The 17th century






Works in this room
Works made in the 17th century, anywhere in the world.
Section 1, north wall

The Lovesick MaidenJan Steen, ca. 1660Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Resurrection of ChristSamuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Rape of EuropaCornelis Schut, I, 1635/40Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 1, south wall

Adam and Eve in ParadiseFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and FruitJacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Saint Peter RepentantGeorges de La Tour, 1645Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

A Bouquet of FlowersClara Peeters, ca. 1612Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate fiveAbraham Bosse, 1635Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Dissolute HouseholdJan Steen, ca. 1663–64Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Two Old Men beside a Sled Bearing the Coats of Arms of Amsterdam and UtrechtHendric Avercamp, 1620/33Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall

PeacocksMelchior d' Hondecoeter, 1683Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of AhasuerusClaude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), 1658Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Antique Carved Marble Candelabra BaseAndrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Madonna Nursing the Christ ChildBartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall

Mountain Valley with a PlateauHercules Segers, ca. 1625–30Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of a LadyFrans Hals, 1627Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago