Netherland Art

The Netherlands had a great century in the 1600s, until it all ended about three-fourths of the way along. Trading was all around; business was good. Their vast empire that reached across the world made money from spices, raw materials, metals, and so much more, with an extensive network of ships and merchants, and an entire army fleet. The Dutch Golden Era was a time in Dutch history varying from about 1588 (the start of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the "Catastrophe Year"), throughout which Dutch trade, science, and art, and the Dutch armed force, were amongst the world's best.

Aunque los Países Bajos, como Inglaterra, tenían suficiente con ocuparse de su extraordinario desarrollo comercial a lo largo y ancho de este mundo, también tuvieron oportunidad de destacar con grandes monumentos y geniales autores barrocos que han quedado inscritos para siempre en la memoria universal, como el incomparable Rembrandt van Ryn.