A Timeline of Prominent Painters of Vermeer's Era

This timeline illustrates a number of the most important European artists that where in activity of the Golden Age. Their names are arranged according their birthplaces. In order to see examples of each painter's works, click on their name.

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Netherlands

Frans Hals  1580-1666

Flanders

Pieter Brueghel 1564- c.1638
Jan Brueghel 1568-1625
Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678

Italy

Annible Caracci 1560-1609

Orazio Gentileschi c.1565-1640

Guido Reni 1575-1642

Guercino 1591-1666

Pietro da Cortona 1596-1669

Spain

Jusepe Ribera 1588-1652

Francisco Zubaran 1598-1664

Diego Velasquez 1599-1660

France

Antoine le Nain c. 1588-1648

Simon Vouet 1590-1640

Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665

Claude Lorrain 1600-1682

Phillipe Champagne 1602-1674

Charles le Brun c. 1619-1690