Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersThe Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age

A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
Landscape with a Windmill, by Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646
Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode), by Pieter Holsteyn II, c. 1645
A work made of oil on copper.
Sleeping Peasants near Fields (Parable of the Weeds), by Simon de Vlieger, 1650–53
Samson and Delilah, by Gerrit van Honthorst, c. 1616
A work made of pen and brown ink, with touches of brush and brown ink wash, on cream laid paper.
Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear, by Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Seventeenth-century painting from the Dutch Republic: still lifes, interiors, portraits and flat, wide skies.

North wall

  1. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    Christ Raises the Dead Son of the Widow of NainJacob Matham, 1593/94Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Landscape with a Windmill, by Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646
    Landscape with a WindmillJacob van Ruisdael, 1646Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode), by Pieter Holsteyn II, c. 1645
    Study of a Tulip (Wit en root boode)Pieter Holsteyn II, c. 1645Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of oil on copper.
    David Slaying GoliathDutch, 1600–50Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

East wall

  1. Sleeping Peasants near Fields (Parable of the Weeds), by Simon de Vlieger, 1650–53
    Sleeping Peasants near Fields (Parable of the Weeds)Simon de Vlieger, 1650–53Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Samson and Delilah, by Gerrit van Honthorst, c. 1616
    Samson and DelilahGerrit van Honthorst, c. 1616Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of pen and brown ink, with touches of brush and brown ink wash, on cream laid paper.
    Woman Seated on Bench and Three Sketches of HeadsSchool of Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear, by Hendrick Goltzius, 1586
    Standing Officer Holding a Boar's SpearHendrick Goltzius, 1586Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

West wall

  1. A work made of oil on panel.
    The Judgement of ZaleucusOtto van Veen, c. 1605Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Portrait of a Woman, by Govaert Flinck, 1646
    Portrait of a WomanGovaert Flinck, 1646Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. English Warship Firing a Salute, 1690
    English Warship Firing a SaluteUnrecorded Dutch maker, 1690Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Rush Gatherers, by Nicolaes Berchem, 1657
    Rush GatherersNicolaes Berchem, 1657Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

South wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Music LessonGerard ter Borch the Younger, c. 1670Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The Witch (Night Piece), by Jan van de Velde II, 1626
    The Witch (Night Piece)Jan van de Velde II, 1626Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A Cottage in the Woods, by Meindert Hobbema, c. 1662
    A Cottage in the WoodsMeindert Hobbema, c. 1662Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A View of Bracciano with the Church of S. Maria Assunta, by Bartholomeus Breenberg, c. 1619–33
    A View of Bracciano with the Church of S. Maria AssuntaBartholomeus Breenberg, c. 1619–33Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art