Dutch Golden Age painting

17th-century Dutch painting

Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republic was the most prosperous nation in Europe and led European trade and science. The northern Netherlandish provinces that made up the new state had traditionally been less important artistic centres than cities in Flanders in the south.

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