Al Asr Al Thahabi Lil Fan Al Hollandi: Rawae Mn Mathaf Al Rijks

Highlights An exceptional book featuring forty-four works of art from The Golden Age of Dutch Painting: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, the first exhibition of Dutch masters ever to be exhibited in the Arab world at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha Features the finest paintings of the Golden Age in the Netherlands Showcases some of the world’s most loved artists, including Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch, Johannes Vermeer, Aelbert Cuyp, Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael and Willem Claesz Heda The seventeenth century was one of the most spectacular periods in Dutch history. This so-called Golden Age – which lasted only five decades − produced many of the world’s most beloved artists. This brilliant flowering of creative genius is beautifully reflected in this book, which accompanies the first ever exhibition of Dutch masters to be held in the region at the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar.