Dutch Golden Age
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The Dutch Golden Age was a 17th-century period when the Netherlands became a leading global power in trade, art, science, and finance, marked by prosperity and cultural flourishing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural era
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historical period ⓘ |
| capital | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| culturalCenter |
Amsterdam
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Delft ⓘ Haarlem, Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Haarlem
Leiden ⓘ The Hague ⓘ Utrecht ⓘ |
| currency | Dutch guilder ⓘ |
| economicCenter |
Amsterdam
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Middelburg ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ |
| endTime |
circa 1672
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| field |
art
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banking ⓘ cartography ⓘ finance ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ navigation ⓘ painting ⓘ philosophy ⓘ publishing ⓘ science ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ trade ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| followedBy | period of economic decline in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Dutch independence from Spain
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Eighty Years War
Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
growth of maritime trade ⓘ rise of Dutch merchant capitalism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dutch Golden Age architecture
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Dutch Golden Age cartography ⓘ Dutch Golden Age literature ⓘ Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ Dutch Golden Age philosophy ⓘ Dutch Golden Age science ⓘ |
| influenced |
European art
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development of modern capitalism ⓘ global trade networks ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bourgeois culture
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cartographic excellence ⓘ flourishing of painting ⓘ global maritime trade dominance ⓘ innovations in finance ⓘ religious tolerance relative to contemporaries ⓘ scientific discoveries ⓘ urban prosperity ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| mainPlace |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
ⓘ
Baruch Spinoza ⓘ Christiaan Huygens ⓘ Frans Hals ⓘ Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange ⓘ Hugo Grotius ⓘ Jacob Cats ⓘ Jacob van Ruisdael ⓘ Jan Steen ⓘ Willem Blaeu ⓘ
surface form:
Joan Blaeu
Johan de Witt ⓘ Johannes Vermeer ⓘ Joost van den Vondel ⓘ Maurice of Nassau ⓘ Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ Rembrandt van Rijn ⓘ
surface form:
Rembrandt
Willem Blaeu ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
ⓘ
Bank of Amsterdam ⓘ Dutch East India Company ⓘ Dutch West India Company ⓘ University of Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
States General of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | republic ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
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Peace of Westphalia ⓘ Rampjaar 1672 ⓘ Synod of Dort ⓘ Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Münster
Tulip mania ⓘ Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Years Truce
founding of Dutch East India Company ⓘ founding of Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| startTime |
17th century
ⓘ
circa 1588 ⓘ |
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Stad en Lande (Groningen) chamber directors of the Dutch West India Company
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Dutch Golden Age architecture
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Dutch Golden Age architecture
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Dutch Golden Age painting
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Dutch Golden Age art
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Dutch Golden Age of science
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Dutch Golden Age of painting
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Hendrickje Stoffels
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Dutch Golden Age painting
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Dutch Golden Age painting
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Dutch Golden Age of painting