Rampjaar
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In 1672, the Dutch Republic faced simultaneous invasions from France, England, and the German bishoprics of Münster and Cologne in what became known as the Rampjaar. The French Royal Army, under Louis
Allegory on the French Invasion of 1672 by Jan van Wijckersloot (1673)
Prince's Day by Jan Steen (ca. 1665): Supporters of the Prince of Orange drink to the health of the Nassau line on the Prince's birthday.
Louis XIV crossing the Rhine by Adam Frans van der Meulen.
The bodies of the De Witt brothers, by Jan de Baen.
Dutch Golden Age
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The Dutch Golden Age was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the Rampjaar occurred.
Rampjaar
…wars against France, committing the Dutch Republic to war until 1713. The Dutch economy never fully recovered from the severe crisis, although the Dutch Golden Age is sometimes said to have continued until the end of the century. The art market was as severely affected. For example Jan Vermeer went bankrupt as…
The Night Watch by Rembrandt (1642)
Fishing for Souls, allegory of the Protestant-Catholic struggle
A river landscape with fishermen in rowing boats, windmills beyond, 1679
Syndics of the Drapers' Guild by Rembrandt, depicting wealthy Amsterdam burghers