# The 17th century

Time and place · hang 749 · 266 works

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

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

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-gerard-de-lairesse-met-459082), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1665–67. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/portrait-of-gerard-de-lairesse-met-459082?hang=749)
2. [Head of Medusa](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/head-of-medusa-aic-242705), Godfried Maes, 1680. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/head-of-medusa-aic-242705?hang=749)
3. [Akbar Offering Timur's Crown to Shah Jahan](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/akbar-offering-timur-s-crown-to-shah-jahan-aic-53563), Islamic, Mughal period (1526–1857), ca. 1650–1700. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/akbar-offering-timur-s-crown-to-shah-jahan-aic-53563?hang=749)
4. [The Madonna of the Rosary](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-madonna-of-the-rosary-nga-91441), Vicente Salvador Gómez, 1674. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/the-madonna-of-the-rosary-nga-91441?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

5. [Beauty Turning Her Head](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/beauty-turning-her-head-aic-249461), Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1685-94. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/beauty-turning-her-head-aic-249461?hang=749)
6. [Desk Album: Flower and Bird Paintings](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/desk-album-flower-and-bird-paintings-cma-143238), Zhang Ruoai, 1700s. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/desk-album-flower-and-bird-paintings-cma-143238?hang=749)
7. [Portrait of a Man in a Military Uniform](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-man-in-a-military-uniform-nga-52296), Unrecorded French maker, 18th century. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/portrait-of-a-man-in-a-military-uniform-nga-52296?hang=749)
8. [Cascade under a Stone Bridge](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cascade-under-a-stone-bridge-nga-119790), Jan van de Velde II, c. 1616. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/cascade-under-a-stone-bridge-nga-119790?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

9. [Amsterdam Harbor Scene](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/amsterdam-harbor-scene-nga-154215), Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman, c. 1654/1655. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/amsterdam-harbor-scene-nga-154215?hang=749)
10. [The Holy Family on the Steps](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-holy-family-on-the-steps-cma-150389), Nicolas Poussin, 1648. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/the-holy-family-on-the-steps-cma-150389?hang=749)
11. [Alpheus and Arethusa](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/alpheus-and-arethusa-aic-257287), Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1626. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/alpheus-and-arethusa-aic-257287?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

12. [The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-meeting-of-abraham-and-melchizedek-nga-45640), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1626. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/the-meeting-of-abraham-and-melchizedek-nga-45640?hang=749)
13. [The Mill](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-mill-nga-1201), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645/1648. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/the-mill-nga-1201?hang=749)

## Section 3, north wall

14. [Samson Captured by the Philistines](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/samson-captured-by-the-philistines-met-436603), Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1619. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/samson-captured-by-the-philistines-met-436603?hang=749)
15. [The Ecstasy of Saint Francis](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-ecstasy-of-saint-francis-aic-160030), Giovanni Baglione, 1601. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/the-ecstasy-of-saint-francis-aic-160030?hang=749)
16. [Goat on a small Bridge](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/goat-on-a-small-bridge-nga-53694), Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17/goat-on-a-small-bridge-nga-53694?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by Allart van Everdingen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/allart-van-everdingen?hang=749&via=continue) (3 works)
- [More Dutch and Flemish Baroque](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/dutch-and-flemish-baroque?hang=749&via=continue) (94 works)
- [The 17th century, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoidkdReW9hNkkifQ)