Dutch Golden Age Paintings for the Living Room

Here are 154 Dutch Golden Age paintings for the living room, painted between 1600 and 1700, with works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Meindert Hobbema and Aelbert Cuyp; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and cityscapes. Above a sofa or fireplace it needs real scale, about two thirds of the furniture's width, so the famous works that suit it are landscapes, harbors, gardens and city views painted to be seen from across a room.

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The Watermill with the Great Red Roof, Meindert Hobbema 36 × 48 in landscape print (91 × 122 cm), centered 61¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the sofa. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Landscape painting featuring a wavy tree tree in the foreground and a watermill with a red roof adjacent to a river at right. Colors are subdued earth tones, the foliage a dark green and the river a muddy brown.

Meindert Hobbema The Watermill with the Great Red Roof, c. 1665 Art Institute of Chicago

Wheat Fields, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Wheat Fields, ca. 1670 The Met

Dark moody painting of crumbling castle tower and walls amidst river and forest.

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond, 1650–55 Art Institute of Chicago

Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman, Meindert Hobbema, 1663, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman, 1663 Art Institute of Chicago

Travelers in Hilly Countryside, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1650, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Travelers in Hilly Countryside, c. 1650 Cleveland Museum of Art

Wooded and Hilly Landscape, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1660s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Wooded and Hilly Landscape, 1660s Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a Windmill, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646, oil on wood

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Windmill, 1646 Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1650, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1650 The Met

Young Herdsmen with Cows, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1655–60, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Young Herdsmen with Cows, ca. 1655–60 The Met

Entrance to a Village, Meindert Hobbema, ca. 1665, oil on wood

Meindert Hobbema Entrance to a Village, ca. 1665 The Met

Woodland Road, Meindert Hobbema, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Woodland Road, ca. 1670 The Met

Landscape with a Village in the Distance, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646, oil on wood

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Village in the Distance, 1646 The Met

Grainfields, Jacob van Ruisdael, mid- or late 1660s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Grainfields, mid- or late 1660s The Met

Warm sunlight bathes a scene with a herd of five golden tan, ivory, or chocolate-brown cows lying or standing on a low hill near four people on foot and on horseback in this horizontal landscape painting.

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with Herdsmen, mid 1650s National Gallery of Art

An elegantly dressed man and woman ride horses toward us and to our right in a landscape with low, rolling hills, stone buildings, and trees in this horizontal painting. The two horses and riders take up the right half of the composition.

Aelbert Cuyp Lady and Gentleman on Horseback, c. 1655, reworked 1660/1665 National Gallery of Art

Two men and a dog walk or stand on a rutted dirt road that stretches into the distance in front of us, between a grove of trees to our left and a shallow, narrow canal or ditch to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

Meindert Hobbema Wooded Landscape with Figures, c. 1658 National Gallery of Art

Water laps at a curving shoreline in front of a steep sandy dune carpeted in grass, shrubs, and trees in this horizontal landscape painting. The dune takes up the lower right quadrant of the composition.

Jacob van Ruisdael Dunes by the Sea, 1648 National Gallery of Art

A garden with two fountains stretches back to a manor house in the distance in this horizontal landscape painting. The horizon comes about a third of the way up the composition, and gray clouds tower in the vivid blue sky above.

Jacob van Ruisdael Country House in a Park, c. 1675 National Gallery of Art

We look across a river and slightly up at a pair of tall, leafy trees framed by steely-gray clouds against a a vivid blue sky in this nearly square landscape painting.

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape, c. 1670 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a panorama with dozens of pale-skinned men, women, and children skating and standing on a frozen river in this horizontal landscape painting.

Hendrick Avercamp A Scene on the Ice, c. 1625 National Gallery of Art

A man stands and a woman sits near a herd of seven cows under a light-drenched sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The herd gathers on a grassy rise just beyond some large boulders and twiggy branches.

Aelbert Cuyp Herdsmen Tending Cattle, 1655/1660 National Gallery of Art

A rutted, dirt road curves from the bottom center of the canvas toward and behind a grove of tall trees to our left, beneath a pale blue sky with fluffy white clouds that fills the top two-thirds of this horizontal landscape painting.

Meindert Hobbema A Wooded Landscape, 1663 National Gallery of Art

Eight cows bathed in warm sunlight stand and lie on a riverbank carpeted in mossy green in this horizontal painting. The cows are amber, ginger, or tawny brown, bone white, or black, and all have short, curving horns.

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, 1645/1650 National Gallery of Art

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1668 - c. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1668 - c. 1670 Rijksmuseum

Ice-Skating in a Village, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1610, oil on panel

Hendrick Avercamp Ice-Skating in a Village, c. 1610 Rijksmuseum

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1608, oil on panel

Hendrick Avercamp Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, c. 1608 Rijksmuseum

River Landscape with Riders, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1653 - 1657, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Riders, c. 1653 - 1657 Rijksmuseum

Sandy Track in the Dunes, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1650 - c. 1655, oil on panel

Jacob van Ruisdael Sandy Track in the Dunes, c. 1650 - c. 1655 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with Waterfall, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1668, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with Waterfall, c. 1668 Rijksmuseum

A Watermill, Meindert Hobbema, c. 1664, oil on panel

Meindert Hobbema A Watermill, c. 1664 Rijksmuseum

Rocky landscape, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650 - 1682, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Rocky landscape, 1650 - 1682 Rijksmuseum

River Landscape with Cows, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1645 - c. 1650, oil on panel

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, c. 1645 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

Mountainous Landscape with the Ruins of a Castle, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1642 - c. 1645, oil on panel

Aelbert Cuyp Mountainous Landscape with the Ruins of a Castle, c. 1642 - c. 1645 Rijksmuseum

Meindert Hobbema A Watermill, c. 1664 Rijksmuseum

Wooded Landscape with Merrymakers in a Cart, Meindert Hobbema, c. 1665, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Wooded Landscape with Merrymakers in a Cart, c. 1665 Rijksmuseum

Enjoying the Ice near a Town, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1620

Hendrick Avercamp Enjoying the Ice near a Town, c. 1620 Rijksmuseum

Livestock, woodland animals, and about a dozen people cluster in groups throughout a densely wooded landscape with rocky outcroppings and the ruins of a round structure in this horizontal painting. The people all appear to have light skin.

Roelandt Savery Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, 1624 National Gallery of Art

Winter Landscape near a Town with Bare Trees, Aert van der Neer, c. 1650 - c. 1655, oil on canvas

Aert van der Neer Winter Landscape near a Town with Bare Trees, c. 1650 - c. 1655 Rijksmuseum

View of Olinda, Brazil, Frans Jansz Post, 1662, oil on canvas

Frans Jansz Post View of Olinda, Brazil, 1662 Rijksmuseum

Cows in a Meadow near a Farm, Paulus Potter, 1653, oil on canvas

Paulus Potter Cows in a Meadow near a Farm, 1653 Rijksmuseum

The Old Town Hall of Amsterdam, Pieter Jansz Saenredam, 1657, oil on panel

Pieter Jansz Saenredam The Old Town Hall of Amsterdam, 1657 Rijksmuseum

A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, Jacob Bellevois, 1640 - 1676, oil on panel

Jacob Bellevois A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, 1640 - 1676 Rijksmuseum

The Three Droves, Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1656, oil on panel

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem The Three Droves, 1656 Rijksmuseum

The Town Hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam, Gerrit Berckheyde, 1693, oil on canvas

Gerrit Berckheyde The Town Hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam, 1693 Rijksmuseum

River View, Abraham van Beijeren, c. 1643 - c. 1650, oil on panel

Abraham van Beijeren River View, c. 1643 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

Italian Landscape with a Draughtsman, Jan Both, c. 1650 - 1652, oil on canvas

Jan Both Italian Landscape with a Draughtsman, c. 1650 - 1652 Rijksmuseum

Street Scene with Roman Ruins, Jan Both, c. 1642 - c. 1644, oil on canvas

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