17th-Century Paintings

The century of still life, genre scenes and dramatic light across Europe.

1600s. 60 paintings here, dated 1600 to 1694, with works by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Johannes Vinckboons, Arent Arentsz and Daniel van den Queborn. They suit the living room, guest room and bedroom most often.

Showing 1 to 48 of 60 paintings

Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.

Tosa Mitsuoki Autumn Maples with Poem Slips, c. 1675 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, Jacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20, oil on panel, the reverse prepared with gesso

Jacob van Hulsdonck Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615–20 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Bouquet of Flowers, Clara Peeters, ca. 1612, oil on wood

Clara Peeters A Bouquet of Flowers, ca. 1612 The Met

Gold folded tall screen with red flowers, green maize plants.

Unknown artist Maize and Cockscombs, mid 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

The Jabach Family, Charles Le Brun, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Charles Le Brun The Jabach Family, ca. 1660 The Met

A three-part panel featuring a variety of scenes, vertically stacked and richly painted. The central panel features the Virgin Mary and and Child flanked by archangels Gabriel and Michael, twelve disciples below them in grid formation.

Central Ethiopia Triptych, Late 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Little Boy, Possibly Louis of Nassau, Daniel van den Queborn, 1604, oil on panel

Daniel van den Queborn Portrait of a Little Boy, Possibly Louis of Nassau, 1604 Rijksmuseum

Watermill by a Wooded Outcrop, Gillis Peeters the Elder, 1633, oil on panel

Gillis Peeters the Elder Watermill by a Wooded Outcrop, 1633 Rijksmuseum

River Valley, Hercules Segers, c. 1626 - c. 1630, oil on panel

Hercules Segers River Valley, c. 1626 - c. 1630 Rijksmuseum

Fishermen on the Bank of the Amstel near the Pauwentuin, Amsterdam, Arent Arentsz, c. 1625 - c. 1630, oil on panel

Arent Arentsz Fishermen on the Bank of the Amstel near the Pauwentuin, Amsterdam, c. 1625 - c. 1630 Rijksmuseum

Market Day in a Flemish Town, Sebastiaen Vrancx, 1600 - 1647, oil on panel

Sebastiaen Vrancx Market Day in a Flemish Town, 1600 - 1647 Rijksmuseum

Still Life with Fruit and a Goldfinch, Abraham Mignon, 1660 - 1679, oil on canvas

Abraham Mignon Still Life with Fruit and a Goldfinch, 1660 - 1679 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Nicolaas Schmelzing (1561-1629), Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, c. 1609 - c. 1633, oil on panel

Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Portrait of Nicolaas Schmelzing (1561-1629), c. 1609 - c. 1633 Rijksmuseum

Princes Maurits and Frederik Hendrik on Horseback, Pauwels van Hillegaert, c. 1630 - c. 1635, oil on canvas

Pauwels van Hillegaert Princes Maurits and Frederik Hendrik on Horseback, c. 1630 - c. 1635 Rijksmuseum

Panoramic View of Antwerp from the East, Jan Wildens, 1636, oil on canvas

Jan Wildens Panoramic View of Antwerp from the East, 1636 Rijksmuseum

View of Heusden, Monogrammist FK, 1625 - 1674, oil on canvas

Monogrammist FK View of Heusden, 1625 - 1674 Rijksmuseum

Wooded Landscape, Jacob Jacobsz van Geel, c. 1633, oil on panel

Jacob Jacobsz van Geel Wooded Landscape, c. 1633 Rijksmuseum

The Lake of Zurich, Jan Hackaert, c. 1660, oil on canvas

Jan Hackaert The Lake of Zurich, c. 1660 Rijksmuseum

Prince Frederik Hendrik on Horseback outside the Fortifications of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1629, Pauwels van Hillegaert, c. 1632 - c. 1635, oil on panel

Pauwels van Hillegaert Prince Frederik Hendrik on Horseback outside the Fortifications of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1629, c. 1632 - c. 1635 Rijksmuseum

Two Views of Dutch East India Company Trading Posts: Lawec in Cambodia and Banda in the Southern Moluccas, Johannes Vinckboons, c. 1662 - c. 1663, oil on canvas

Johannes Vinckboons Two Views of Dutch East India Company Trading Posts: Lawec in Cambodia and Banda in the Southern Moluccas, c. 1662 - c. 1663 Rijksmuseum

Trading posts of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Johannes Vinckboons, c. 1662 - c. 1663, oil on canvas

Johannes Vinckboons Trading posts of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1662 - c. 1663 Rijksmuseum

The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia, Jeronimus Becx the Younger, 1651, oil on panel

Jeronimus Becx the Younger The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia, 1651 Rijksmuseum

Scene from the Wedding of Messalina and Gaius Sillius, Nicolaes Knupfer, c. 1645 - c. 1650, oil on panel

Nicolaes Knupfer Scene from the Wedding of Messalina and Gaius Sillius, c. 1645 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

Christ and the Woman of Canaan, Pieter Lastman, 1617, oil on panel

Pieter Lastman Christ and the Woman of Canaan, 1617 Rijksmuseum

The Tavern, Abraham Diepraam, 1665, oil on canvas

Abraham Diepraam The Tavern, 1665 Rijksmuseum

Prince Maurits, Accompanied by Prince Frederik Hendrik, Frederick V of Bohemia and his Wife Elizabeth Stuart, and Others, on the Buitenhof, The Hague, Pauwels van Hillegaert, c. 1621 - c. 1625, oil on canvas

Pauwels van Hillegaert Prince Maurits, Accompanied by Prince Frederik Hendrik, Frederick V of Bohemia and his Wife Elizabeth Stuart, and Others, on the Buitenhof, The Hague, c. 1621 - c. 1625 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of the Meebeeck Cruywagen Family near the Gate of their Country Home on Uitweg near Amsterdam, Jacob van Loo, c. 1640 - c. 1645, oil on canvas

Jacob van Loo Portrait of the Meebeeck Cruywagen Family near the Gate of their Country Home on Uitweg near Amsterdam, c. 1640 - c. 1645 Rijksmuseum

A Dutch Factory in Bengal, probably Cossimbazar, Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, c. 1665, oil on canvas

Hendrik van Schuylenburgh A Dutch Factory in Bengal, probably Cossimbazar, c. 1665 Rijksmuseum

Hunter and Horsemen on a Wooded Road, with a Village in a Valley beyond, Anton Mirou, 1608, oil on copper

Anton Mirou Hunter and Horsemen on a Wooded Road, with a Village in a Valley beyond, 1608 Rijksmuseum

A Packet-Boat Sailing before the Wind, Pieter Mulier the Elder, c. 1640 - c. 1650, oil on panel

Pieter Mulier the Elder A Packet-Boat Sailing before the Wind, c. 1640 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, Daniel van den Queborn, 1601, oil on canvas

Daniel van den Queborn Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, 1601 Rijksmuseum

Landscape with sheperd, sheperdess and cattle, W. Ossenbeck, c. 1632, oil on panel

W. Ossenbeck Landscape with sheperd, sheperdess and cattle, c. 1632 Rijksmuseum

Imaginary Inlet in Southern Arctic Waters in Summer, Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, c. 1640 - c. 1650, oil on canvas

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder Imaginary Inlet in Southern Arctic Waters in Summer, c. 1640 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

Fishermen and Farmers, Arent Arentsz, c. 1625 - c. 1630, oil on panel

Arent Arentsz Fishermen and Farmers, c. 1625 - c. 1630 Rijksmuseum

River Landscape, Pieter Jansz van Asch, c. 1630 - c. 1650, oil on panel

Pieter Jansz van Asch River Landscape, c. 1630 - c. 1650 Rijksmuseum

View of Egmond aan Zee, Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1660 - 1708, oil on panel

Ludolf Bakhuysen View of Egmond aan Zee, 1660 - 1708 Rijksmuseum

View of a Dilapidated Building with a Fountain, Simon de Vlieger, 1637, oil on panel

Simon de Vlieger View of a Dilapidated Building with a Fountain, 1637 Rijksmuseum

The Overturned Bouquet, Abraham Mignon, 1660 - 1679, oil on canvas

Abraham Mignon The Overturned Bouquet, 1660 - 1679 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Philips Willem (1554-1618), Prince of Orange, Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, c. 1609 - c. 1633, oil on panel

Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Portrait of Philips Willem (1554-1618), Prince of Orange, c. 1609 - c. 1633 Rijksmuseum

The Disbanding of the 'Waardgelders' (Mercenaries in the Pay of the Town Government) by Prince Maurits in Utrecht, 31 July 1618, Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot, 1625, oil on canvas

Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot The Disbanding of the 'Waardgelders' (Mercenaries in the Pay of the Town Government) by Prince Maurits in Utrecht, 31 July 1618, 1625 Rijksmuseum