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Chronological Epoch

The 1640s

60 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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Panorama from the Sasso

Panorama from the Sasso

Claude Lorrain French, 1600-1682, 1649/1655

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Landscape with Saint John on Patmos

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos

Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665), 1640

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Cabinet

Cabinet

Cabinet: Augsburg (now Germany); internal panels: Eger, Bohemia (now Cheb, Czech Republic), c. 1640–50

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Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow

Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow

Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654), 1647

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The Holy Family on the Steps

The Holy Family on the Steps

Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665), 1648

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Saint Peter Repentant

Saint Peter Repentant

Georges de La Tour (French, 1593–1652), 1645

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Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)

Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)

Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673), c. 1645

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Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)

Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)

Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673), c. 1645

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Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

Pastoral Scene with Classical Figures

Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682), c. 1640–45

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Scenes of Witchcraft: Night

Scenes of Witchcraft: Night

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), c. 1645–1649

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Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening

Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), c. 1645–49

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Scenes of Witchcraft: Day

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), c. 1645–1649

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Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning

Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), c. 1645–1649

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Scenes of Witchcraft

Scenes of Witchcraft

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673), c. 1645–1649

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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667), mid-1600s

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Tobias Healing His Father's Blindness

Tobias Healing His Father's Blindness

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), c. 1640–45

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Adoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of the Shepherds

Bernardo Cavallino (Italian, 1616–1656), c. 1650

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Landscape with a Windmill

Landscape with a Windmill

Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682), 1646

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682), early 1640s

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Christ Taken before Caiaphas

Christ Taken before Caiaphas

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), c. 1641–42

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Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe')

Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe')

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), c. 1652

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Still Life with Birds and Fruit

Still Life with Birds and Fruit

Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670), c. 1650

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The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross

The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross

Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678), c. 1645–47

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The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner

The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner

Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678), c. 1645–47

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Travelers in Hilly Countryside

Travelers in Hilly Countryside

Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–1691), c. 1650

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Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window

Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), 1648

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View of the Acqua Acetosa (recto)

View of the Acqua Acetosa (recto)

Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682), c. 1645

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View of the Acqua Acetosa (recto); David and Goliath (verso)

View of the Acqua Acetosa (recto); David and Goliath (verso)

Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682), c. 1645

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The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677), 1640

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Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), 1645

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Peter Isbrandi

Peter Isbrandi

Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658, c. 1649-58

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Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658, 1649

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The Guardhouse

The Guardhouse

David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610-1690), c. 1645

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Portrait of an Artist

Portrait of an Artist

Follower of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666), 1644

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Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669, 1641

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Head of Child

Head of Child

Carlo Maratti Italian, 1625-1713, n.d.

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A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess

A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess

Cornelis Pietersz Bega Dutch, 1631/32-1664, c. 1650

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A Witches' Sabbath

A Witches' Sabbath

Cornelis Saftleven (Dutch, 1607–1681), c. 1650

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Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels, c. 1650

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Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses

Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses

France, possibly Aubusson, c. 1650

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Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to Right

Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to Right

Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677, 1645

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Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669, 1648

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Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem Slips

Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691, 1654/81

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Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Valerio Castello Italian, 1624-1659, n.d.

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View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer

Jan van Goyen, 1646

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Paulus Verschuur (1606–1667)

Paulus Verschuur (1606–1667)

Frans Hals, 1643

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Landscape with a Village in the Distance

Landscape with a Village in the Distance

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646

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Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Botanist

Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Botanist

David Bailly, 1641

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Bacchus and Nymphs in a Landscape

Bacchus and Nymphs in a Landscape

Abraham van Cuylenborch, probably 1640s

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Rest

Rest

Nicolaes Berchem, 1644

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Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen the Elder, 1648

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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Philip Wharton (1613–1696), Fourth Baron Wharton

Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Philip Wharton (1613–1696), Fourth Baron Wharton

John Hoskins, 1648

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Still Life of Fruit and Game

Still Life of Fruit and Game

Pieter van Overschee, 1645

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Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1647

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Country House near the Water

Country House near the Water

Jan van Goyen, 1646

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Saint Michael the Archangel

Saint Michael the Archangel

Ignacio de Ries, 1640s

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Ferdinand Bol, 1642

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Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves

Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), 1648

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A Country Road

A Country Road

Salomon van Ruysdael, 1648

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The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht

Jan van Goyen, 1646

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