A magnificent 17th-century bourgeois residence transformed into an art gallery: perfect for parading the Golden Age of Dutch painting. Wandering through the succession of small rooms that make up ...

Artist Marc Dennis renders lush still lifes that layer glossy bubbles, insects, and birds atop fleeting imagery.

and lecturer in Art History, Williams College The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade.

We asked about her study. What was Dutch art about before slavery and what was the golden age? The earliest paintings that would be called Dutch were predominantly religious. They were made for ...