Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersThe Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age

Landscape with a Windmill, by Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646
A work made of engraving on three joined sheets of ivory laid paper.
Sleeping Peasants near Fields (Parable of the Weeds), by Simon de Vlieger, 1650–53
A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
The Witch (Night Piece), by Jan van de Velde II, 1626
A work made of opaque and translucent watercolors, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper.
Enclosed Valley, by Hercules Seghers, c. 1623–30
A work made of pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), over black chalk, on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

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. Landscape with a Windmill, by Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646
    Landscape with a WindmillJacob van Ruisdael, 1646Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of engraving on three joined sheets of ivory laid paper.
    Christ at the Feast of SimonJan Saenredam, c. 1590-1600Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. 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
  4. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    Drunken SilenusJonas Suyderhoef, 1642Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

East wall

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Enclosed Valley, by Hercules Seghers, c. 1623–30
    Enclosed ValleyHercules Seghers, c. 1623–30Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), over black chalk, on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.
    ApolloJan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1600-1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

West 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. Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, by Frans Hals, 1634
    Portrait of Tieleman RoostermanFrans Hals, 1634Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of engraving on three joined sheets of laid paper.
    The Last SupperJan Harmensz. Muller, 1594Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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

South wall

  1. Interior of a Church, by Emanuel de Witte, c. 1680
    Interior of a ChurchEmanuel de Witte, c. 1680Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of woodcut on three joined sheets of ivory laid paper.
    The Mocking of ChristWerner van den Valckert, c. 1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Samson and Delilah, by Gerrit van Honthorst, c. 1616
    Samson and DelilahGerrit van Honthorst, c. 1616Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. The Mocking of Ceres, by Hendrik Goudt, 1610
    The Mocking of CeresHendrik Goudt, 1610Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art