Renowned art historian Gary Schwartz offers a fresh and contemporary perspective on seventeenth-century Dutch painting, one of the most significant movements in European art. This engaging and authoritative guide brings together a range of notable paintings from leading museum collections to explore the work of well-known masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Judith Leyster, and Johannes Vermeer, as well as artists that readers may be discovering for the first time, such as Adriaen van de Velde and Gesina ter Borch.

In nine chapters, the book delves into patronage and the art market; the reception and study of Dutch painting; gender and race; painters working in Europe, Asia, and beyond; as well as issues of attribution. Covering a broad range of subjects and styles, Dutch Painting examines the full spectrum of seventeenth-century European painters, offering a comprehensive overview of Dutch painting both in its historical context and through a contemporary lens with up-to-date and insightful analysis.