Painting in the Dutch Golden Age. A Profile of the Seventeenth Century

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National Gallery of Art, 2007. — 163 p.This teaching packet is a project of the National Gallery of Art, department of education publications. Writers Carla Brenner, Jennifer Riddell, and Barbara Moore extend sincere thanks to colleagues at the Gallery: curator of northern baroque paintings Arthur Wheelock, exhibition research assistants Jephta Dullaart and Ginny Treanor, and curatorial assistant Molli Kuenstner, who generously shared books and expertise; head of the education division Lynn Pearson Russell; editor Ulrike Mills and designer Chris Vogel; and fellow staff members Ira Bartfield, Barbara Bernard, Ricardo Blanc, Bob Grove, Peter Huestis, Greg Jecmen, Leo Kasun, Yuri Long, Donna Mann, Marjorie McMahon, Rachel Richards, Carrie Scharf, Neal Turtell, and Barbara Woods. We also thank our colleague Anna Tummers, lecturer in art history, University of Amsterdam, for her original manuscript, sustained collaboration, and precise editorial comments, which have nurtured this book to its final form.Contents How to Use This Book Map Profile of the Dutch Republic In Focus: A Dutch Stalwart In Focus: Armada for Independence Feature: America’s Dutch Heritage A Golden Age for the Arts Feature: Inside Dutch Paintings In Focus: A Life in Balance In Focus: The True Leading Star Life in the City and Countryside In Focus: Inside Dutch Churches Feature: A Vegetable Market In Focus: Love and Foolishness In Focus: Country Estates and Manors Feature: Dutch Dishes Landscape Painting In Focus: Landscapes of Harmony Genre Painting In Focus: Subtleties and Ambiguities In Focus: The Poetry of Everyday Subjects Still-Life Painting In Focus: Luxury and Lessons Feature: Flowers and Flower Painting In Focus: A Full Bouquet Portraiture In Focus: A Learned Maid Feature: Rembrandt Self-Portraits History Painting In Focus: Moses and the Dutch In Focus: A Moment of Moral Dilemma Talking about Pictures Dutch Artists of the Seventeenth Century Chronology Resources, Print and Online List of Slides and Reproductions Glossary