Dutch golden age painting still life. Land scape painting genre painting still life paint ing portraiture and history painting dutch paintings of the time presumably offer snapshots of what dutch life was like but in fact they contained. It differed from dutch still life which often contained rich banquets surrounded by ornate and luxurious items of fabric or glass. Dutch art from the 17th century was made up of small finely crafted paintings often depicting the simple things in life.
Dutch golden age painting is the painting of the dutch golden age a period in dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century during and after the later part of the eighty years war 15681648 for dutch independence. A number of noted subtypes were developed under the umbrella of dutch still life painting which includes vanitas floral still life ontbijtjes breakfast pieces and pronkstilleven an ostentatious display of food and expensive tableware. Are five sections on the types of painting strongly associated with dutch art of the golden age.
Historical painting landscapes and cityscapes genre painting portraiture maritime painting and still. The significance of the still life during. Willem kalf 1619 31 july 1693 was a dutch golden age painter who specialized in still lifeslater in his life kalf became an art dealer and appraiser.
Every one has heard of rembrandt vermeer and bosch but there is so much more to dutch painting. Still life with partridge and gauntlets 1540 by jacopo de barbari. A special genre of still life was the so called pronkstilleven dutch for ostentatious still life.
Still life painting in spain also called bodegones was austere. The new dutch republic was the most prosperous nation in europe and led european trade science and art. What made dutch art from this era so special what made it a golden age.
As a trompe loeil it is a unique work in dutch golden age painting. The art of the dutch golden age was very diverse and can be divided into six categories. Explore the greatest artists with our guide to the 10 most important old masters in dutch painting.
Concepts styles and trends still life. This style of ornate still life painting was developed in the 1640s in antwerp by flemish artists such as frans snyders osias beert adriaen van utrecht and a whole generation of dutch golden age painters. It has been compared with still life with partridge and gauntlets 1540 that jacopo de barbari painted more than 100 years earlier.