Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669), A Polish Nobleman, 1637 Oil on panel, 96.7 cm × 66.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States of America

Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675), The Glass of Wine, between 1658 and 1660 Oil on canvas, 67.7 cm x 79.6 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany Although he achieved only modest success during his lifetime, Jan Vermeer is now celebrated for his masterful handling of light.

Salomon Jacobsz van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), Landscape with Deer Hunters, ca. 1630 Oil on wood, 73.66 cm × 110.49 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, The United States of America

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), Landscape with Travelers at an Inn near a Stop, 1660 Oil on panel, 60.7 cm x 85 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gabriel Metsu (1629 - 1667), A Woman Seated at a Table and a Man Tuning a Violin. ca. 1658 Oil on canvas, 43 cm x 37.5 cm National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Gabriel Metsu (1629 – 1667), Young Couple at Breakfast, 1667 Oil on oak wood, 56.5 cm x 48.2 cm Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Gabriel Metsu (1629 – 1667), Old Woman in Contemplation, ca. 1661 – 1663 Oil on panel, 27.3 cm x 23.2 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), Landscape with a Wooden Fence and Figures, ca. 1630 Oil on oak panel, 36.3 cm x 48.6 cm (oval) Nationalmuseum, Stockhom, Sweden

Pieter de Hooch (1629 - after 1684), Figures in a Courtyard behind a House, ca. 1663 - 1665 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Pieter de Hooch (1629 – after 1684), A Woman Seated at a Window and a Child in a Doorway, ca. 1680 Oil on canvas, 54.1 cm x 67.2 cm Private collection De Hooch worked in Delft and Amsterdam.

Pieter de Hooch (1629 - after 1684), A Woman Reading a Letter by a Window, 1664 Oil on canvas, 55 cm x 55 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary Also, the window with the characteristic "view" reveals nature and the West Church of Amsterdam, which seems to touch the sky.

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), The Ferry Boat, 1650 Oil on wood, 77.5 cm × 114.3 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 – 1670), A view of Beverwijk, 1646 Oil on panel, 75.2 cm x 65.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The United States of America P.S. Another painting, housed in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, is called A View of Beverwijk from the Wijkermeer.

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670, The Halt, 1661 Oil on canvas, 99 x 153 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland One of Holland’s greatest and most prolific landscape painters, Salomon van Ruysdael is best known for his river scenes with boats sailing under a cloudy sky.

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), View of Alkmaar with the Grote Kerk (Winter), 1647 Oil on wood panel, 53.1 cm x 89.3 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675), Diana and her Nymphs (mythological painting), (ca. 1655 - 1656) Oil on canvas, 97.8 cm x 104.6 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands He devoted himself exclusively to his art, living the rest of his life in the city of Delft.

Michiel van Musscher (1645 - 1705), A female merchant and a maid at the Eenhoornsluis in Amsterdam, 1669 Oil on panel, 53.4 cm x 41 cm Private collection

Gabriel Metsu (1629 – 1667), Tavern Scene, 1649 - 1667 Oil on wood, 36.5 cm x 32.1 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States of America

Johannes Vermeer, The Love Letter, ca. 1669 - 1670 Oil on panel, 44.0 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dutch painter, only 35 of his works are preserved due to his methodical way of working and also to his short life and the disappearance of many of his paintings.

Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675), The Geographer, 1669 Oil on canvas, 51.6 cm x 45.4 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Nicolaes Maes (1634 - 1693), The spinner or A Woman Spinning, 1655 Oil on panel, 41.5 cm x 33.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gabriel Metsu (1629 - 1667), Young Woman at Her Toilet Oil on panel, 28 cm x 23 cm Guildhall Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Gabriel Metsu (1629 - 1667), Woman at Her Toilette, ca. 1659 Oil on panel, 64.8 cm x 57.8 cm The Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, The United States of America

Gabriel Metsu (1629 - 1667), An elegant lady writing at her desk, with a dog beside her Oil on panel, 33.2 x 39.4 cm Private collection The influence of Johannes Vermeer on Metsu's work is obvious, and can be seen most clearly in Metsu's masterpieces from the mid-1660s.

Gabriel Metsu (1629 – 1667), The Dismissal of Hagar, ca. 1653 - 1654 Oil on canvas, 112 cm x 86 cm Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands He was the son of the Flemish painter Jacques Metsu. According to Arnold Houbraken, he was a pupil of Gerard Dou, the leading Leiden genre painter.

Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675), Christ at the House of Martha and Mary, ca. 1654 Scottish National Gallery of Art, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 - 1669), Child with a drum, ca. 1631 Oil on canvas Villa Vauban, Musee d'Art de la Ville de Luxembourg

Egbert Lievensz van der Poel (1621 – 1664), Seascape in Moonlit Darkness on the Beach at Scheveningen, 1663 A few people are walking across the Schuitegat on the left. In the background are the Scheveningen church and beacon. This is a rare night scene of Scheveningen beach from the Golden Age.

Egbert Lievensz van der Poel (1621 – 1664), Moonlit Beach with Fishing Vessels, ca. 1660 Oil on panel, 26.5 x 20.53 cm Musée de Grenoble, France Another atmospheric view of the beach at Scheveningen, this time with fishermen unloading their catch. A shelter hut can be seen on the left.

Pieter de Hooch (1629 - after 1684), The empty glass (Tavern scene with maid trying to fill the glass of a cavalier), 1652 Oil on panel, 46 cm x 37 cm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675), A Maid Asleep, ca. 1656 – 1657 Oil on canvas, 87.6 cm x 76.5 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States of America

Pieter de Hooch (1629 - after 1684), A Musical Party in a Courtyard, 1677 Oil on canvas, 83.5 cm x 68.5 cm The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 – 1670), View of Deventer from the Northwest, 1657 The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 – 1670), Inland Waters with a Sailboat, between 1650 and 1670 Oil on canvas, 41.3 cm x 36.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Adriaen van de Velde (1636-1672), Golfers on the Ice near Haarlem, 1668 The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 – 1669), Portrait of the Artist's Mother, ca. 1631 - 1634 Private collection

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 - 1669), David Playing the Harp to Saul, ca. 1629 Private Collection

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 - 1669),An Old Scholar Near a Window in a Vaulted Room, oa. 1631 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien, Austria

Nicolaes Maes (1634 – 1693), Christ blessing the Children, ca. 1652 - 1653 Oil on canvas, 218 cm × 154 cm The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom Maes studied Rembrandt's technique as his pupil (1650s) and this painting may have been inspired by Rembrandt's famous print of the subject.

Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675), View of Delft, 1660 Oil on canvas Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands The painting "View of Delft" by Dutch artist J. Vermeer is a rare landscape painting.

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 - 1670), Halt in Front of an Inn, 1643 Oil on panel, 61.3 cm x 92.7 cm The Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, The United States of America Salomon van Ruysdael lived in Haarlem and was the uncle of painter Jacob van Ruisdael.

Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael, The windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, ca. 1668 - 1670 Oil on canvas, 83 cm x 101 cm Private collection Description Links de rivier de Lek met een bootje, rechts de molen nabij de oever. In de verte de torens van kasteel Duurstede, rechts de toren van de Sint-Janskerk.

Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675), Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1671 - 1674 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States of America

Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael (1628 - 1682), Dunes, 1650s. Oil on panel, 33.5 cm × 49.2 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, The United States of America

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 – 1670), Sailing Boats Oil on oak Suermondt-Ludwig Museum Aachen, Germany

Salomon van Ruysdael (between 1600 and 1603 – 1670), Road in the Dunes with a Passenger Coach (After the Rain), 1631. Oil on oak, 56 cm x 86.4 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary Hendrick Goltzius made the first drawings of the coastal dunes near Haarlem in 1603.

Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634), Winter Landscape near a village, ca. 1610 - 1615 Oil on panel, 53.3 cm x 94.6 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The United States of America Avercamp was deaf and mute.

Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn (1606 – 1669), Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves, 1648 Oil on wood, 80.8 cm x 67.3 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The United States of America

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 - 1669), Adoration of the Magi, 1632 Oil on canvas, grisaille, 45 cm × 39 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Pieter de Hooch (1629 – 1684), Portrait of a Family Playing Music, 1663 Oil on canvas, 98.7 cm x 116.7 cm The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, The United States of America. The identity of the sitters remains unknown.