Dutch Golden Age Painting

[@Orcimedes]

Two (unrelated) additional things to perhaps keep in mind: The preservatives used in this era have turned the paintings considerably darker today than when they were painted. Secondly, it is worth noting that the black cloth and white cloth common on the people in these paintings was quite expensive at the time. This is also why the subjects of genre paintings are typically clothed in more colourful fashion. In the case of the Sophia Trip portrait it is noteworthy that while the style of clothes is very simple, the type of cloth used is still of the very expensive sort (black cloth & white frilly embroidery).

[@tomrichey]

+Orkimedes Thank you for the extra insight! Sometimes, I wish I could post notes here before I start recording!

[@sipodge]

Great video as ever Tom! This really took me back to my final year of school and my Art History class when I did a big project on Golden Age still life and which major force in society was the biggest driver of the movement. Keep up the good work!

[@gast128]

I think you skipped the most famous maritime painters: Willem van de Velde (both father and son). They painted many battles between England and the Netherlands; even the lost ones.

[@Plantsushi]

This is so helpful! I'm doing a poster over the Dutch Republic for AP euro and your videos are super awesome so thank you

[@tomrichey]

+Lee Glenn Glad to hear this was timely!

[@deedoubleu2611]

Firstly I want to say thank you because this has helped me immensely in understanding art of this period. I am British student doing an art history module as part of my arts and humanities degree and I am currently doing an assignment on art from two locations in the 17th century, one of these is the Netherlands. Normally I can complete assignments without any outside assistance, from just using the materials provided, however, I became confused with this one as it is asking about how the visual culture of Dutch 17th century paintings represented urban and city culture, however the chapter in the book looks at a lot more landscape and rural settings as well as genre paintings which led me to become confused about how I was to use examples from the book that expressed the representation of urban and city life. The book I have doesn’t directly address the categories of art, although it does look at some. I was wondering if you could help me in better understanding these categories... for example, which category would Gabriel Metsu’s - vegetable market in Amsterdam fall into? Would this be a mixture of genre painting and landscape? Also, what category would Isaac Elias’ merry company fall into? Would this be a portrait? And lastly the one I am most unsure about is, Jan Steen’s the so-called brewery of jan steen (the life of man)

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

I just discovered Pieter Codde (born 1599) His portrait of a young scholar (melancholy) blew my mind, Lucien Freud-esque intensity and precision, painted around 400 years ago

[@nilspochat8665]

it's a tronie, not a portrait imho

[@francesrowbottom7221]

Absolutely fantastic and interesting, thank you from Scotland!

[@chuckcribbs3398]

My favorite Dutch painting is “The Night Watch.”

[@roaldmiedema8763]

8:01 that's what she said

[@johnjeremias9437]

Hey Tom you really make great videos...really enjoyed it. Thanks

[@jankokpit]

Great and very educational. I really enjoyed this video!

[@aniaphotouk]

Enjoyed listening to you while painting,thank you

[@juloop100]

My favourite era!

[@edward21528]

Can you cover up Partitions of Poland?!

[@butchstoneyrock4379]

Wow. Thanks I really enjoyed your video. I will definitely check out your other ones.

[@dodec8449]

Why are you so interested in the Netherlands, Tom? What makes Dutch History so awesome?

[@tomrichey]

+Dodec84 I've been there a few times and fell in love with the place. Five years ago, I'd have asked someone else the same question that you're asking me.

[@dodec8449]

Yeah, I know, I live there. ;-)

[@hoek334]

Dodec84 The Republic of the Netherlands was the fist Republic in Europe. New life stile New inventions New painting New architecture They really invented a lot from infrastructure (first streetlightning) building dikes,polders, watersystems to fire-brigade to newspaper to microscope to clockwork to engineering to stockchange to comercial travels within the republic (where you could practice the songs of the area you went to in traveller sites (small books with all kind of information about the place) while travelling in a coach ... a.s.o.

[@artbrood]

Thank u!! It was a very good lecture 😄

[@joaquintrigueros]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@DavidSoekana]

Thank you for this video about Dutch Painters👍 Btw thanks for watching my paintings👍

[@Pinguins17producties]

Have you ever seen some paintings by Jan Steen? We even have a saying based on his paintings: "a household of Jan Steen" (een huishouden van Jan Steen). And for the Utrecht pronunciation: try saying the u like 'ü' instead of 'oo'. 😋 Great video and groeten uit Noord Brabant, NL 🇳🇱

[@tomrichey]

+Pinguins17producties So honored that Nederlanders are watching! I enjoyed my visit to Noord Brabant in the spring. Den Bosch is such a beautiful city!

[@marichristian1072]

Jan Steen is perhaps my favorite Dutch 17th century painting. His indoor and tavern scenes are remarkable for their insight into the lives of ordinary people and their humor.

[@italomarsano9362]

Vermeer 🔝 Richey 🔝 !!! 👌

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Great video! Thanks man!

[@HollyVanHart]

💖 Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼 👏 👏

[@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a]

Very interesting !

[@atilaparaguassu7925]

have you read "the goldfinch"?

[@khadimariposa483]

Plz do a video on The English civil war

[@giek1realitycult]

Great pronunciation of Utrecht 😁

[@xiaodongwang7753]

Go Richy

[@Gonergrat]

So, the better artists were commissioned for religious art? Where were those religious paintings placed? The Calvinists didn't have art in the churches. I'm assuming they went into houses...or...?

[@deedoubleu2611]

Gornergrat apparently what I have read is that Calvinism forbade the use of religious imagery in churches and places of worship so I guess religious images could be placed in the home. I have also read a lot about how some art historians believe that what seems simply a landscape or portrait or still life, held religious iconography, particularly that of Calvinistic theology. Very interesting

[@123goedman]

Dutch do not pronounce Utrecht like an Arab would. Hahaha. The 'cht' is pronounced much softer. But thanks for the introduction. It's very helpful!

[@NewspeakMedia]

9:15 ancestor of jack black xd?

[@user-lr5yn4lm6i]

GO CLEMSON! MIAMI IS GOING TO GET REKT!

[@tomrichey]

+Caleb Simpson THIS GUY LMAO TELL YOUR BROTHER HELLO FOR ME

[@Eclispestar]

wonder how you view modern anti art art. When you cover works of preserved master artists.

[@Gonergrat]

Those hard working Catholics, like Vermeer, worked just as hard as the Protestants.....

[@Hay1hiho]

Yes but the ideals were different

[@dianeschumacher6639]

Maybe but half of the Netherlands was Catholic. Americans falsely believe that it was Protestant. The government was after the Revolution, but not half the population.

[@jelleaux3210]

Lol I didn't expect this comment section to be so toxic😂

[@danig75]

My friend, you spent 18 minutes just reading the tags on the paintings. What about a little research next time ?

[@Hay1hiho]

B-b-but Tom Biblical is also mythological... :>

[@sixty2727]

Pity you could not find another place for your cat

[@tomcatpower2]

It's ALL WRONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beware !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Strohkopfs]

who's already here and goes not to school anymore? :)

[@sgrouev7907]

Congratulation for the good material, very interesting. Though, it is very hard to listen, because it is the american accent. Sounds so exagerrated, so rough, so ear-irritating, almost like shouting when talking, sounds noisy, unrestraint and arrogant by european standards. Compare this to the mildnes and modesty of, lets say, king Charles, the british aristocrasy speaks with moderation, modesty and composure. I have heard many americans talking, it obviously depends on the area that a person comes from and is not the norm.

[@issierh]

Mate this great video was not created to appease your sensitive little ears. Everyone has their preferences but your comment is damn right rude, comparing this guy's accent to king Charles?! What is wrong with you. He's from an entirely different continent.