The Dutch Golden Age, beginning in 1588, is known for the art of Rembrandt, the invention of the microscope, and the spice ...

The visual splendor of this Dutch Golden Age painter's work, featuring gorgeous arrays of fruits and flowers animated by ...

A pair of paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals, possibly depicting his own children, are returning to the ...

Dutch Delftware is a type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic that historically was produced in the city of Delft in the Western Netherlands. Made from a mixture of local and imported clays, Dutch ...

Progress in the golden age meant scientific advancement and religious toleration at home, but a devastating human cost abroad, borne by the peoples whom the Dutch conquered in war or transported ...

Two centuries later, artists of the Dutch Golden Age made these faces come alive with an expressive, characterful twist. This genre of smirks, pouts, glowers, and gapes was dubbed the “tronies.” ...

the atlas is a revealing relic of the Netherlands’ golden age of cartography. Known as “the Star Atlas,” this copy of Harmonia Macrocosmica is owned by the United Kingdom’s National Trust.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A pair of paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals that possibly depict his own children are returning to the Netherlands after more than a century overseas in ...