Giants of the Dutch Golden Age: Jacob van Ruisdael

While you've probably come across the paintings of these famed Dutch master artists in some top museum or gallery throughout the world, what exactly makes them and their works so significant? And though each focused in different art styles, how did they make the ordinary people and objects depicted in their paintings evoke such joy? It's time for a deep dive into the greatest artists from 17th century Netherlands, and how to fully appreciate their lives and legacies when encountering their work today.

Join Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff, in partnership with the New York Adventure Club, for a six-part series that explores the biggest names in art from the Dutch Golden Age (1575-1675), covering the following artists:

In Part One: Rembrandt, we'll follow the artistic development of Rembrandt van Rijn from a young ambitious man — who eventually became one of the most successful portraitists of Amsterdam — to a man broken by…