Chapter I: Front Matter

THE STORY
OF DUTCH PAINTING

THE MUSEUM OF THE HERMITAGE, ST. PETERSBURG]

THE STORY OF
DUTCH PAINTING

BY

CHARLES H. CAFFIN

AUTHOR OF
“HOW TO STUDY PICTURES,” ETC.

NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1911

Copyright, 1909, by
THE CENTURY CO.

_Published November, 1909_

THE DE VINNE PRESS

TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE ART
OF THE NEW REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THIS STORY OF THE ART OF THE OLD DUTCH REPUBLIC
IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1909

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE END OF THE OLD 3

II THE OLD ORDER CHANGES 19

III BEGINNING OF THE NEW 35

IV FRANS HALS 49

V REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN 71

VI THE INFLUENCE OF HALS AND REMBRANDT 96

VII DUTCH GENRE 107

VIII GERARD TERBORCH, JAN VERMEER, AND JAN STEEN 127

IX BIBLICAL SUBJECTS AND PORTRAITURE 150

X LANDSCAPE 169

XI VAN GOYEN AND HOBBEMA 187

XII JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 193

INDEX 201

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

MAN WITH A FUR CAP _Rembrandt_ _Frontispiece_

From a photograph by Braun, Clément & Cie.

FACING PAGE

COUPLE DRINKING _Jan Steen_ 21

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST _Gerard Terborch_ 28

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

LANDSCAPE WITH FENCE _Jacob van Ruisdael_ 37

LANDSCAPE WITH OAK _Jan van Goyen_ 44

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

THE JOLLY TOPER _Frans Hals_ 54

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

PORTRAIT OF NICOLAES VAN DER MEER _Frans Hals_ 59

REUNION OF THE OFFICERS OF ST. ANDREW _Frans Hals_ 67

THE SYNDICS OF THE CLOTH GUILD _Rembrandt_ 78

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

SORTIE OF THE BANNING COCK COMPANY _Rembrandt_ 81

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH BAS _Rembrandt_ 87

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

PORTRAIT OF HENDRICKJE STOFFELS _Rembrandt_ 90

THE SUPPER AT EMMAUS _Rembrandt_ 96

From a photograph by Braun, Clément & Cie.

PEASANTS ROUND A HEARTH _Adriaen van Ostade_ 110

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

OLD WOMAN SPINNING _Nicolaes Maes_ 114

OLD WOMAN IN MEDITATION _Gabriel Metsu_ 116

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

LADY AT THE CLAVICHORD _Caspar Netscher_ 125

THE DESPATCH _Gerard Terborch_ 127

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

OFFICER WRITING A LETTER _Gerard Terborch_ 129

GIRL AT THE WINDOW _Johannes (Jan) Vermeer_ 132

HEAD OF A GIRL _Johannes (Jan) Vermeer_ 135

THE COOK _Johannes (Jan) Vermeer_ 138

THE ARTIST IN HIS STUDIO _Johannes (Jan) Vermeer_ 141

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

THE INN _Jan Steen_ 144

PORTRAIT OF PAUL POTTER _Bartholomeus van der Helst_ 163

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

FAMILY OF ADMIRAL PIETER PIETERSZ _Thomas de Keyser_ 166

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

THE YOUNG BULL _Paul Potter_ 179

THE AVENUE, MIDDELHARNIS, HOLLAND _Meindert Hobbema_ 190

VIEW OF HAARLEM _Jacob van Ruisdael_ 193

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

OAK-WOOD _Jacob van Ruisdael_ 194

THE MILL NEAR WYK-BY-DUURSTEDE _Jacob van Ruisdael_ 199

From a photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl.

THE JEWISH CEMETERY _Jacob van Ruisdael_ 200

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