Capture of Spanish Ships by Dutch Fleet Near Cuba, 1628, Led by Pieter Ita

Title: Naval Encounter between the Dutch and Javanese Fleets near Bantam, from Pontanus’ Rerum et urbis Amstelodamensium historia, 1611 This remarkable early 17th-century engraving ...

This engraving illustrates the capture of Limburg by Spanish forces under the command of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1578 during the Eighty Years' War. The scene vividly dep...

This framed artwork is a mid-20th-century reproduction of A Dutch Courtyard by Pieter de Hooch (c.1629-1683), a renowned Dutch Golden Age painter celebrated for his masterful domes...

Beautiful engraving by Louis Gareau after a painting by Pieter Van Laer entitled "The children". The painting was in the gallery of His Serene Highness Monseigneur Le Duc D'Orleans The scene represents children playing in ruins. The ruins are widely present and structure the painting, they recall the archaeological discoveries made at that time. Pieter Van Laer is a 17th century Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker. His style is imitated by several artists called "bamboccianti". He left for France, in order to make his study trip. He then settled in Italy, more precisely in Rome, where he ended up settling. He belonged to a brotherhood of Dutch painters established in Italy. Italian influences are found in its decorations. He painted numerous scenes from popular life with a Dutch character (festive scenes, game scenes...