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[[Painting of the Dutch Century]]. In this period, a proliferation of distinct genres of [[painting]]s is conducted. With a small amount of religious painting, other genres like scenes of peasant life, [[landscape]]s, townscapes and cityscapes, seascapes, and [[still life]]s of various types, specially flower paintings, all were enormously popular.  

[[Painting of the Dutch Century]]. In this period, a proliferation of distinct genres of [[painting]]s is conducted. With a small amount of religious painting, other genres like scenes of peasant life, [[landscape]]s, townscapes and cityscapes, seascapes, and [[still life]]s of various types, specially flower paintings, all were enormously popular.  

Seventeenth century Netherlanders had a passion for depictions of city and countryside, either real or imaginary. Local scenery asserted Holland’s national pride, while vistas of foreign sites recalled the extent of its overseas commerce. Holland’s ocean ports teemed with fishing and trading ships, and the tiny country’s merchant fleet was almost as large as all the rest of maritime Europe’s combined.<ref>[http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg50/gg50-main1.html Dutch Landscapes and Seascapes of the 1600s.]</ref> Maritime painting was enormously popular in Dutch Golden Age. Amsterdam was the largest artistic center.  

Seventeenth century Netherlanders had a passion for depictions of city and countryside, either real or imaginary. Local scenery asserted Holland's national pride, while vistas of foreign sites recalled the extent of its overseas commerce. Holland's ocean ports teemed with fishing and trading ships, and the tiny country's merchant fleet was almost as large as all the rest of maritime Europe's combined.<ref>[http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg50/gg50-main1.html Dutch Landscapes and Seascapes of the 1600s.]</ref> Maritime painting was enormously popular in Dutch Golden Age. Amsterdam was the largest artistic center.  

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