Dutch Baroque Art
Characteristics of Dutch Art No church or aristocracy as patrons Art produced on the open market, specialized by subject matter: portrait, genre, landscape Middle class, regular, borgeois characters and subjects Used to decorate homes, cover bare walls, give pleasure to the eye Small paintings for small homes Cheerful subjects, unpleasant ones given humorous slant Easily understandable subjects, some allegorical, few religious ecstasies or pagan myths
Leyster, Self Portrait, c.1630
Steen, The Feast of St. Nicholas
Steen, The Feast of St. Nicholas
Steen, The Feast of St. Nicholas
Ruisdael, View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen c.1670
Ruisdael, View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen c.1670
Ruisdael, View of Haarlem c.1670
Hals, Archers of Saint Hadrian c.1633
Rembrandt van Rijn
Hals, Archers of Saint Hadrian c.1633
Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Tulp c.1632
Rembrandt, The Company of Capt Rembrandt, The Company of Capt. Frans Banning Cocq aka “Night Watch” 1642
Vermeer
Vermeer, Allegory on the Art of Painting 1670-1675
Vermeer, The Letter, 1666
Motifs in Vermeer’s Paintings Checkerboard floor Horizontal beam ceiling Light from the left Heavy drapery or map Figures seen from back or side Figures occupied in daily pursuits Sensitivity to light Back wall is always flat against picture plane