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| 1608 |
| | | Rubens returns from Italy to Antwerp, where he soon establishes Europe's most successful and prolific studio | |
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| 1618 |
| | | The 19-year-old Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck is employed by Rubens in Antwerp as his chief assistant | |
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| c. 1620 |
| | | The Dutch painter Frans Hals displays exceptional brilliance in his group portraits, including several of the civic guards of Haarlem | |
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| c. 1628 |
| | | The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn develops a life-long interest in self-portraiture | |
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| 1631 |
| | | Rembrandt moves from his home town of Leiden to set up a studio in Amsterdam | |
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| 1634 |
| | | Rembrandt marries Saskia van Uylenburgh, who will feature in many of his paintings | |
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| c. 1640 |
| | | The Dutch artist Gerrit Dou paints with exquisite precision and becomes leader of a group known as the 'fine painters' | |
|  | Dou, Lady Playing a Virginal c.1665 (detail)
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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| 1641 |
| | | The profusion of paintings on sale in Holland astonishes an English visitor, John Evelyn | |
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| c. 1645 |
| | | The Dutch artist Aelbert Cuyp paints landscapes that glow with the warmth of gentle sunlight | |
|  | Cuyp, Herdsmen with Cows c.1660 (detail)
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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| 1653 |
| | | Jan Vermeer marries and begins a quiet career as a painter and art dealer in his home town of Delft | |
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