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Delights of the Senses in Albany: C17 Dutch life & art

WMHT | By Charlotte Wilson

Published November 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM EST

Delights of the Senses at teh Albany Institute of History & Art: Peasants Merrymaking outside an Inn (previously Fair at Warmond), Jan Steen (1626–1679), ca. 1676, oil on canvas. The Leiden Collection, New York. Image courtesy of The Leiden Collection, New York.

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Peasants Merrymaking outside an Inn (previously Fair at Warmond), Jan Steen (1626–1679), ca. 1676, oil on canvas. The Leiden Collection, New York. Image courtesy of The Leiden Collection, New York. Detail

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Delights of the Senses at the Albany Institute of History & Art: Birdcage, unidentified maker, the Netherlands, seventeenth century, brass. Historic Huguenot Street.

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Dutch Floral Tiles The Netherlands c.1625 Earthenware, tin glazed with polychrome enamel decoration (faience), ht.11 1/3" x w.11" Albany Institute of History & Art, gift of Mabel Brady Garvan, 1942.2

Delights of the Senses at teh Albany Institute of History & Art: Man with a Fur-Trimmed Hat, Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), ca. 1646–1648, oil on canvas. The Leiden Collection, New York. Image courtesy of The Leiden Collection, New York.

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Delights of the Senses, C17 Dutch art: snuffboxes

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Delights of the Senses at the Albany Institute of History & Art: C17 Dutch chinaware

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Delights of the Senses at the Albany Institute of History & Art: Herring Seller and Boy, Gerrit Dou (1613–1675), ca. 1664, oil on panel. The Leiden Collection, New York. Image courtesy of The Leiden Collection, New York.

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Delights of the Senses, C17 Dutch art: tapestry

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Delights of the Senses: Bed curtain fabric (detail), attributed to John Stirrop and Ralph Wright Workshop, Bermuda, 1650s, block-printed, indigo-resist cotton. Albany Institute of History & Art, gift of Margaret J. Goold Harder, 1945.90.2

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Delights of the Senses at the Albany Institute of History & Art: C17 Dutch iron chest

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Delights of the Senses at the Albany Institute of History & Art: Charlotte Wilson WMHT & Chief Curator Doug McCombs

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Albany Institute of History & Art: Delights of the Senses, 17th-Century Dutch Art and Life, Featuring Paintings from The Leiden Collection
On view through December 31, 2024

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It's the 400th anniversary this year of Dutch arrival and the Albany Institute of History & Art is staging a special exhibition to celebrate, combining rarely seen treasures from around upstate NY with master paintings from the famed Leiden Collection in NYC. Join us on a personal guided tour from chief curator Doug McCombs in advance of a concert from the Golden Age Trio, bringing the paintings and exhibits to life with music they all would have known

The Golden Age Trio perform the music of the period:
Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough, flute
André Laurent O’Neil, viola da gamba
Andy Rutherford, lute
Thu Nov 14, 6pm

Delights of the Senses: 17th-Century Dutch Art & Life, Featuring Paintings from The Leiden Collection
On view through December 31, 2024
Albany Institute of History & Art
https://www.albanyinstitute.org/