10 Women of the Dutch Golden Age
The art produced during the Dutch Golden Age is known for its beautiful genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes. However, the artists associated...
Lauren Kraut, Nicole Ganbold 6 April 2026
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Dutch Golden Age Explained
When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th-century Netherlands at its glory – the Dutch Golden Age. The most...
Nicole Ganbold 30 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Malle Babbe by Frans Hals
Although Frans Hals’ Malle Babbe was always considered a tronie or a fictional character study, the portrait is based on a woman whom the Dutch...
Nicole Ganbold 29 March 2026
Art in Saltburn – The Influence of Art on the Film
The filmmaker and writer, Emerald Fennell showcases her keen eye for art in the movie Saltburn. Praised for meticulous directing and visually...
Sandra Juszczyk 23 February 2026
Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time at the Norton Museum of Art
Thomas Kaplan and his wife, Daphne Recanati Kaplan, have amassed the world’s largest private collection of 17th-century Dutch paintings. The...
Tom Anderson 5 February 2026
8 Reasons to Visit Rembrandt House in Amsterdam
If you happen to find yourself in Amsterdam, then you simply can’t miss the Rembrandt House Museum (Museum het Rembrandthuis). It was the Rembrandt...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 January 2026
The Dutch Master of Selfies: Rembrandt’s 6 Magnificent Self-Portraits
Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, was born 416 years ago in Leiden, Netherlands. Today, people take...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 January 2026
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 19 January 2026
QUIZ: Who Painted This Sky?
Sandra Juszczyk 17 January 2026
Masterpiece Story: Saskia as Flora by Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn married Saskia van Uylenburgh in 1634. They were together for only eight years before she died after childbirth, probably from...
Catriona Miller 11 January 2026
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 4 January 2026
