List of people from the Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, which coincides roughly with the 17th century, stood in the trade, sciences and arts of the Netherlands at the top of the world. The article on the Golden Age of the Netherlands focuses on society, religion and culture. Furthermore, there is a review article on the history of the Netherlands.

The people listed here are sorted alphabetically within their category.

Science

  • René Descartes, French philosopher, lived from 1628 to 1649 in Leiden
  • Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), laid the foundations of international law
  • Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), noted mathematician, physician and astronomer
  • January Leeghwater (1575-1650), a hydraulic engineer
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope or improved critical (different views) and was the first to methodically study microscopic life, which laid the foundations of cell biology
  • Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677), philosopher
  • Simon Stevin (1548-1620), a hydraulic engineer and mathematician

Painting

  • David Beck (1621-1656), portrait painter
  • Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680), historical and biblical paintings
  • Aelbert Jacobsz. Cuyp (1620-1691), Italian and Dutch landscapes
  • Gerard Dou (1613-1675), Genre Painting ( Restaurants)
  • Carel Fabritius (1622-1654), historical and biblical paintings, genre painting
  • Govert Flinck (1615-1660), historical and biblical paintings, portraits schutterstukken,
  • Jan van Goyen (1596-1656), Landscapes
  • Frans Hals (ca. 1583-1666 ), portraits, schutterstukken, Regent groups, genre painting
  • Pieter de Hooch (1629-1683), Genre Painting ( family scenes )
  • Lambert Jacobsz. (1598-1637), historical and biblical paintings
  • Pieter Pieterszoon Lastman (1583-1633), historical and biblical paintings
  • Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), portraits, genre painting ( family scenes )
  • Frans van Mieris the Elder 1635-1681, genre and history painting
  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), historical and biblical paintings, schutterstukken, Regent groups, genre painting
  • Jan Lievens (1607-1674), historical and biblical paintings, portraits
  • Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1684), Genre Painting ( Restaurants)
  • Paulus Potter (1625-1654), Landscapes
  • Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665), churches from the inside, Cityscapes
  • Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706), genre and portrait painting
  • Jan Steen (1626-1679), genre painting (restaurants, family scenes )
  • Abraham Lambertsz. van den Temple (1622-1672), portraits, genre painting
  • Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), Cityscapes, genre painting ( family scenes )

Less famous painters from this period were:

  • Peeter Boel (ca. 1622-1674 ), Still Life
  • Willem van Aelst (ca. 1627-1683 ), Still Life
  • Balthasar van der Ast ( ca.1593 -1657 ), flowers
  • January Asselijn (1610-1652), Italian landscapes
  • Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634)
  • Dirck van Baburen ( ca.1590 - 1624), genre painting
  • Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1620-1683), Italian landscapes
  • Gerrit Adrianszoon Berckheyde (1636-1698), Cityscapes
  • Job Andrieszoon Berckheyde (1630-1693), churches from the inside
  • Abraham van Beyeren ( ca.1620 - 1690), Still Life
  • Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651), historical and biblical paintings, landscapes
  • Anthonie van Borssom (1630-1677), Dutch landscapes
  • Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573-1621), flowers
  • Jan Both (1615-1652), Italian landscapes
  • Adriaen Brouwer (ca. 1605-1638 ), Genre Painting ( Restaurants)
  • Breenbergh Bartholomeus (1599-1657), Italian landscapes
  • Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629), historical and biblical paintings
  • Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (ca. 1591-1624 ), landscapes, genre painting
  • Jan van de Cappelle (1626-1679), sea views
  • Christiaen Gillisz. van Couwenbergh (1604-1667), historical and biblical paintings
  • Pieter Claesz ( ca.1597 -1660 ), Still Life
  • Floris van Dijck Claeszoon (1575-1651), Still Life
  • Karel Dujardin (1622-1678), Italian landscapes
  • Caesar van Everdingen (1617-1678), historical and biblical paintings
  • Aert de Gelder (1645-1727), historical and biblical paintings
  • Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Landscapes
  • Pieter de Franszoon Grebber (ca. 1600-1652 ), historical and biblical paintings
  • Dirck Hals (1591-1656), genre painting
  • Willem Heda Claeszoon (1594-1680), Still Life
  • January Davidszoon de Heem ( 1606 - ca.1683 ), Still Life
  • Bartholomeus van der Heist (1613-1670), portraits schutterstukken,
  • Jan van der Heyde (1637-1712), Cityscapes
  • Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709), Landscapes
  • Gerrit Hoeckgeest (ca. 1600-1661 ), churches from the inside
  • Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656), historical and biblical paintings, genre painting ( family scenes )
  • Jan van Huysum (1682-1749), flowers
  • Willem Kalf (1619-1693), Still Life
  • Cornelis Ketel (1548-1616), portraits schutterstukken,
  • Thomas de Keyser (ca. 1596-1667 ), portraits schutterstukken,
  • Philips Koning (1619-1688), Landscapes
  • Gerard de Lairesse (1641-1711), historical and biblical paintings
  • Judith Leyster (1609-1660), genre painting
  • Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), Genre Painting ( family scenes )
  • Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld (1567-1641), portraits
  • Jan Miense Molenaer ( ca.1610 - 1668), Genre Painting ( family scenes )
  • Pieter de Molijn (1595-1661), Landscapes
  • Johan Pauwelszoon Moreelse (ca. 1603-1634 ), historical, biblical and mythological paintings
  • Paul Janszoon Moreelse (1571-1638), portraits; historical, biblical and mythological paintings
  • Frederik de Moucheron (1633-1686), Italian landscapes
  • Aert van der Neer (1603-1677), sea views
  • Caspar Netscher (1639-1684), portraits
  • Adam Pijnacker (1622-1673), Italian landscapes
  • January Pynas (ca. 1580-1633 ), historical and biblical paintings
  • Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1586-1667), Italian landscapes
  • John Porcellis (1584-1632), sea views
  • Johannes van Anthoniszoon Ravesteyn (approx. 1570-1657 ), portraits
  • Izaaksoon Jacob van Ruisdael (ca. 1628-1682 )
  • Roelant Savery (1576-1639), Landscapes
  • Otto van Marseus Schrieck ( ca.1619 - 1678), flowers
  • Hercules Pieterszoon Seghers (ca. 1589-1638 ), Landscapes
  • Karel Slabbaert (ca. 1619-1654 ), genre paintings, portraits, still life
  • Salomon van Ruysdael (ca. 1600-1670 ), Landscapes
  • David Teniers, Jr. (1610-1690), Genre Painting ( Restaurants)
  • Gerard Terborch (1617-1681), portraits, genre painting ( family scenes )
  • Adriaan van der Velde (1636-1672), Landscapes
  • Esaias van de Velde (ca. 1591-1630 ), Landscapes
  • Willem van de Velde sr. (ca. 1611-1693 ), sea views
  • Willem van de Velde, Jr. (1633-1707), sea views
  • John Corneliszoon Verspronck (1597-1662), portraits
  • Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653), sea views
  • Hendrick Cornelisz. Vroom (1563-1640), sea views
  • Cornelis Vroom (ca. 1591-1661 ), Landscapes
  • Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-1663), Italian landscapes
  • Emanuel de Witte (ca. 1617-1692 ), churches from the inside
  • Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668), Landscapes

Architecture

  • Jacob van Campen ( 1595-1657 ). He was referring to the classicism fully and served as an example for many professional colleagues, he built the Mauritshuis in The Hague ( 1635), the Town Hall on the Dam ( 1648-1655 ) (now Palais )
  • Lieven de Key (1560-1627), architect of Haarlem. He was still using a few ornaments, built De Waag ( 1598 ), the front of the town hall (1597 ), De Vleeshal ( 1602-1603 ), Tower of the New Church ( 1613 ), all in Haarlem.
  • Hendrick de Keyser ( 1565-1621 ). He preferred a much more sober style than his contemporary Lieven de Key, he built the Zuiderkerk (1606-1614), the Westerkerk (1620-1638) and the Stock Exchange (1608-1611) in Amsterdam, The Town Hall of Delft (1619 ), various canal houses in Amsterdam (see also section sculpture)

Lesser-known architects of this period were

  • Elias Bouman (1636-1686), built the Portuguese -Israeli Synagogue in Amsterdam (1671/1675)
  • Adriaen Dortsman (1625-1682), built the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam
  • Arent van ' s- Gravenzande (.. -1662 ), built Lakenhal ( 1639 ) and the Merekerk ( 1638-1640 ), both in Leiden, and the Oostkerk ( 1646) in Middelburg
  • Pieter Post (1608-1669), built the Huis ten Bosch in The Hague ( 1645 - )
  • Maurits Post (1645-1677), built slot Amerongen ( 1676 )
  • Philip Vingboons (1607-1678), built many canal houses in the classical style in Amsterdam
  • Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527-1606), architect in Antwerp, used a lot of ornaments
Philosophy Astronomy Jan Leeghwater Mathematics Gerrit Dou Pieter Lastman Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel Johannes Vermeer Jan Asselijn Jan Dirksz Both Christiaen van Couwenbergh Hendrik Goltzius Gabriël Metsu Adam Pynacker Cornelius van Poelenburgh Otto Marseus van Schrieck Gerard ter Borch Hendrick Cornelisz. Vroom Oostkerk (Middelburg) Jacob Cats Joost van den Vondel Jan Luyken Artus Quellinus II. Constantijn Huygens Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Carolus Hacquart Jacob Dircksz de Graeff Andries Bicker Jacob de Witt Cornelis de Graeff John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Andries de Graeff Coenraad van Beuningen Gillis Valckenier William II, Prince of Orange Piet Pieterszoon Hein Cornelis Tromp
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