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The 17th century

Works made in the 17th century, anywhere in the world.

266 works · hang 3958 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. The Lovesick Maiden, by Jan Steen, ca. 1660
    The Lovesick MaidenJan Steen, ca. 1660Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Resurrection of ChristSamuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of black chalk, with touches of white chalk, on ivory laid paper.
    The Rape of EuropaCornelis Schut, I, 1635/40Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Adam and Eve in ParadiseFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, by Jacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20
    Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and FruitJacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Saint Peter Repentant, by Georges de La Tour, 1645
    Saint Peter RepentantGeorges de La Tour, 1645Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. A Bouquet of Flowers, by Clara Peeters, ca. 1612
    A Bouquet of FlowersClara Peeters, ca. 1612Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of engraving and etching on ivory laid paper.
    The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate fiveAbraham Bosse, 1635Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. The Dissolute Household, by Jan Steen, ca. 1663–64
    The Dissolute HouseholdJan Steen, ca. 1663–64Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. A work made of opaque and translucent watercolors, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper.
    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

  1. Peacocks, by Melchior d' Hondecoeter, 1683
    PeacocksMelchior d' Hondecoeter, 1683Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus, by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), 1658
    Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of AhasuerusClaude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), 1658Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper laid down on off-white laid paper.
    Antique Carved Marble Candelabra BaseAndrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72
    Madonna Nursing the Christ ChildBartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Mountain Valley with a Plateau, by Hercules Segers, ca. 1625–30
    Mountain Valley with a PlateauHercules Segers, ca. 1625–30Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Portrait of a LadyFrans Hals, 1627Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago