Dutch Golden Age: works and artists

The Guitar Player, c. 1672.

The Guitar Player (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kenwood House (English Heritage), United Kingdom

Regents of the Old Men's Almshouse, Frans Hals

Regents of the Old Men's Almshouse, 1664.

Regents of the Old Men's Almshouse (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665–1667.

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

De liefdesbrief, 1669.

De liefdesbrief (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of an Unknown Man, 1660.

Portrait of an Unknown Man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul, Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul, 1661.

Zelfportret als de apostel Paulus (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Die Malkunst, c. 1666–1668.

Die Malkunst (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove, Frans Hals

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove, 1650.

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Nude Woman, Seated by a Stove, Rembrandt van Rijn

Nude Woman, Seated by a Stove, c. 1661–1662.

Zittende naakte vrouw bij een kachel (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, Johannes Vermeer

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, 1663.

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Self-Portrait at the Age of 63, Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait at the Age of 63, 1669.

Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Young Woman standing at a Virginal, Johannes Vermeer

A Young Woman standing at a Virginal, c. 1670–1672.

A Young Woman standing at a Virginal (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Portrait of Herman Langelius, Frans Hals

Portrait of Herman Langelius, 1660.

Portrait of Herman Langelius (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Musée de Picardie

Homer, 1663.

Homer (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

La Dentellière, c. 1669–1670.

La Dentellière (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of Willem Croes, 1658.

Portrait of Willem Croes (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on wood

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

The Circumcision, 1661.

The Circumcision (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Lady Writing, c. 1665.

A Lady Writing (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of a man, c. 1650–1652.

Portrait of a man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Liechtenstein Museum

Titus in Monk's Habit, Rembrandt van Rijn

Titus in Monk's Habit, 1660.

Titus in monniksdracht (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Regentesses of the Old Men's Alms House, Frans Hals

Regentesses of the Old Men's Alms House, 1664.

Regentesses of the Old Men's Alms House (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, Rembrandt van Rijn

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, c. 1665–1669.

Portret van een paar als Isaak en Rebekka, bekend als 'De… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, Johannes Vermeer

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, c. 1670.

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Portrait of a man, possibly a clergyman, Frans Hals

Portrait of a man, possibly a clergyman, 1660.

Portrait of a man, possibly a clergyman (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on wood

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, known as ‘The Syndics’, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, known as ‘The Syndics’, 1662.

De waardijns van het Amsterdamse lakenbereidersgilde… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

L'Astronome, 1668.

L'Astronome (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of a man, c. 1653.

Portrait of a man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch)

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Nude Woman Lying on a Pillow, Rembrandt van Rijn

Nude Woman Lying on a Pillow, c. 1661–1662.

Naakte vrouw liggend tegen een kussen (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), reed pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman Holding a Balance, Johannes Vermeer

Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664.

Woman Holding a Balance (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of a man, 1650s.

Portrait of a man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Johannes Vermeer

Allegory of the Catholic Faith, c. 1670–1672.

Allegory of the Catholic Faith (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of a man, 1660.

Portrait of a man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Jacquemart-André Museum, France

Lucretia, 1664.

Lucretia (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Girl with the Red Hat, c. 1669.

Girl with the Red Hat (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of a Man in a Slouch Hat, Frans Hals

Portrait of a Man in a Slouch Hat, 1660.

Portrait of a Man in a Slouch Hat (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Hessen Kassel Heritage, Germany

Saint Bartholomew, 1661.

Saint Bartholomew (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Study of a Young Woman, Johannes Vermeer

Study of a Young Woman, c. 1665–1667.

Study of a Young Woman (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Nicolaas Stenius, Frans Hals

Portrait of Nicolaas Stenius, 1650.

Portrait of Nicolaas Stenius (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Museum Catharijneconvent

The Denial of St Peter, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Denial of St Peter, 1660.

De verloochening van Petrus (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband, Johannes Vermeer

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband, c. 1663–1665.

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn

Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1668.

Return of the Prodigal Son (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, Johannes Vermeer

A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, c. 1670–1672.

A Young Woman seated at a Virginal (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Portrait of a man, 1660.

Portrait of a man (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat, Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat, c. 1663.

Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Der Geograph, 1669.

Der Geograph (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany

Portrait of Tyman Oosdorp, 1656.

Portrait of Tyman Oosdorp (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Syndic of the Drapers’ Guild, Jacob van Loon, Seated, Rembrandt van Rijn

Syndic of the Drapers’ Guild, Jacob van Loon, Seated, c. 1661–1662.

Een van de Staalmeesters, Jacob van Loon, zittend (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Meisje met de parel, c. 1665.

Meisje met de parel (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1650.

Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Self-Portrait, 1660.

Self-Portrait (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States