Rembrandt van Rijn.
Frans Hals.
Johannes Vermeer.
Willem Kalf.
A celebrated painting by Rembrandt.
A nighttime scene in a Dutch village.
A painting by Johannes Vermeer.
An important sculpture from the era.
For his domestic interior scenes.
For his landscapes.
For his still life paintings.
For his historical battle scenes.
Lively portrait paintings.
Realistic still lifes.
Large-scale landscapes.
Urban scenes and architecture.
Realism.
Impressionism.
Cubism.
Romanticism.
Still lifes, portraits, and landscapes.
Historical battles and monarch portraits.
Mythological scenes and religious icons.
Abstract art and geometrical shapes.
Johannes Vermeer.
Willem Kalf.
Frans Hals.
Rembrandt van Rijn.
The Night Watch.
Mona Lisa.
Girl with a Pearl Earring.
The Milkmaid.
They used bright, vivid colors.
Deep emotional expression and psychological complexity.
They focussed on landscapes.
They included detailed backgrounds.
Chiaroscuro.
Pointillism.
Fauvism.
Impressionism.
They often symbolized wealth and global trade.
They symbolized religious themes.
They represented national battles.
They depicted rural life.
Wealthy merchant class and civic groups.
Royal families.
Foreign governments.
Nobility and the church.
Use of light to convey a serene atmosphere.
Bright, contrasting colors.
Focus on sculpture.
Focus on religious themes.
Led to diverse and plentiful art commissions.
Restricted artists to religious themes.
Focused purely on royal portraits.
Demanded large frescoes.
Reflected national pride and natural beauty.
Showed industrial scenes.
Focused on city architecture.
Highlighted the royals' estates.