The Dutch World started with some Rembrandt - Portrait of Marten Looten, and The Raising of Lazarus.
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These were the beginning of the exhibit, setting up how the Dutch tried to assert a unified identity after gaining their independence from Spain.
And then they set their eyes on the outside world, to apply the same tactics the Spanish had used to enrich themselves and play ‘catch up’ with the rest of Europe.
Great Tulip Book: Admirael der Admiraels de Gouda, and Gesner’s Tulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean.
Antonia Tempesta - God Creating the Birds and the Fish.
Jan Pietersz, Saenredam - Adam Naming the Animals.