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Girl with a Pearl Earring
By Johannes Vermeer, and considered one of his masterworks, The Girl with a Pearl Earring is considered the 'Dutch Mona Lisa'. -
Juan de Pareja
By Diego Velazquez, this painting was of painting of his assistant, and served to prepare the artist for his portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome. This painting was, and is, celebrated for its attention to detail and faithful realism. -
The Van Moerken Family
By Gerard ter Borch this portrait is of the painter's cousin, his wife, and son, and is an excellent example fo Duch portraiture at the height of the Golden Age of Duch Art in the Baroque period. -
The Spinner
By Zwammerdam, this painting offeres a look as the private life of hard work lived by the local populace.This work was painted in celebration of the work ethic of the peasantry, and not offered as a critique of their social standing. -
Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man
By Nicolas Poussin, the work depicts the Biblical account of the Saints healing a beggar. The painting is reflective of the influence of Michelangelo and his figures from the Sistine Chapel. -
Portrait of a Man
By Willem Drost, the portrait displays the Dutch style of somber, realistic tones with the dynamic tenebrism reminiscent of Caravaggio. -
Las Meninas
One of Diego Velasques's most famous works, and one of the most celebrated and analyzed western paintings in the world. Velasques himself is featured in the painting, standing near the easel. -
A Maid Asleep
by Johannes Vermeer, the painting is one of his early renditions of averyday Dutch life among the working class. -
A Woman and Two Men in an Arbor
By Pieter de Hooch is a typical product of the prevailing style of painting the common life of the working class, while adhering to the tennants of realism. -
The Visit
By Gerard ter Hooch, this panel displayed an early use of linear perspective, and reflected the predominant trend of portraying common life among the more refined working class. -
The Milkmaid
The Milkmaid, by Jan Vermeer, is considered a fine example of Dutch Baroque painting. The maid was likely a kitchen maid rather than a milkmaid, as she is seen working in the kitchen. In the Netherlands, maids were regarded as lusivious or amourous at this time in history. -
Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun
Featuring the Titan hunter from Greek myth, Nicholas Poussin drew on Classical inspiration for this painting. Inspired by naturalistic teachings, Poussin attempted to portray the landscape as untouched by human hands, reflecting the ancient history the myth claims to be a part of. -
A Woman PLaying the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier
This work, by painter Gerard ter Borch, offers a very naturalistic interpretation of the figures and the evironment, -
Entrance to a Village
By Meindert Hobbema, the piece represents the new style of Dutch landscapes. -
The Feast of Saint Nicholas
By Jan Steen, the painting depicts a family celebrating their feast, complete with gifts and the related chaos which ensues. This is a break from the style of the times which predominately showed outdoor, hard-working scenes. Steen brought the same comfortable sensibility to this familial scene of celebration. -
Allegory of the Catholic Faith
Johannes Vermeer produced the Allegory as an explanation of the Catholic faith through art. The woman stands in for faith herself and is surrounded by the symbols of Catholicism. -
The Annunciation
A painting by Luca Giordano, the Annunciation is one of many works influenced by Titian by this celebrated Italian painter. -
The Haarlem Painter's Guild
By Jan de Bray, this painting brought together the trend of painting everyday life with the trend for faithful realism and a subdued, somber tone. -
Self-portrait as Zeuxis
A self-portrait of Aert de Gelder, one of Rembrandt's last pupils, de Gelder has chosen to put himself in the place of the ancient Greek painter, Zeuxis. According to myth, Zeuxis is to have died of laughter while painting an old crone true to life. De Gelder, on the other hand, was trained by Rembrandt to paint life as it was, including the unpleasant, no doubt finding an ironic humor in the situation. -
The Grote Market of Sint-Bavokerk, Haarlem
By Garrit Breckheyde, this landscape features a famous church which is a prominent landmark in Haarlem.
