Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam, Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) specialized in winter landscapes.  His father Barent Avercamp ...

Dutch artists produced at least five million paintings in the 17th century alone. For a long time in art history, the VOC (and its equivalent for trade in the Atlantic, the West India Company ...

The 17th-century Dutch painting has long mesmerized viewers, but scientists now believe they’ve uncovered the reason behind its allure. It turns out, the secret lies in the unique way your brain ...

The Dutch School, 17th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction.

As a young painter in Leiden, Dutch Golden Age painter ... were a once-a-year occurrence in 17th-century Amsterdam, which is why the surgeons in this painting are all dressed up.

New research published in the journal Heritage Science suggests the 17th-century Dutch painter used arsenic pigments to add luster to his 1642 masterpiece. Scientists examined the painting as part ...

German police have issued an appeal for information after two valuable 17th Century paintings were discovered dumped in a road-side skip. The oil paintings are believed to be by Dutch artist ...

Christie's is offering a group of important and highly collectable 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), during two live ...