Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, ...

Oil on canvas. (Cincinnati Art Museum) In his vivid 17th-century portraits, family members loll, laugh, and have a great time together. The Toledo Museum of Art is one of the nation’s best ...

Among the powerful and well-connected art connoisseurs who recognized ... "He takes out all the ornaments that were important to the 17th-century portrait and focuses on the person," says Bacchi.

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It's also home to Allegory of Inclination, painted by the pioneering 17th-Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi - and there's more to her than meets the eye. BBC Click went to find out more.

Conservators at The Mauritshuis gallery say famous paintings may have been made by the Dutch Old Master’s students or studio ...

from the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. These clips are taken from the BBC series The Britain that Women Made. Suitable for: Art and Design and History at KS3 in England, Wales and ...