The Dutch Golden Age in 6 Paintings
Mon, May 18
|East Dean and Friston Village Hall
Join as a guest for this one hour talk at The Arts Society Eastbourne!
Time & Location
May 18, 2026, 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
East Dean and Friston Village Hall, Village Green Ln, East Dean, Eastbourne BN20 0DR, UK
About the Event
The 17th century in the Netherlands, referred to as the Dutch Golden Age, was the time of Rembrandt and Vermeer, of extra ordinary riches and incredible progress. There may be no other country in which in the brief span of a hundred years so many paintings were executed. You will be hard to find a museum in the world not housing at least one Dutch painting from the Golden Age!
This talk will use 6 paintings to introduce how the arts flourished in this tiny republic during this period. With the help of these 6 paintings we will talk about the Dutch, their cities, landscape, society, beliefs and artistic genres. Join Mariska as she introduces the unequaled century of aesthetic production of 17th century Holland. Let’s enjoy these magnificent paintings together and get a deeper understanding of these down to earth, relatable, and ordinary scenes of daily life. This journey through the Golden Age of…