THE GREAT GOLDEN AGE BOOK

The seventeenth century is often known as the Dutch Golden Age, not only because of the great wealth the country amassed but also be cause of the impressive cultural flowering. The art of painting in particular reached a high point. Throughout the century, countles s highly talented artists created masterpieces that still evoke our admiration more than four centuries later. Their paintings are t he jewels in the collections of museums all over the world.