"View of Beverswijk from the Wijkermeer," Salomon van Ruysdael, 1661.

A Dutch Golden Age painter, van Ruysdael was noted for his water paintings and his fondness for skies and clouds. Not much is known of his life, except he was also a woodworker, and a lot of his work is unsigned, so there could be more waiting to be found out there. Check your attic!

From the Mauritshuis, the Hague.

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"Dog at Rest," Gerrit Dou, 1650.

I kinda feel like this dog, but I have a lot to do this evening! He's very realistically painted, and as the original canvas is 6.5" x 8.5", one is impressed by the skill involved.

From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.

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"Banquet of the Officers of the St. George Militia," Frans Hals, 1616.

Hals was one of those painters who excelled in portraits, sill lifes, and landscapes. He seemed to be able to do it all. This depicts a group of military men celebrating...but I have nicknamed it, "Hey Guys, Here Come the Strippers!"

From the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands.

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Found the most amazing thread on Twitter today explaining all about genre paintings such as Girl With A Pearl Earring by Johannes . I had assumed it was a portrait, but it turns out it is a ‘tronie’, a fabricated person and a study of character to show off artistic technique.


twitter.com/culturaltutor/stat

#art #vermeer #girlwithapearlearring #GirlWithPearl #dutchgoldenage

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Just silently adoring this beautiful painting by Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692)

#dutchgoldenage #Painting #Art

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