Tag Archive for: dutch golden age

Hidden delights: small animals in 17th C Dutch paintings
Elias van den broek, detail of Still Life with Roses (1670 - 1708)
Rijksmuseum (click to zoom right in on the museum's website)
The 17th century saw a keen interest in science and naturalism and empirical research of the natural…

Bread on the 17th century table
I love going back to my books on 17th C paintings time and time again: just looking at pictures provides such inspiration. I have a few books on paintings of food: while they show beautiful paintings they also provide great insight into the…