1. Dutch Masters Rubens, Hals, and Vermeer

2. The Dutch Baroque Southern portion under control of Spain Northern half fought Spain and remained free Vigorous commerce and political independence in the Netherlands Churches bare, but public halls decorated with paintings Demand for paintings eliminated need for patrons

3. Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640 Born in Netherlands, lived in Germany, worked in Italy Apprenticed with Mannerists Full bodied people Themes of aristocracy Hunting History Mythology Portraits

4. Peter Paul Rubens Raising of the Cross ca. 1609

5. Peter Paul Rubens Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus ca. 1618 Oil on canvas 7 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 10 in.

6. Peter Paul Rubens, The Lion Hunt, 1617 – 1618 Oil on canvas

7. Frans Hals 1581 – 1666 No patrons Specialized in portraits One of the most prosperous portrait painters in Holland His art is said to look like candid photographs

8. Frans Hals The Merry Drinker c. 1630 Oil on canvas

9. Frans Hals The Laughing Cavalier 1624

10. Frans Hals Pieter van den Broecke 1633

11. Johannes Vermeer 1632 – 1675 Unknown in his day Now regarded as a master of light and color Feel for the Dutch interior Less than 36 canvases are known

12. Johannes Vermeer The Art of Painting c. 1662- 1668 oil on canvas 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in.(120 x 100 cm.)

15. Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid 1658 -60 Oil on canvas 17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.

17. Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring 1665 Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 15 3/8 in

18. Johannes Vermeer View of Delft c. 1660-1661 Oil on canvas 38 3/4 x 46 1/4 in.