Masterpiece Story: View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer
Between 1660 and 1661, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer created three paintings of his hometown, Delft. These are The Little Street, the now-lost...
Javier Abel Miguel 24 November 2025
#Dutch Golden Age
Maria van Oosterwijck in 5 Paintings
Maria van Oosterwijck was a talented but often overlooked artist of the Dutch Golden Age. She turned simple flowers into small stories about life,...
Jimena Aullet 27 October 2025
Maria Sibylla Merian—An Artist Who Changed Science Forever
In the 17th century, it has been widely believed that insects were just spontaneously born of mud, dirt, or rotting flesh, but that notion has been...
Nicole Ganbold 14 October 2025
Art and Science in Vermeer Paintings
As a scientist, I have always been attracted to images of science in works of art—whether a portrait of Newton, a depiction of Galileo using his...
Tom Anderson 14 October 2025
Discover the Art of Clara Peeters Through 5 Tasty Still Life Paintings
Lavish banquets, appetizing cakes, savory Dutch cheeses, and colorful fruits elegantly arranged on fine china come to mind when we think of Clara...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 6 October 2025
A Bizarre Story of Brothers De Witt Who Were… Eaten by a Mob?
Legend has it that in 1672, two important Dutch statesmen and brothers, Johan and Cornelis de Witt, were murdered, mutilated, and eaten by an angry...
Nicole Ganbold 6 October 2025
QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About the Dutch Golden Age!
Ruxi Rusu 20 September 2025
Frans Post—First Landscape Painter of the Americas
Frans Post has gone down in art history as the first trained landscape painter to work in the Americas. In 1636, as a young man of just 24, he...
Nicole Ganbold 3 September 2025
Dutch Still Life Explained in 6 Famous Painters
In the art world, it is commonly agreed upon that still life painting as a genre rose in the Netherlands in the last quarter of the 16th century. The...
Irina Diana Calu 25 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Young Woman Peeling Apples by Nicolaes Maes
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about this lovely genre painting by Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in...
Alexandra Kiely 3 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Still Life with a Golden Goblet by Pieter de Ring
Why is food such a popular image for art and culture? For millennia it has been a source of inspiration from ancient Roman mosaics through Dutch...
James W Singer 3 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Woman in a Large Hat by Caesar van Everdingen
Caesar van Everdingen’s Woman in a Large Hat is a captivating oil-on-linen painting that offers a fascinating glimpse into 17th-century Dutch...
Alessia Caldana 20 July 2025
