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  European painting to 1900 in London's National Gallery
 Gerrit Dou sets up on his own in Leiden 1631 Dou A Poulterer's Shop (detail) c.1670
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 Jan van Goyen moves from Leiden to the Hague, where he is based for the rest of his life 1632 Van Goyen Windmill by a River (detail) 1642
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 Rembrandt establishes successful career as fashionable portraitist c. 1632 Rembrandt Jacob Trip (detail) c.1661
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 Van Dyck becomes the favourite portrait painter of the English court and aristocracy 1632 Van Dyck The Stuart Brothers (detail) 1639
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 Claude discovers in Rome his distinctive landscape style c. 1633 Claude A Seaport (detail) 1639
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 David Teniers the Younger joins the painters' guild in Antwerp 1633 Teniers Four Seasons: Spring (detail) c.1644
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 Rembrandt marries Saskia van Uylenburgh 1634 Rembrandt Saskia in Arcadian Costume (detail) 1635
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Rembrandt also much in demand for religious and historical paintings c. 1635 Rembrandt Belshazzar's Feast (detail) c.1635
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 Gerard ter Borch admitted to painters' guild in Haarlem 1635 Ter Borch The Oath of Ratification (detail) 1648
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 Rubens buys a large country house, Het Steen 1635 Rubens Het Steen in Early Morning (detail) 1636
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 Sassoferrato makes a career adapting the works of other artists, particularly Raphael, Titian and Guido Reni c. 1640 Sassoferrato The Virgin in Prayer (detail) c.1645
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 Carlo Dolci is a master of sumptuous textiles c. 1640 Dolci The Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1649
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 Salvator Rosa moves to Florence 1640
 
 Van der Helst challenges Rembrandt's position as the most fashionable portraitist in Amsterdam c. 1640 Van der Helst Lady in Black Satin (detail) 1644
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 Poussin, returning to Rome after two years in Paris, works mainly for a group of middle-class patrons 1642 Poussin The Annunciation (detail) 1657
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 After distinguishing himself in Rembrandt's studio, Ferdinand Bol becomes an independent master in Amsterdam c. 1642 Bol An Astronomer (detail) 1652
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