A History of European Art

Jan Steen:

As the Old Ones Sing, so the Young Ones Pipe (Merry Company), 1665,

oil on canvas, 4’ 4 ¾” x 5’ 4 ¼” (134 x 163 cm), Mauritshuis, The

Hague, The Netherlands.

Jan van Goyen:

View of Leiden from the Northeast, private collection.

Jacob van Ruisdael:

The Jewish Cemetery near Ouderkerk, 1653–55, oil on canvas,

33 x 37 ½” (84 x 95.2 cm), Gemäldegalerie, Dresden, Germany.

Johannes Vermeer:

The Art of Painting, c. 1662–65, oil on canvas, 47 ¼ x 39 ½”

(120 x 100 cm), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

View of Delft, c. 1660–61, oil on canvas, 38 x 45” (96.5 x 115.7 cm),

Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Seymour Slive, Dutch Painting, 1600–1800.

Peter S. Sutton, Love Letters.

1. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the lack of commissions
   in the northern Netherlands?


2. Compare Dutch portraiture with other portraits we have seen
   in past lectures.

Suggested Reading

Questions to Consider