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
historical period
capital Amsterdam
country Dutch Republic
culturalCenter Amsterdam
Delft
Haarlem, Netherlands
surface form: Haarlem

Leiden
The Hague
Utrecht
currency Dutch guilder
economicCenter Amsterdam
Middelburg
Rotterdam
endTime circa 1672
late 17th century
field art
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
Dutch Golden Age cartography
Dutch Golden Age literature
Dutch Golden Age painting
Dutch Golden Age philosophy
Dutch Golden Age science
influenced European art
development of modern capitalism
global trade networks
international law
knownFor bourgeois culture
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
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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Staatse leger activeDuring Dutch Golden Age
De Witt family activeIn Dutch Golden Age
Gomarists activeInPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Heeren XVII appliesToPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Cromhouthuizen architecturalStyle Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age architecture
Grachtengordel architecturalStyle Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age architecture
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age painting
Jan Verkolje artisticSchoolOrTradition Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age art
Frans van Schooten associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age of science
Gabriel Metsu associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age of painting
Hendrickje associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
subject surface form: Hendrickje Stoffels
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age painting
Saskia van Uylenburgh associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age painting
Self-Portrait (1645) associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
Sorghvliet associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
Gallery of Honour associatedWithPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Heinsius associatedWithPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Old Masters associatedWithPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Emperor’s Canal constructionPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Adam Pijnacker culturalContext Dutch Golden Age
this entity surface form: Dutch Golden Age of painting
Hofwijck culturalPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Dirck van Bleyswijck culture Dutch Golden Age
Lodewijk Huygens culture Dutch Golden Age
Golden Bend developedDuring Dutch Golden Age
Herengracht developedDuring Dutch Golden Age
Anna de Witt era Dutch Golden Age
Atlas Maior era Dutch Golden Age
Captain Frans Banning Cocq era Dutch Golden Age
Cornelia van Rijn era Dutch Golden Age
Cornelis Tromp era Dutch Golden Age
Cornelis de Witt era Dutch Golden Age
Daniël Stalpaert era Dutch Golden Age
Dirck van Delen era Dutch Golden Age
Esaias van de Velde era Dutch Golden Age
Fort Willem Hendrick era Dutch Golden Age
Frederick Henry era Dutch Golden Age
Gouden Bocht era Dutch Golden Age
Hugo Grotius era Dutch Golden Age
Hugo de Groot era Dutch Golden Age
Jacob Vosmaer era Dutch Golden Age
Jacob de Witt era Dutch Golden Age