Rembrandt van Rijn and Dutch Naturalism in the Golden Age of Netherlandish Art (Part 3), presented by Dennis Raverty

The flourishing of capitalism under the Protestant Republic of the Netherlands was a rich source for the establishment of an art that catered to the tastes of the newly rich middle class. Down-to-earth businessmen wanted realistic depictions of themselves and of everyday life, and the prolific artists of the period supplied them with portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes. Collectively, they are sometimes referred to as the “Little Dutch Masters.”

Dennis Raverty is a speaker, author, and art historian who, for decades, has delighted audiences with lively presentations at libraries, churches, synagogues, hostels, and business lunches on a variety of topics in the history of art, from the Italian Renaissance to the Harlem Renaissance. His articles and criticism have appeared in Art Journal, Art in America, The International Review of African American Art, Art Criticism, The New Art Examiner, Prospects: An Annual of American Studies, Source: Notes in the History of Art, and Art Papers, where he was a contributing editor. He authored four entries for the most recent edition of the Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, published by Oxford University Press (2011).

The lecture will be at the Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY, on Thursday, December 16, at 1:00 p.m. Registration is not required. For more information, please call Great Neck Library at (516) 466-8055 or email adultprogramming@greatnecklibrary.org.