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Essay

Architecture, Furniture, and Silver from Colonial Dutch America

October 1, 2003

By Beth Carver Wees and Peter M. Kenny

Despite diversity, the persistence of Dutch customs and styles remained strong into the eighteenth century.

editorial

Fit for a King: An Ivory Clarinet by Charles Joseph Sax

December 8, 2014

By Heike Fricke

Former Curatorial Fellow Heike Fricke introduces readers to a rare ivory clarinet currently featured in the exhibition Celebrating Sax: Instruments and Innovation.

Essay

Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director

May 1, 2018

By Femke Speelberg

The elaborate folio-sized publication was the first anthology-type book dedicated to British furniture design, and could grace the shelves of the gentleman’s library alongside publications from the Continent.

Essay

The New York Dutch Room

December 1, 2009

By Matthew Thurlow

The woodwork demonstrates the reliance on traditional Netherlandish building practices in late colonial New York.

editorial

Balthus: Cats and Girls—Interview with Curator Sabine Rewald

December 23, 2013

By Nadja Hansen

Editorial Assistant Nadja Hansen spoke with Sabine Rewald, curator of Balthus: Cats and Girls—Paintings and Provocations, to discuss her personal fascination with the artist and her latest research regarding Balthus's subjects.

Past Exhibition

In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at The Met

October 16, 2018–September 17, 2023

Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century—the Golden Age of Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer—have been a highlight of The Met collection since the Museum's founding purchase in 1871. This exhibition brings together some of the Museum's greatest painti…

editorial

In Praise of Painting: Rethinking Art of the Dutch Golden Age at The Met

October 16, 2018

By Adam Eaker

Assistant Curator Adam Eaker welcomes readers to In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at The Met, a new exhibition that expands the narrative of one of the most celebrated chapters in art history.

Essay

Michiel Sweerts and Biblical Subjects in Dutch Art

November 1, 2014

By Walter A. Liedtke

Like Rembrandt, Sweerts interpreted biblical subjects in the light of his own experience.

Essay

Dutch and Flemish Artists in Rome, 1500–1600

October 1, 2002

By Michiel Plomp

Rome’s principal attractions were its classical ruins, works by contemporary masters like Raphael and Michelangelo, and patronage from local aristocracy and the Roman Catholic Church.

Publication

Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Volume I and II

Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century—the "Golden Age" of Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer—have been eagerly collected in America over the past two centuries. From its founding purchase in 1871 of Dutch landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and scenes of everyday life, the Metropolitan Museum now houses the finest and most comprehensive collection of Dutch pictures in the Western Hemisphere. This monumental publication, the first catalogue of the Museum's 228 Dutch paintings dating from 1600 to 1800, celebrates an extraordinary collection. Included are full discussions of each picture and complete records of its scholarly literature, exhibition history, and provenance. Every work is reproduced in color with comparative illustrations that enrich the presentation. A biography of each artist and a comprehensive bibliography are included to reflect the latest research.