in their rich artistic traditions.

The collection of Dutch seventeenth-century paintings in the National Gallery of Art includes works by well-known masters of the period, including Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, and Aelbert Cuyp. Now numbering more than 150 paintings, the collection comprises examples of the portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, marine paintings, still lifes, and biblical and mythological scenes that have made this school of painting one of the most beloved and admired in the history of European art.

The Catalog

This award-winning online catalog of the Gallery’s collection first launched in 2014, uniting a long tradition of authoritative, peer-reviewed content with the flexibility of online publishing. As works are added to the collection, new entries are added to the catalog. The newest entries include the following:   

Jan Asselijn, *The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset*, c. 1650

Jan van Goyen, *View of Rhenen*, 1646

Meindert Hobbema, *Wooded Landscape with Figures*, c. 1658

Thomas de Keyser, *Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Fancy Ruff*, 1627

Aert van der Neer, *Winter in Holland: Skating Scene*, 1645

Jan Steen, *Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)*, 1667

Additional entries devoted to recent acquisitions are forthcoming.

We invite you to explore this catalog and delve into the the Gallery’s seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

Subjects

Landscapes

Genre Paintings

Historical

Still Lifes

Portraits

Getting to Know the Dutch Paintings Collection (Video)

The Dutch and Flemish Cabinet Galleries (Video)

North Meets South: Goltzius and Rubens(Video)

Rembrandt(Video)

Rembrandt's *The**Mill*(Video)

Verbeeck’s Battle: Restoring War in the Conservation Lab(Video)

Hendrick ter Brugghen's *Bagpipe Player*(Audio)

Vermeer: Master of Light, Parts 1–5(Video)

Going Dutch, Part 1: Exploring Paintings from the Netherlands(Audio)

Going Dutch, Part 2: Exploring Paintings from the Netherlands(Audio)

Dutch Paintings at the National Gallery of Art: The Untold Stories behind the Acquisitions of the Rembrandts, Vermeers, and Other Treasures in the Collection(Audio)

Paintings in a New Age: The Debut of NGA Online Editions(Audio)

Jan Lievens, Part 1: The Leiden Years (1620–1632)

Jan Lievens, Part 2: London and Antwerp (1632–1644)

Jan Lievens, Part 3: Return to the Netherlands (1644–1674)

Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow; Jan Lievens in Black and White: Etchings, Woodcuts, and Collaborations in Print

Pride of Place, Part 1: The Cityscape

Pride of Place, Part 2: The Cities

Pride of Place, Part 3: Daily Life

Judith Leyster, 1609–1660: Part 1, An Introduction

Judith Leyster, 1609–1660: Part 2, Leyster's Technique

Judith Leyster, 1609–1660: Part 3, Music in Leyster's Work

Judith Leyster, 1609–1660: Part 4, Music in the Paintings of Judith Leyster

Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice Age

Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice Age: Part 1, Winter Landscapes

Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice Age: Part 2, One Community on the Ice

Meeting Metsu: ANOTHER Dutch Master

Gabriel Metsu, 1629–1667

Introduction to the Exhibition- "Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst"

Paintings in the Dutch Golden Age [Dutch Teacher Packet]

Frans Hals: Slideshow Feature

Judith Leyster: Slideshow Feature

NGAkids Dutch Dollhouse Interactive

 

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