This study explores aspects of a creative period in Holland, when sureness of instinct and quality of performance held a safe balance. It analyzes work of the g... » 

This study explores aspects of a creative period in Holland, when sureness of instinct and quality of performance held a safe balance. It analyzes work of the great masters such as Rembrandt and Hals, set in the context of a period of re-establishment in political, religious and social structures. «